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London Book Fair: Pandemic Issues Play Into Education Conference The first of June’s four London Book Fair conferences, the ‘What Works?’ education conference, will take a series of looks at educational issues arising from the pandemic. A new stone carving of a masked National Health Service (NHS) worker has appeared at Christchurch Priory in Dorset, this image of it made on March 26. Image – Getty iStockphoto: Fat Man Photo UK ‘EdTech That Works’ and More Aweek ago, London Book Fair announced its plan to expand its digital presence in June well beyond its originally announced dat...

More than two dozen states, including Florida, introduced laws this year to impose restrictions on transgender athletes. Two Florida Republican lawmakers, Sen. Kelli Stargel and Rep. Kaylee Tuck, filed legislation in early March to bar transgender girls from playing on girls' sports teams in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools. Supporters of the legislation say they're trying to maintain the integrity of competitive, segregated sports and argue that transgender female athletes have an unfair advantage over cisgender females, partly because of hormonal differences. The proposals s...

Daily Monitor Friday February 26 2021 Students of Kakungulu Memorial Secondary School in Kampala attend lessons on February 25, 2021. PHOTO/ WILSON KUTAMBA Summary During a press conference at State House Entebbe yesterday, the Minister of Education, Ms Janet Museveni, appealed to schools to adhere to new guidelines on SOPs released the institution. In Tororo District, the education officer, Mr Albert Odoi, has warned that those who fail to comply with the standards will not be allowed to operate. Advertisement This comes as schools prepare to receive semi-candidate classes on on Monday after...