Afghan girls, barred from school, seek education through TV classes – Newsad

Afghan girls, barred from school, seek education through TV classes – Newsad

Every morning after breakfast, Afghan teenager Prina Muradi turns on the television – not to watch films or cartoons, but to study maths, science and literature. Muradi, 16, has not been to school since 2021 when the Taliban seized the country and barred girls from secondary education. But now she is racing to catch up, … Read more

More than 20 feared dead in Thai school bus inferno – Newsad

More than 20 feared dead in Thai school bus inferno – Newsad

A firefighter sprays water on a burnt-out bus that was carrying students and teachers on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on October 1, 2024. — AFP Rescuers pulled children’s bodies from the charred wreckage of a Thai school bus Tuesday after an accident turned the vehicle into an inferno, with more than 20 feared dead. … Read more

Do Cellphone Bans in Middle School Work? It’s Complicated. – News ad

Do Cellphone Bans in Middle School Work? It’s Complicated. – News ad

This year, Roosevelt expanded the policy to cover all electronics, including Google Chromebooks when not directly in use in a classroom. Additionally, the policy allows no room for  warnings. Once a student’s electronic is spotted by a teacher or administrator, it is placed in the front office for the day. Students collect confiscated phones after … Read more