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Curriculum
AFRICA
Nigeria:
Stakeholder Lauds Introduction of New
Curriculum in Nigerian Schools
The Guardian, 31 July
Pakistan
Rewriting history: Educationists devise new
curriculum for grades 5 to 8
The Express Tribune, 25 July
Sri Lanka
Human rights to be included in school
curriculum
Nation, 27 July
Primary, Secondary Schools Set to Teach
Natural Medicine
Vanguard, 31 July
Thailand
ARAB STATES
Viet Nam
United Arab Emirates
Primary students to be given comments, not
marks
VietNamNet Bridge, 18 July
First year of smart learning programme a
success
Gulfnews, 22 July
Special Report: Thailand pushes for
educational reform and reconciliation
Thailand National News Bureau, [3 August]
More English-language standards added to
HCM City school curriculum
VietNamNet Bridge, 31 July
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Bangladesh
HIV education in Bangladesh pushes forward
ABC Online, 22 July
India
Smriti scan on NCERT syllabus revision
The Telegraph, 27 July
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Canada
In Toronto, Armenian Genocide Curriculum
Survives Turkish Challenge
AINA, 28 July
Cyprus
Focus Shifts from Job to Entrepreneur in
Curriculum
The New Indian Express, 1 August
Federation to be added to school curriculum
Cyprus Mail, 21 July
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Kids consider technology 'a bum subject'
Stuff.co.nz, 29 July
Cours intégrés en portugais: «C'est le lobby
des enseignants»
Le Quotidien, 4 août
Major shake-up for science and IT education
expected
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EducationSystem
UK Scotland
Schools say ‘pass’ on pupils sitting new
Highers
Scotsman, 26 July
AFRICA
Rwanda
Dakar Education Resolutions - How Is Rwanda
Fairing?
New Times, 27 July
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Argentina
6 años de Educación Sexual Integral en las
aulas de Tierra del Fuego
El Diario del Fin del Mundo, 4 de agosto
Mexico
Senegal
Un officiel préconise de faire de l'école ''un lieu
de socialisation''
Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, 4 août
Distribuirán entre alumnos de primaria
manuales sobre convivencia escolar
31 de Julio
Iniciará programa antiviolencia
escolar en Irapuato
La Prensa, 3 de agosto
con
ciclo
Gender
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Jamaica
Education Reform
Saving our boys - Primary schools to try new
teaching methods as girls continue to
outperform boys at GSAT
Jamaica Gleaner, 20 July
AFRICA
South Africa
Education reform on the cards?
ITweb, 3 August
Inclusive Education
AFRICA
South Africa
ARAB STATES
Algeria
Évaluation de la réforme de l'école : Les
principales priorités du secteur
El Moudjahid, 23 juillet
Grade R increasing inequality gap
Independent Online, 25 July
(Links to report below)
ARAB STATES
United Arab Emirates
Morocco
L'école, l'enjeu majeur des années à venir
Aujourd'hui Le Maroc, 31 juillet
Schools shut doors on kids with special needs
Gulfnews, 30 July
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Brazil
Azerbaijan
Has Brazil Taken the Right Approach to
Education Reforms?
Brookings, 23 July
Azerbaijan approves individual school
education curriculum
Azerbaijan Business Center, 22 July
Chile
New Education Reform Aims for a More
Democratic Approach
I Love Chile News, 31 July
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Teacher education
USA
South Africa
Beyond “Subprime Learning”: Accelerating
Progress in Early Education
Laura Bornfreund et al. New America
Foundation, July 2014
SADTU Statement on Launch of a Historic
Teacher Development Programme
Congress of South African Trade Unions, 29
July
Engaging students for success: Findings from
a National Survey
Education Week, 2014
ARAB STATES
INTERNATIONAL
Morocco
OECD
AFRICA
Enseignement au Maroc : Le système
modulaire montre ses limites
La Vie Éco, 3 août
Measuring Innovation in Education: a new
perspective
OECD, 2014
UNESCO
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Belgium
Formation des institutrices : quelles bonnes
pratiques?
Enseignons.be, 26 juillet
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Guyana
1,000 teachers in continuing education
programme
Stabroek News, 26 July
Joint Proposal of the EFA Steering Committee
on Education Post-2015
UNESCO, 2014
French Spanish
Final declaration: realizing the right to
education beyond 2015
UNESCO, 2014
Arabic French Spanish
Girls' and women's right to education: overview
of the measures supporting the right to
education for girls and women reported on by
Member States
UNESCO, 2014
Haiti
Réforme éducative : les enseignants devront
désormais montrer patte blanche
Radio Métropole, 1 août
Miscellaneous
Reports, publications, etc.
UNESCO launches free online course on
comprehensive risk management in
educational institutions
AFRICA
South Africa
The impact of the introduction of grade r on
learning outcomes
University of Stellenbosch, ReSEP, July 2014
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
UK
The national curriculum for England to be
taught in all maintained schools
Department for Education, July 2014
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