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In Bosnia and Herzegovina, children with Down syndrome are using a video game to safely navigate the internet
Being able to use the internet safely is also about being able to participate in everyday life.
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Students air their frustrations anonymously online as emigration tempts many young people in North Macedonia
“Our idea is not simply to collect complaints, but to transform individual students’ experiences into evidence that can be used for advocacy and for creating change.”
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Argentine demonstration over education cuts ends in clashes
Argentine demonstrators clashed with police on Thursday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing President Javier Milei's higher education spending. The main demonstration outside parliament by thousands of university students and staff, trade unionists and opposition activists remained peaceful. But dozens of mostly hooded demonstrators who broke away from the crowd lobbed stones and other projectiles at the police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons.
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Hong Kong police launch AI-powered national security platform for school pupils
The tech allows students to generate personalized stories on China’s “holistic approach to national security” – a framework advocated by President Xi Jinping covering areas from politics and economy to ecology and technology.
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Albanian Ministry of Justice on fire as education protesters riot
Hundreds of students joined anti-government protests in Tirana, demanding education reforms.
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Fire erupts at Albania’s Education Ministry as protests enter third day
At least 16 additional protesters have been arrested after clashing with riot police.
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Albania: Fire at Education Ministry as students protest
Riot police deployed in the Albanian capital Tirana on the second day of student protests. The sudden outbreak seemed at least somewhat reminiscent of the widespread demos in France courting international attention.
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‘Children are naturally drawn to beauty’: the head of the ‘Issey Miyake’ preschool on their pleated uniforms
Ms Lam Montessori’s head of school reveals teachers wear a different Japanese designer after their chic clothes drew online envy “Does anyone know what the deal is Ms Lam Montessori … and why all their employees wear Issey Miyake … every day … I’m confused and a bit jealous,” asked one commenter on the Williamsburg subreddit last week, sparking a unexpected viral moment for a chain of Brooklyn Montessori preschools. The poster was responding to photos on the Montessori’s website of the teachers’ uniforms: raspberry, cobalt and apple green dresses in plissé fabric. They appeared to be from the
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French youth demand answers as education protests enter third week
French students have continued nationwide protests for a third week, demanding more funding for education, better teaching conditions and more staff. The government’s plan to recruit 3,000 substitute teachers has failed to satisfy demonstrators, who are calling for an additional €10 billion in education spending. Backed by teachers and unions, protesters warn the mobilisation will continue as the government prepares budget cuts.
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Poetry book promotes Chabacano, Asia’s only Spanish-based creole language
"The project highlights not only the continued vitality of Chavacano as a language, but also the efforts of its speakers to create new literature and preserve the language through writing.”
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How Ecuador is fighting to keep industrial trans fats off the food shelf
As health advocates push for tighter controls, Ecuador confronts the gap between regulating trans fats and enforcing those rules.
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France promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm student protests
Education minister Edouard Geffray makes the offer after another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students.
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France education minister promises 3,000 extra teachers in bid to quell protests
As France's nationwide student protest movement continued on Thursday with more clashes between protesters and police, the education minister pledged to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers "within the next hours" to help struggling high schools.
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Over 100 arrested in Belgium student protests over education costs
Protesting students have demanded education reforms in French-speaking areas of the country.
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French government scrambles to calm nationwide student protests
The French government is looking to appease protesters after a week of high school student protests that spread across the nation. President Emmanuel Macron held a meeting Monday with his Prime Minister, Interior minister and Education minister in hopes of coming up with a solution to appease the protesters. But despite government efforts to renew dialogue, widespread protests are expected as soon as Thursday.
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Tens of thousands demand better education in demonstrations across France
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better learning conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations.
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When radio finds a new digital voice: Bringing Romani language and culture online in Kosovo
Digital transformation does not always require expensive infrastructure or complex solutions. For community media, it can begin by taking valuable content that already exists and giving it a longer life.
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France to shutter up to 500 schools as more student protests called
Education minister cites safety concerns for closures as organisers call for resumption of protests.
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Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France
About 735 schools have faced disruption as violent protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.
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Protests shutter hundreds of French schools as violence flares
Education minister declares students 'in danger' as hundreds of injuries reported across the country.