Policy and Curriculum

These Five Issues Are At The Heart Of All K-12 Education Policy Debates

December 11, 2020

Source: Forbes ~ Go to Original Article The next four years offer the prospect of renewed debates about many aspects of public education policy. As...

Syrian refugees and the politics of education governance in Lebanon

December 3, 2020

Source: REACH at Harvard Graduate School of Education ~ Go to Original Article The “global” refugee crisis has had a disproportionate impact on Lebanon. But...

Opportunity for All: Five policy levers for short- and long-term progress on access and...

December 2, 2020

Source: Harvard Graduate School of Education ~ Go to Original Article At no point have the traditional structures of the education system — from the...

Delhi govt school’s happiness curriculum gets featured on Harvard University’s International Education Week

November 30, 2020

Source: India TV News ~ Go to Original Article Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia addressed an online panel discussion on 'systematic...

Realizing the rights of the child through environmental education

November 30, 2020

Source: UNESCO ~ Go to Original Article The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a historic Resolution to include the right to a healthy environment...

Qatar pledges $13M in funding to help cut down dropout rates

November 30, 2020

Source: The Phnom Penh Post ~ Go to Original Article Qatar has signed off on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education,...

Happiness curriculum aims at making students lifelong learners, says Sisodia

November 27, 2020

Source: Hindustan Times ~ Go to Original Article “Happiness Curriculum is not a ‘value education class’ that preaches moral values to the students. Instead, it...

Global education: How to transform school systems?

November 25, 2020

Source: Brookings ~ Go to Original Article Even before COVID-19 left as many as 1.5 billion students out of school in early 2020, there was...

Play-based Learning Works For Pre-school Children

March 12, 2020

Story Source: Blue Mountain Gazette ~ Go to Original Article The function that early-learning centres perform is far more substantial than merely babysitting youngsters during...

Vulnerable Pupils Are Being Excluded From Schools And It’s Not Always Legal

February 27, 2020

Story Source: The Telegraph ~ Go to Original Article On Tuesday, The Marmot Review 10 Years On presented evidence on the rise of school exclusions,...

The New Frontier Is Digitized Curriculum Procurement

February 4, 2020

Story Source: EdSurge ~ Go to Original Article For any educational institution, adopting the best curriculum available is one of the most important precursors to...

Cambodia Launches Lifelong Learning Policy

December 20, 2019

Story Source: UNESCO ~ Go to Original Article Today marks the national launch of Cambodia’s Lifelong Learning Policy, officially endorsed by Samdech Prime Minister Techo...

Learning Against The Odds

December 4, 2019

Story Source: UNICEF ~ Go to Original Article The fundamental right to education for every child is clearly acknowledged in the Convention on the Rights...

Major Overhaul In Sudan Education Curriculum

November 28, 2019

Story Source: DABANGA ~ Go to Original Article The Director of the National Centre for Curricula and Educational Research, Dr Omar El Garai, has announced...

Policy Brief 2: Improving Access To Quality Basic Education

November 28, 2019

Story Source: World Vision ~ Go to Original Article Cambodia has achieved incredible progress in basic education, with almost universal access to primary education (enrollment...

DepEd Issues National Policy Framework On Learners And Schools As ‘Zones Of Peace’

November 21, 2019

Story Source: Manila Bulletin ~ Go to Original Article Education Secretary Leonor Briones, in DepEd Order No. 32 s. of 2019, said that this framework...

India’s Draft National Education Policy and Its Impact on Out-of-School Children

November 13, 2019

Story Source: Qrius ~ Go to Original Article The draft National Education Policy released in May 2019 took a step forward by recommending an extension...

Curriculum Provides A Learning Pathway, But What Do Students See In The Classroom?

October 9, 2019

Story Source: Brookings ~ Go to Original Article Editor's Note: This is the first piece in a blog series on NISSEM’s global briefs, a collection of peer-reviewed essays...

African Countries Urged To Embrace Inclusive Digital Policies To Benefit Out-of-School Girls

August 29, 2019

Story Source: Xinhua Net~ Go to Original Article African experts in digital transformation, gender and education have urged African countries and pan African institutions to...

Vocational, Basic Education Bodies To Link Curriculums

August 15, 2019

Story Source: Pattaya Mail ~ Go to Original Article Thailand’s commissions overseeing basic and vocational education agreed to link their curriculum more closely to create...

Thai Government To Provide Free Education For Children Of Migrant Workers

May 29, 2019

Story Source: Khmer Times ~ Go to Original Article The Thai government is set to provide free education for children of Cambodian migrant workers, according...

OOSC Policy Briefing: No Child Should Be Discriminated Against Because Of Where He Or...

April 4, 2019

Story Source: Academia ~ Go to Original Article As Thailand assumes the ASEAN Chair for 2019 it is presented with an opportunity to demonstrate regional...

Leading Together: Insights From Ministers and Teachers on the Future of Education

April 1, 2019

Story Source: OECD Education Today ~ Go to Original Article The expectations we place on teachers are high and growing. We expect them to have...

The Montessori Comeback

March 29, 2019

Story Source: Forbes ~ Go to Original Article Because Montessori schools are often associated with progressive suburbanites and well-to-do private schools, many people don’t know that...

Cambodia includes peace as a subject in its school curriculum

February 26, 2019

Education on peace to be part of the Cambodian school curriculum to effect change at grassroots level...

Why Dance is Just as Important as Math in School

February 20, 2019

Dance — and physical activity — should have the same status in schools as math, science and language. Psst: it may even help raise test scores, says Sir Ken Robinson...

A Global Approach to Teacher Development

February 13, 2019

Story Source: HGSE Usable Knowledge ~ Go to Original Article Lessons from effective professional development programs around the world. Today’s students — no matter where in the...

To teach or not to teach? It’s a little more complicated than that

February 13, 2019

Story Source: Brookings ~ Go to Original Article The World Bank recently launched Teach, an open-source classroom observation tool designed to capture what goes on in...