education system
Coverage of education system in the Nexus archive.
- Can Singapore’s education system take ‘late bloomers’? Harvard speech reignites debate
Singaporean Joel Tan's Harvard Medical School speech discusses how the country's education system might better support 'late bloomers,' highlighting his personal journey of overcoming past academic limitations to pursue biology.
- Pursuit of academic excellence in Hong Kong shouldn’t be a deadly race
A mother and her 12-year-old daughter in Hong Kong died by suicide following an argument about 'education problems'. The incident highlights concerns about academic pressure's impact on mental health within the education system.
- Liberia: 1,000 More Volunteer Teachers to Join Government Payroll
The Ministry of Education in Liberia plans to add 1,000 qualified volunteer teachers to the government payroll to strengthen the education system and improve educators' welfare.
- Unions plot worst ever school strikes: Mail on Sunday uncovers 'war plan' to exploit Labour law change and cripple education system with national walkout
Unions are planning large-scale school strikes in the UK, exploiting a recent Labour law change to organize a national walkout that could disrupt the education system. The Mail on Sunday reports that the strikes could be the worst in history, targeting vulnerabilities in the new legislation.
- AI is raising the price of entry into the workforce. Education must lower it.
Artificial intelligence is creating an age of abundance but requires education to lower the price of entry for workers to participate. Education must prepare workers for this new era. The future workforce depends on it.
- Sum of all fears! 11,000 sign petition after 'poorly worded' maths paper didn't add up
A maths paper sparked controversy after a poorly worded question failed to add up, prompting 11,000 people to sign a petition. The incident highlights issues with education and assessment. The petitioners are seeking change in how maths questions are formulated.