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Taliban official says Islam grants women right to education, work | Taliban News

A top Taliban official tells Al Jazeera that the group is working to create a so-called ‘safe environment’ for girls in schools and the workplace.

A Taliban official has said that Islam grants women the right to education, work, and entrepreneurship, and reiterated that the group is working to create a so-called “safe environment” for girls and women in secondary schools and the workplace.

“I must say that Islam has given women the right to education, Islam has given women the right to work, Islam has given women the right to entrepreneurship,” Taliban spokesperson of the Ministry of Vice and

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Jason Clare has just put the Australian Research Council on notice. This brings (some) good news for academics

This week Education Minister Jason Clare has kicked off what could be a major reset of university research funding in Australia.

He first announced a review of the Australian Research Council (ARC) in July but released the details of how it would work on Tuesday. He also released a strongly worded “letter of expectations” about the ARC’s work for the rest of 2022.

This follows serious concerns about ministerial interference in funding decisions under the Morrison government. It also follows ongoing frustrations and heartache within the academic community over the huge amount of work involved in applying for grants, the

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New vans allow Nanaimo Science to double up on education outreach | NanaimoNewsNOW

Nanaimo Science, a non-profit agency, is headquartered at Country Club Centre, with their mobile science vans filled with everything science brought directly to the kids.

For the past eight years, the programs have been coordinated through Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools for grades two, five, and six. They also work with teachers to coordinate special field trips, or go into classrooms to teach things like coding and computer programming, as well as provide support for home-schooled students.

Parker said having a second van allows them to offer dual programs in different locations, with their new cargo van making it easier to

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Education-focused approach to fan, player behavior at Vermont high school games this year

School districts across Vermont, in coordination with the Vermont Principals’ Association, want to make sure rowdy – and even racist – behavior at high school games doesn’t happen as frequently as it did in previous years.Multiple incidents last season sparked this concern.Enosburg Falls players and fans allegedly directed racist comments at the Winooski boys’ soccer team during a game. South Burlington girls volleyball players were accused of “racial and transphoic slurs” during a match with Burlington. Hartford High School’s girls’ soccer team walked off the field during a game against Fair Haven after they claimed sexual harassment comments were coming …

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Montreal English School Board launching new ‘virtual academy’ this year

As the start of the new school season is less than a week away, a Montreal school board is set to launch a new virtual school for select students who want to take their learning online.

Starting this week, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is opening registration for the Quebec Virtual Academy, which will be eligible to certain students who meet specific criteria set by the Ministry of Education.

The online learning model will be open to students with a “long-term medical condition” who can’t attend class for health reasons on the condition they provide a note from a

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New electric vehicle charging stations at WRDSB Education Centre, six public schools

They’re available to the public over summer break from 7 am to 11 pm

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is making it easier for staff and community members to charge their electric vehicles.

Seven new electric vehicle charging stations are now available, including at the WRDSB Education Center on Ardelt Avenue.

The six others are located at various public schools.

The board launched its first charging station at Chicopee Hills Public School in Kitchener in 2019. According to a WRDSB release, the station has helped avoid 8,241 kg of greenhouse gases. “This is like planting 211 trees and

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LAWRENCE JONES: America’s children are facing ‘unprecedented challenges’ as new school year begins

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Fox News host Lawrence Jones broke down the challenges facing America’s education system on “Cross Country.”

LAWRENCE JONES: We’re taking a hard look at the state of our education in this nation. The students in our lives are facing unprecedented challenges as this school year begins.

EX-FAIRFAX COUNTY TEACHER ON GENDER TRANSITION TRAINING: “PARENTS RIGHT ARE BEING OBSTRUCTED LEFT AND RIGHT”

School districts are offering incentives and pay raises to get more teachers into the classroom before August.

School districts are offering incentives and pay raises to get more teachers into the classroom before August.
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We see the consequences of the pandemic in the form of massive

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Educational assistant in NS leaves job due to low wages

Maddie Hickey loved being an educational assistant for the past three and a half years, but she says she is stepping away from the job this fall because of low wages.

“I’m leaving the job this year because education assistants in Nova Scotia are underpaid and I need to think about my family,” Hickey said about her former job as a term education assistant at Riverside Education Center in Lantz, NS

“It’s hard to make ends meet making $15 per hour.”

Hickey worked within the Chignecto Central Regional Center for Education. Educational assistants make hourly wages ranging from $16.10 to

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