NIBONG TEBAL, March 31 —The Ministry of Education (MOE) has drawn up several long-term and short-term interventions, to resolve the issue of overcrowding in schools nationwide. Its Minister, Fadhlina Sidek, said that the short-term intervention involved the construction and use of cabins in schools with high student density, as well as dispersing students to nearby … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 25 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) will not compromise on sexual misconduct in all educational institutions under its jurisdiction. The ministry also assured full cooperation to the authorities with regard to a female teacher who was alleged to have committed sexual misconduct against a 16-year-old male student. “MOE views seriously the issue … Read more
MELAKA, March 21 — The Ministry of Education (MoE) has assured that students of the Integrity Schools and Henry Gurney Schools in the country will not be left out of access to the best education just because they are in such schools. Its minister, Fadhlina Sidek said this assurance includes receiving all forms of facilities … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 14 ― The Ministry of Education (MoE) hopes to strengthen the mastery of the Malay language among students by inculcating the practice of reading newspapers in schools. Towards this end, it calls on schools in the peninsula to subscribe to Berita Harian, Utusan Malaysia and Sinar Harian which are the main Malay-language newspapers … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Vernacular schools are not a factor leading towards racial divisions, but instead serve as an attraction towards unity, said Minister of National Unity Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. He said this was proven by the enrolment data for non-Chinese students in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) and non-Indian students in Sekolah … Read more
JOHOR BARU, March 5 — The Johor Education Department (JPNJ) have been tasked with monitoring the dissemination of shared videos and content on social media that involve schools, students and teachers in the state. Johor Education and Information Committee chairman Aznan Tamin said that the action was necessary to keep in check the spread of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The existence of vernacular schools in Malaysia — which have used Tamil and Chinese to teach students even before Merdeka and before the country’s national language was stated to be Malay — have become the target of renewed debate in recent years. Several non-governmental organisations have failed in their constitutional … Read more
DUNGUN, Feb 1 — Floods have inflicted substantial damage, amounting to nearly RM1 million, on eight schools in the Dungun district. Deputy director-general of Education (Professionalism Development Sector), Shafruddin Ali Husin, said the affected schools are Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Pasir Raja, SK Kampung Shukor, SK Delong, SK Minda Talong, SK Jongok Batu, SK Tepus, SK … Read more
Fargo, North Dakota, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a first-of-its kind statewide initiative, immersive edtech startup CareerViewXR will donate more than 300 virtual reality headsets to public and private secondary schools to make immersive learning more accessible across the state of North Dakota. Distribution of the headsets will begin February 11-13 during the … Read more
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Basepath, the leading NIL operations software provider for collectives, universities, and student-athletes, has added new partners to their customer list of over 50 collectives, agencies and athletic departments across the nation. New collectives include top tier football programs such as Classic City Collective supporting University of … Read more
