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McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents (1950)
Appellant, a Negro citizen of Oklahoma possessing a masters degree, was admitted to the Graduate School of the state-supported University of Oklahoma as a candidate for a doctorate in education and was permitted to use the same classroom, library and cafeteria as white students. Pursuant to
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Rwanda: RBC Explains Sharp Increase in COVID-19 Cases, Calls for Calm
The Director-General of Rwanda Biomedical Centre, Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, has said that the record-high numbers of Covid-19 cases registered on Saturday should not scare people, but rather should be a wakeup call that the pandemic has gone
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Uganda: Ministry of Health Launches Mosquito Net Distribution
Kampala, Uganda — The Ministry of Health has launched the distribution exercise of free mosquito nets across the
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Schools set to reopen as teachers directed to report on Monday
Teachers have been ordered to report to school by Monday signalling resumption of learning soon amid ill-preparedness by parents on the new dates.
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PAC may subpoena CMU treasurer as it probes Auditor General’s report
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has not ruled out using its subpoena powers to summon the new treasurer of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) to attend its sittings as it reviews the Auditor General’s report into allegations of malpractices at the scandal-hit
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Parents can register online to access PEP results
Parents and guardians will be able to register on an online portal to access students’ Primary Exit Profile
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All of Guyana’s Grade Six children must be treated in an equitable manner
It is extremely alarming that the Ministry of Education has failed to identify the measures which its officials intend to implement to protect the teachers and students of Regions 1, 2,7, 8 and
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Welfare of children concerns lecturer
Senior lecturer, researcher, and coordinator of early childhood programmes at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr Zoyah Kinkead Clark is expressing concern for the welfare of young children, many of whom she says might be displaced come September, given the upheaval in a number of private
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Robinson calls for removal of taxes on tablets, computer devices ahead of schools reopening
Opposition Spokesperson on Technology, Julian Robinson, is calling for the government to immediately remove the General Consumption Tax on tablets and computer devices to make them more affordable to parents ahead of the reopening of
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Kenya: COVID-19 - MoH Unveils Home-Based Plan for Positive Slum Dwellers
The Ministry of Health is working to identify institutions within communities in informal settlements that will act as areas where Covid-19 patients from the slums will be
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Portland parents ready for face-to-face classes | News | Jamaica Gleaner
Parents of Tranquility Primary and Infant School would be disappointed to hear that their school has opted out of the two week face-to-face pilot by the Ministry of Education which is set to begin on Monday. The parents of Tranquility Primary and...
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Striking nurses’ issue taken to government: HSB
THE Health Service Board (HSB) yesterday said it had submitted the demands of the striking health workers to government and was still awaiting
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Ghana: Re-Opening of Shss On Monday, June 22 Govt Rolls Out COVID-19 Safety Protocols ... As President Tasks Chass to Ensure Strict Adherence
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) to ensure that the coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocols are strictly adhered to when schools resume on Monday, June 22, 2020
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Uganda: How COVID-19 Has Affected Govt Infrastructure Projects
Most of the roads are still under construction and their completion dates have been affected by the Covid-19 and the subsequent global
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Tanzania: Name Hospital After Shein, Rep Proposes
HEALTH Minister Hamad Rashid Mohamed has asked the House of Representatives to approve the renaming of envisaged Binguni Referral and Teaching Hospital after President Ali Mohamed
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JTA wants a revamp of teacher training
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) boss Jasford Gabriel is calling on the nation’s teacher-training institutions to revamp their programmes to create the capacity for graduates to be able to manage online teaching, which they are...
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China Harbour breaks ground for St Catherine housing scheme
THE Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) on Wednesday officially broke ground for the 1,650-unit Catherine Estate housing project, to be developed in St Catherine, as a joint venture partnership with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), a company known for building roads and
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Kenya: All of a Sudden Daily Corona Broadcast Updates Are Not a Hit
This was one of the many times that we have received communication from the government--for more than 60 days running, including weekends--whether from the ministry of Health or the cabinet secretary informing us of new Covid-19 cases, deaths and
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Source: allAfrica.com
Covid-19: Kenya cases hit 6,070
Kenya’s Covid-19 cases increased to 6,070 after 259 people tested positive from 2,718 samples in the last 24 hours, Health Chief Administrative Secretary Mercy Mwangangi has
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JTA happy with PEP placement method
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Owen Speid, president of the Jamaica Teachers' Association, says the organisation is satisfied with the methodology used by the Government for students' Primary Exit Profile
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
World Bank approves $50 million grant to improve quality of  education in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2020: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved a $50 million grant to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s flagship program for Free Quality School Education launched in 2018. According to the World Bank, the Free Education Project will
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Do not return to schools, Sadtu urges teachers in the Northern Cape
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) in the Northern Cape has urged its members not to return to work on Monday after the provincial Department of Education indicated it was not
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People returning home must remain in quarantine for 14 days
“Most countries have active transmission of COVID-19 and there is a risk that persons returning may have been exposed to the disease, whether or not they are having symptoms,” the CMO
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Kenya: Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High
The high number of Covid-19 positive cases being recorded in the country has been attributed to Kenyans non-adherence to the measures put in place by the Ministry of Health, says Dr Rashid Aman, Chief Administrative Secretary
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Schools reopen amid fresh COVID-19 fears
TEACHERS yesterday remained defiant, vowing not to return to work before their salary demands were met as they also raised the red flag over rising COVID-19 cases in the country. BY MOSES MATENGA Government has insisted on reopening schools for the remaining classes — Early Childhood Development to
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FEEL GOOD | Miss, the dogs ate my homework - for real! | News24
The classic 'the dogs ate my homework' excuse became a reality for a Bryanston Primary School pupil in a bizarre series of domestic disasters that started with an innocent glass of Milo.
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Uganda's COVID-19 Cases Now At 522 As Community Infections Spread
The Ministry of Health on Thursday said more 15 cases of Covid-19 had been confirmed, pushing Uganda's tally to
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Kenya: Schools Reopening Exposes Country's Huge Inequality Gap
[Nation] When schools welcomed Grade Four, Standard Eight and Form Four learners on Monday, it brought to the fore the huge economic gulf among Kenyans.
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Growth & Jobs | Use critical illness policies to assist with financial planning, advises Tomlinson
Tomlinson said the high cost of treatment associated with caring for persons with critical illnesses has impacted many families negatively, leaving many in
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120 more contract Covid-19 in Kenya
A hundred and twenty more people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Kenya, raising the country’s total number of confirmed cases since March 13 to
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