AACRAO EDGE

The new model of Evaluation of the Baccalaureate for University Access , better known as EBAU or selectivity , which the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MEFP) had proposed to launch in the 2026-2027 academic year, will be extended for another year .

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Jan 24, 2023

Feds investigate the Puerto Rico Department of Education

Agents from the Office of the Inspector General of the federal Department of Education, arrived at the offices of the Department of Education to fill out a request for information.

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Jan 23, 2023

HSC Fail - NSW investigates how Higher School Certificate results published early

An investigation is underway into how students’ Higher School Certificate results were published early.

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Jan 20, 2023

Use of Grammarly in Year 12 English exams advantages some Australian students

South Australian regulatory board considering whether it should continue to allow access to the writing assistance program

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Jan 19, 2023

New grading in Sweden - "Positive that overall assessment determines"

Compensatory grading is now being introduced in primary and secondary schools. LR welcomes that the student's worst performance should not define the entire grade. It is very positive that the teacher's overall assessment can decide, says the chairman Åsa Fahlén.

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Jan 19, 2023

Patrolmen denounce irregularities in the results of the promotion tests carried out by ICFES

According to what was indicated after the change in the results, 3,000 patrolmen were left without the possibility of being promoted to subintendents.

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Jan 17, 2023

GCSE pupils to have extra help with exams next year

Exam students will not have to memorise formulae and equations for some GCSE subjects next year. The exams regulator Ofqual said the move would offer the support students needed "as we move towards normality."

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Jan 16, 2023

New model of access to higher education in Portugal divides students. Private universities applaud.

Secondary school students' opinions on the Government's proposal between praising the "balance" and the missed opportunity to end the national exams once and for all.

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Jan 13, 2023

Ontario Modernizing Computer Studies and Tech-Ed Curriculum to Ensure Students Are Prepared for the Jobs of the Future

The Ontario government is updating high school courses in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), including learning related to the skilled trades to ensure students have the cutting-edge digital literacy and modern technological skills to lead the global economic, scientific and societal innovations of tomorrow.

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Jan 12, 2023

Hong Kong schools cut more than 40 Form One classes amid student population drop

Reduction in classes for 2022-23 academic year marks 20 per cent increase compared with the previous one. ‘The [Education Bureau] should seriously consider opening up our schools to other regions,’ Tang Fei, secondary school principal and lawmaker, says

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Jan 11, 2023

Morocco Reinforces English Learning in Higher Education

Integrating the English language has been at the heart of Morocco’s education reform. Starting from this school year, all freshmen will have to undergo diagnostic tests in both English and French, in order to determine their language skills, as well as track their progress throughout their university path.

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