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Digital national exams halted by Sweden government

December 29, 2025

Sweden's Teachers' Association has demanded that the government stop the digital national exams. The announcement came today. – The latest tests show that they clearly do not work, says Lotta Edholm (L), Minister of Upper Secondary Education, Higher Education and Research, to Sveriges Radio Ekot.

Ministry of Education Sets Up 1,079 Electronic Labs for Tawjihi Exams During the Year

December 25, 2025

During the first year of the government of Jafar Hassan, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education completed numerous educational and developmental projects, including building new schools, upgrading educational facilities, and improving services across governorates.

Upcoming Grade 9 and 12 Alberta provincial exams cancelled

December 24, 2025

Alberta students in Grade 12 will not have to take their diploma exams this January. Similarly, Grade 9 students will not have to take their upcoming Provincial Achievement Test after the province announced it was canceling the examinations.

Manitoba universities cancel classes, postpone exams due to blizzard

December 23, 2025

Multiple Manitoba universities and colleges have closed their doors or rescheduled exams due to the blizzard slamming the province.

Digital national exams are cancelled in Sweden – these exams are affected

December 22, 2025

National tests in English, Swedish and Swedish as a second language will be conducted with substitute tests, instead of in the digital test platform, the Swedish National Agency for Education announces.

CBSE announces deadline for class 10 and 12 admissions and subject changes

December 19, 2025

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a final deadline for direct admissions and subject change requests for students of Classes 10 and 12 for the academic session 2025–26.

CBSE to establish six new regional, sub-regional offices to enhance governance

December 16, 2025

The new offices are being set up in Gurugram, Lucknow, Raipur, Ranchi, Agartala, Itanagar and Gangtok; these will become fully functional between August and September 2025.

New chaos with Sweden's digital national exams: Unreasonable

December 15, 2025

The National Agency for Education's digital national tests crashed during Thursday's test run with students in grades 6, 9 and upper secondary school. Now political demands are being made against the government to abolish the test platform.

CBSE's open-book exams could end the era of rote learning in schools

December 12, 2025

CBSE's new open-book exam plan for Class 9 marks a decisive shift away from rote memorisation, pushing students toward critical thinking and application-based learning. Piloted successfully, the reform is now set to reshape classrooms, teaching styles, and exam preparation across India.

Senate halts WAEC curriculum change over concerns for 2026 candidates

December 11, 2025

The Senate waded into a brewing crisis in Nigeria’s education sector, summoning the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, and the Head of the National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Dr Amos Dangut, over new examination guidelines that lawmakers say could spell disaster for hundreds of thousands of secondary school students.

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