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India: National Education Policy for the elites

Publicado: 23 octubre 2020

India/ October 23, 2020/by Prem Singh/Source: https://indianexpress.com/ The National Education Policy is tailored to favour a neo-colonial economic order. It will favour those from affluent backgrounds, and discriminate against the poor and the oppressed. The new National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) marks a leap towards neo-colonisation of Indian education via privatisation and corporatisation. This dimension of […]

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Nigeria: Anniversary. Fayemi upgrades 42-year-old state college of education to university

Publicado: 23 octubre 2020

Nigeria/October 23, 2020/by The Eagle Online/Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/ The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has signed into law, a bill backing the upgrading of the State College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti to the University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria quoted the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode, as saying on […]

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Canadá: UCP under fire for K-4 curriculum plans that suggest leaving out residential schools

Publicado: 22 octubre 2020

Canadá/October 22, 2020/By  Allison Bench/ source: https://globalnews.ca Draft documents of the United Conservative Party’s plans for Alberta’s school curriculum faced swift backlash Wednesday from education experts in the province. The documents, which were obtained by the CBC, were written by advisors and cover extensive plans for what Kindergarten to Grade 4 students in the province could learn in Social […]

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Canadá:Edmonton Catholic School Division cancels provincial achievement tests this year

Publicado: 22 octubre 2020

Canadá/October 22, 2020/ By  Emily Mertz/ source: https://globalnews.ca Edmonton Catholic Schools are the latest in Alberta to cancel provincial achievement tests (PATs) this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In light of the impact of the many changes to education that have occurred since March, we believe it is in the best interests of our students’ […]

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Brasil: Monoglotas e alienados? A avaliação de estudante brasileiros em ‘competência global’

Publicado: 22 octubre 2020

Brasil 22 de outubro 2020/ Por: BBC/Fonte: https://g1.globo.com/ Relatório com base em questionários do Pisa tenta mensurar ‘competências globais’ de jovens de 15 anos; professores brasileiros se queixam de falta de preparo para ensinar em outros idiomas. Para a OCDE, ‘ao lidar com a globalização, esta geração precisará de novas habilidades. Seja em ambientes de […]

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México: Homosexuales tienen derecho a una familia: Papa Francisco

Publicado: 22 octubre 2020

México/ 22 Octubre 2020/ Fuente/ https://aristeguinoticias.com/ “Lo que tenemos que hacer es una ley de convivencia civil. Tienen derecho a estar cubiertos legalmente”, pidió el Sumo Pontífice. El Papa Francisco alentó la aprobación de leyes de unión civil para parejas homosexuales, en un documental que se estrenó este miércoles 21 de octubre en Roma. En un […]

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