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London, UK (AX) — Somali parents in the UK are grappling with hurdles in aiding their children's schooling owing to clashing cultures and unawareness of regional regulations, as per specialists. Free education is accessible, yet these obstacles result in developmental lags among Somali kiddos. Dr. Noor Hassan, a heavyweight lecturer in London and scribbler of two tomes on the matter, called for a united front. "In 2010, as a neophyte lecturer at a college in southeast London, I embarked on a PhD in sociology at the…

Beledweyne (AX) - School heads and parents in Baledweyne town are up in arms against the fees slapped by the Hirshabelle State Ministry of Education on eighth-grade primary school students. The Ministry, organizing the class eight national exams for the 2023/2024 academic session, has decreed a $25 certificate fee per pupil before exams commence— a new mandate. Without handing over the cash, the students won't be allowed to sit for the test. Educators and guardians have denounced this edict as unlawful. In a collective…

Eight-year-old Henry, a young boy hailing from Ecuador, is filled with curiosity and a thirst for knowledge, yet navigating the intricacies of learning in a foreign language poses a significant challenge. "It's a tough nut to crack, speaking English," Henry confessed. Recently transplanted to the United States along with his mother and brother, Henry embarked on a new academic journey at Valley View Elementary School under the guidance of Patrick Schulz, an educator dedicated to serving English language learners…

Ethiopian parents call for help to evacuate students stranded by the Tigray War ADDIS ABABA - Parents of thousands of Ethiopian students stranded in the war-ravaged northern Tigray region on Friday asked for help evacuating them after the main university warned it could not feed them any longer in due to food and cash shortages. The University of Mekelle, which receives its budget from the…