Garsen Member of Parliament (MP) Ali Wario has sponsored over 400 students in the Garsen constituency to help address a shortage of teachers and doctors. The county's CDF kitty has allocated Sh30 million for this initiative, with 200 students enrolled in teacher training colleges, 150 in medical training colleges, and 50 in universities pursuing other courses.
https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/coast/2025-01-08-garsen-sponsors-over-400-students-to-bridge-teacher-doctor-shortageEducation Secretary Sonny Angara announced a plan to build 15,000 classrooms in the Philippines by 2027 through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme. The plan was presented to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following a technical assistance agreement with the PPP Center signed in December last year.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/09/news/national/angara-says-more-classrooms-to-be-built/2033495CamScanner, a document-scanning app with over 300 million users, is enhancing its AI capabilities in 2025 with two new features: CamScanner AI and Solver AI. These features allow users to analyze content in real-time and simplify complex formulas into smaller, more understandable pieces. CamScanner AI focuses on interpreting documents through its content-analysis feature and interactive chatbot, while Solver AI assists students with problem-solving by providing rapid responses to challenging prompts and an interactive chatbot for follow-up questions.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/08/tmt-newswire/media-outreach-newswire/camscanner-elevates-ai-offerings-for-smarter-work-and-learning-in-2025/2033044The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has revamped its evaluation system for the 2025 academic year to foster continuous learning and competency-based assessments. The new system includes technology integration, AI-enabled tools for question generation and assessment monitoring, and a greater emphasis on internal assessments which will now constitute 40% of the total marks, while board exams will account for 60%. This change aims to reduce dependence on a single high-stakes exam and foster consistent engagement and learning. The CBSE has also introduced various skill-based subjects with a 60-40 split, including fields like typing, AI, marketing, and insurance, which students can choose as their sixth subject.
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/education/uae-cbse-exams-2025-will-40-of-board-marks-come-from-internal-assessmentsThe Des Moines Public Schools system in Iowa has a policy that limits interactions between school officials and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, citing concerns about the potential deportation of family members and its impact on students' well-being, attendance, and learning. The Chicago Board of Education has also passed a resolution stating that schools will not collaborate with ICE on immigration matters, requiring agents to have a warrant to access schools. In New York City, school officials were reminded of policies including one against collecting information about a student's immigration status.
https://apnews.com/article/inmigracion-escuelas-eeuu-trump-california-ice-cbp-25048fa98284f6bbe5797bfcdf541cd9Parents of students with special needs have the opportunity to participate in the Citywide Council on High Schools, which is divided into three categories: District 75, Special Education, and English Language Learners. To qualify for a seat on the District 75 council, parents must have a child enrolled in a District 75 program within the district. For the Citywide Council on High Schools, candidates must live in the borough where their public high school is located. The Education Department sets specific requirements for each council, including having a child with an IEP for the Special Education council and a child classified as an English language learner for the English Language Learners council.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/01/08/how-nyc-parents-can-serve-on-community-education-councils-as-elections-near/Embu County has successfully transitioned all Grade 8 learners to Junior Secondary School under the Competence-Based Curriculum (CBC) with a success rate of 97 per cent in 335 schools across the county. County Director of Education Kosgei Kipruto said that all schools have received textbooks for the nine learning areas and that infrastructure development is ongoing, with 137 classrooms completed and an additional 129 under construction to be finished by the end of the month.
https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/eastern/2025-01-08-embu-records-smooth-transition-to-junior-secondaryThe Forum has called on the government to reassess its policies related to taxes, social security contributions, labor law, social protection, and company registration procedures to address the high percentage of informal employment in the country. It also emphasized the need for investment in education to prevent school dropout rates and increase enrollment in higher education. The Forum noted that informal sector jobs often lack skills and offer lower salaries compared to official sector positions, and recommended building the capacities and skills of informal workers to facilitate their integration into the formal labor market, which would contribute to increased productivity and sustainable economic growth.
https://www.jordantimes.com/news/business/jordan-strategy-forum-issues-report-education-role-limiting-informal-employmentThe Indonesian government is planning to implement a new regulation to address concerns surrounding the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in various sectors, including business, healthcare and education. The regulation aims to provide clear rules for the responsible utilisation of AI by the public, while ensuring that it remains a tool for positive change and innovation in Indonesia. The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs is leading the effort, with Secretary-General Mira Tayyiba explaining that the approach will be horizontal, applying to various fields and aligning with existing laws such as Law No. 11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions and Law No. 27 of 2002 on Personal Data Protection. The regulation will focus on specific use cases in sectors like healthcare and education, addressing sector-specific challenges and opportunities, and is expected to be an important step in Indonesia's efforts to harness AI's potential while mitigating the risks associated with its misuse.
https://opengovasia.com/2025/01/08/indonesia-comprehensive-regulation-for-responsible-ai/