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Egypt Education Minister: LE2.1 billion wasted on textbooks
Egypt

Egypt Education Minister: LE2.1 billion wasted on textbooks

The Education Ministry wastes LE2.1 billion annually on textbooks, an amount sufficient to build 400 schools, said Education Minister Ibrahim…
The world from their backyard: Children in Ard al-Lewa learn about differences through Safarni
Life & Style

The world from their backyard: Children in Ard al-Lewa learn about differences through Safarni

After a sip of a traditional drink from the Ivory Coast, a young Egyptian child shivers. “This is very, very…
Cairo University investigates teacher over views on bearded police
Egypt

Cairo University investigates teacher over views on bearded police

Cairo University is investigating the conduct of a professor after he aired his disagreement of the Interior Ministry's ban on…
Foundation uses dance, theatre and singing to open up young minds
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Foundation uses dance, theatre and singing to open up young minds

For many people in Egypt, art is considered a luxury — a hobby for rich folk rather than an advisable…
Independent Teachers Syndicate: Ministry is ‘Brotherhoodizing’ education
Egypt

Independent Teachers Syndicate: Ministry is ‘Brotherhoodizing’ education

The Independent Teachers Syndicate has accused the Education Ministry of "Brotherhoodizing" education, dismissing the ministry's media statements saying it is…
Corporal punishment is on the rise, and society acquiesces
Egypt

Corporal punishment is on the rise, and society acquiesces

In the video, terrified schoolchildren line up at their teacher’s desk in a Delta kindergarten to have their homework corrected.…
Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor
Egypt

Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor

Nearly 26.4 percent of Egyptian children are poor, according to a government report released Monday, which also said that 8.11…
No more pencils, no more books: School supplies are getting more costly
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No more pencils, no more books: School supplies are getting more costly

Going back to school has been taking a toll on family budgets as school supply prices hit parents’ pockets even…
Activists outraged over ministry’s stance on hitting students
Egypt

Activists outraged over ministry’s stance on hitting students

Education Minister Ibrahim Ghoneim should be tried for inciting violence in schools and violating student rights, said education and human rights…
Update: Teacher faces discipline for cutting unveiled pupils’ hair
Egypt

Update: Teacher faces discipline for cutting unveiled pupils’ hair

Disciplinary action has been taken primary school teacher in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Luxor after she cut the hair of…
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