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Despite rich past, history fails to interest Egyptian students
Archaeology

Despite rich past, history fails to interest Egyptian students

Instilling a sense of pride of the country’s past in the young is a priority for history educators in Egypt.…
Revisiting history in schools: Beyond characters
Egypt

Revisiting history in schools: Beyond characters

Egyptian students woke to Mubarak-less history books in the wake of the new academic year. The new look of the…
Report: Egypt’s public schools need urgent improvement
Egypt

Report: Egypt’s public schools need urgent improvement

Egypt urgently needs to overhaul its education system and initiate reforms that will help match students’ skills to the labor…
Giza schools remove names of Hosni and Suzanne Mubarak
Egypt

Giza schools remove names of Hosni and Suzanne Mubarak

Giza governor Ali Abdel Rahman has approved new names suggested by parents of students at schools named for ousted President…
Egypt’s students should play politics
Opinion

Egypt’s students should play politics

When I worked as an assistant professor in the department for Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, I often represented…
Education Ministry considers establishing private security company to protect schools
Egypt

Education Ministry considers establishing private security company to protect schools

The Ministry of Education is considering the establishment of a private security company to protect the country’s 45,000 schools, which…
Teachers punished for exam expressing preference for Brotherhood party
Egypt

Teachers punished for exam expressing preference for Brotherhood party

The governor of Sharqiya Governorate has punished school teachers for setting a test involving the composition of a congratulatory telegram…
Classrooms empty on first day of school
Egypt

Classrooms empty on first day of school

Schools were empty of teachers and students on the first school day after the Eid vacation, while students were seen…
Instill a love of art in kids
Life & Style

Instill a love of art in kids

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up,” said prominent Spanish…
Egyptian teachers call for mass protest Saturday
Egypt

Egyptian teachers call for mass protest Saturday

Egyptian educational groups and unions called for mass protests next Saturday demanding the dismissal of Minister of Education Ahmed Gamal…
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