education

Trump Admin Probes Harvard Law Review for Race Discrimination

US President Donald Trump's administration said it has launched an investigation into Harvard University and Harvard Law Review for "race-based discrimination" after receiving reports about the prestigious legal journal's selection process for articles. The probe comes as Trump cracks down on US universities on several fronts, alleging widespread ...

President Aoun Files Appeals Over New Laws

President Joseph Aoun has filed two appeals Thursday before the Constitutional Council challenging recently enacted laws that came into effect automatically. The first appeal concerns the law on the liberalization of non-residential rent contracts, while the second targets amendments to legislation regulating the organization of private schools ...

Trump Signs Order to Close Education Department

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order aimed at shutting down the Department of Education, a decades-long goal on the US right that objects to federal involvement in school systems run by individual states. "We're gonna shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible. It's doing us no good. We want to return our ...

Malala Yousafzai Attends Muslim Girls' Education Conference Snubbed by Taliban

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was "overwhelmed" to be back in her native Pakistan on Saturday, as the prime minister launched a global summit on girls' education in the Islamic world. The summit has brought together education leaders from Muslim-majority countries, but has been snubbed by Pakistan's neighbor Afghanistan, ...

Syria Minister Defends Controversial School Curriculum Changes

Syria's education minister on Thursday sought to minimize curriculum changes announced this week by the new Islamist-led authorities, after activists denounced them as "extremist" and potentially harmful to religious minorities. The amendments were announced Wednesday on the Facebook page of the interim leadership's education ministry, a little ...

Halabi: Rebuilding Schools Is Costly, Requires Donor Mobilization

Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi emphasized on Tuesday the high costs associated with rebuilding and restoring war-damaged schools across the country. He made this statement during a meeting of the emergency committee responsible for managing the education sector during crises. Some schools were partially or totally destroyed by ...

The School Meal Program at the Heart of Discussions Between Halabi and the WFP

Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi thanked the World Food Program (WFP) for their support in providing nutritional assistance to schools.  Minister Halabi also emphasized Lebanon's commitment to education despite the ongoing conflict. Halabi was speaking on Monday during a meeting with Matthew Hollingworth, the Regional Director of ...

Education in Lebanon Faces a Multi-Dimensional Crisis

Education in Lebanon is grappling with a multi-dimensional crisis where students face the risk of dropping out, parents are caught between the hammer of displacement and the anvil of remote learning, which adds to their psychological burdens. Meanwhile, schools have turned into battlegrounds, struggling to sustain the educational process amidst ...

Education Minister Issues Guidelines for Upcoming School Year

Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi released Circular No. 40/M/2024 on Monday, announcing new guidelines for the 2024-2025 school year. The circular addresses the significant displacement of students and educational staff, the closure of schools in the most dangerous areas, and the use of schools as shelters for the displaced. . Key ...