More than 20,000 Hong Kong students are at risk of dropping out of school, with about 60 per cent of them under the age of 15, an NGO has estimated, while calling for a rethink of measures to ensure youngsters are identified sooner. Youth Outreach shared the results from its latest research report on Monday,…
A privately-run school in southern China has come under fire for ordering parents to sign up to rules approving the use of corporal punishment on students. Longyuan Experimental School in Yangjiang, Guangdong province, was exposed in mid-February for asking the parents of its students to give consent for punishment measures including whipping hands and standing…
PE, school sports and physical activity (PESSPA) are critical tools in fostering healthier, happier and more resilient children and young people, a new study from University of Manchester experts in collaboration with the Youth Sport Trust has concluded. In an article summarizing their findings published by Policy@Manchester, Dr Sarah MacQuarrie and Dr Alexandra Hennessey uncover “a nuanced understanding…
Hong Kong police have reached out to mainland Chinese authorities to discuss the possibility of educating students coming from across the border and their parents about scams before they arrive in the city, according to the head of the force. Police Commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee also said on Saturday the force was investigating whether any…
Hong Kong police have reached out to mainland Chinese authorities to discuss the possibility of educating students coming from across the border and their parents about scams before they arrive in the city, according to the head of the force. Police Commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee also said on Saturday the force was investigating whether any…
ELLENBURG CENTER, N.Y. (WCAX) – Cell phones at schools in New York could be a thing of the past as Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed a school cell phone ban to state lawmakers. Northern Adirondack Central School is no stranger to a cell phone ban. An eighth grade history teacher at the school, Craig Dumas…
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – State senators the capitol Tuesday heard testimony on a bill aimed at getting rid of distractions in schools. Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue proposed LB140. It would require schools to have a policy restricting students from using cell phones or other electronic communication devices while on school property or at school…
A bill that would require K-12 school districts to establish policies to restrict or ban students using cell phones in school hours dials up a lot of support during a public hearing Tuesday afternoon.The Legislature’s Education Committee heard testimony on LB 140 introduced by state Sen. Rita Sanders on behalf of Gov. Jim Pillen and…
The US should welcome China’s best scientific minds into its universities to compete with the mainland’s success in AI, American lawmakers in Washington heard on Thursday, as Chinese start-up DeepSeek unnerved the global tech market this week. “Let’s steal their best engineers,” said Melanie Hart of the Washington-based Atlantic Council at a hearing convened by…
LEE COUNTY, Ark. – The Lee County School District has begun confiscating student cell phones as part of a new policy attempting to “place the focus on learning.” Superintendent Michael Stone, in a post on the district’s Facebook page, said they are still having problems with students using cell phones while at school. Stone said…