#BackToSchool: Thousands head back to classrooms for 2019 academic year: The Department of Basic Education says that it is ready for the 2019 school academic year. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Durban teen set for Special Olympics in UAE: Home Affairs has helped Asisipho Sosibo get a birth certificate just in time to compete in March. ...... Source: WN.com - … [Read more...] about #BackToSchool: Thousands head back to classrooms for 2019 academic year
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The link between emotional challenges and poor academic performance
The link between emotional challenges and poor academic performance: Step Up Education Centre logo Have you ever considered that your child’s struggles at school may be because of emotional challenges? The academic year, as we are already aware, hold many stressors for children. What we are not always conscious of is that a child’s emotional state can directly affect the need … [Read more...] about The link between emotional challenges and poor academic performance
SA News: UCT Black Academic Caucus backs 19 Equal Education sexual harassment complainants
UCT Black Academic Caucus backs 19 Equal Education sexual harassment complainants: "In a country like South Africa where the sexual and gender based violence continues to be a central and urgent concern, flawed processes like this one need to be seriously challenged. Like other ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews South Africa aim to make history against Nigeria in … [Read more...] about SA News: UCT Black Academic Caucus backs 19 Equal Education sexual harassment complainants
The cost of accessing academic research is way too high. This must change | The Conversation
The cost of accessing academic research is way too high. This must change: There's huge societal value in opening up access to knowledge resources. Maksim Kabakou/ShutterstockIn the last week of October each year, libraries and open access activists around the world celebrate Open Access Week. It’s a week dedicated to increasing access to knowledge resources hosted by … [Read more...] about The cost of accessing academic research is way too high. This must change | The Conversation
Why hip-hop needs to be taken more seriously in academic circles | The Conversation
Why hip-hop needs to be taken more seriously in academic circles: Q-Tip (L) of A Tribe Called Quest performing in 2013. Gian Ehrenzeller/EPAJazz’s current generation of stars grew up in these genre-fluid times with hip-hop. Concurrently, a significant number of hip-hop artists have been integrating jazz into their music. As American saxophonist Kamasi Washington puts it: … [Read more...] about Why hip-hop needs to be taken more seriously in academic circles | The Conversation
