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The French education minister’s proposal to prohibit students from wearing abayas - full-length robes worn by some Muslim women - has been welcomed on the right as a move to protect France's secularist traditions, but it has divided the left over whether the garment is a cultural or religious symbol,…

To enforce the ban on the robes in classrooms, 14,000 educational personnel will be trained by the end of the year.

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There were public hearings into the matter last week.

New guidance from the Biden administration urges colleges to use a range of strategies to promote racial diversity on their campuses after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in admissions

The hearings entered into a second day on Friday.

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The recent ire of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against district officials for what he said was a fall in the education index and health index of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the last five years has surprised many. Because Dakshina Kannada and Udupi were ranked second and fourth, respectively, in the…

The ‘dangers’ ‘of generative artificial intelligence in education need to be addressed, the schools minister has said.