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FG launches $40m blueprint for ICT development in universities
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 1, 2025
The federal government has formally launched a $40 million Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development project for Nigerian universities. According to the government, 10 universities have been selected in the pilot phase. The 10...
Columbia Appoints Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin as University Professor
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
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July 1, 2025
Dr. Farah Jasmine GriffinColumbia University has appointed Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin, the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and of African American Studies, as University Professor, the institution's highest...
Africa loses US$88.6bn annually to illicit financial flows – FIC
Business and Financial Times
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July 1, 2025
By Samuel SAM Africa loses an estimated US$88.6billion each year to illicit financial flows, undermining foreign direct investment (FDI), development assistance and national efforts to fund economic transformation, according to a recent report by...
#Youth Month: Winner of the “Improve My School” Challenge
South Africa - The Good News
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July 1, 2025
From left to right: The winning proposal was from Linge Primary School in Nyanga Avuye Booi, Zandile Nkomo, Luthando Fikizolo, Khanyisa Ndlambe, Khanyo Kwatshana, Siyolise Dumami. Youth Leading Change: Prescient Foundation Announces Winner of the...
Let universities confront challenges, says Adedimeji, ASE VC
New Mail
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July 1, 2025
The Vice-Chancellor of the African School of Economics – the Pan-African University of Excellence – Abuja, Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has called for collaboration among universities while tasking them on the need to confront global challenges. Prof....
Report: 78% of the 662 students at Sue Evelyn Rattan Elementary School not on "college track" in 2023-24 school year
Collin Times - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Of the 662 students at Sue Evelyn Rattan Elementary School in Anna, 516 (78%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to Collin Times' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers...
Bong County: Rotary Clubs launches Solar Water Systems for Schools and Communities
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 1, 2025
By: Edwin N. Khakie Gbarnga, Bong County – In a transformative effort to improve access to safe and sustainable water in rural Liberia, the Rotary Club of Gbarnga, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Madison (USA), Strides for Africa, and...
British Council honours 55 top Cambridge learners at High Achievers Schools Awards 2025
Joy FM
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July 1, 2025
Fifty-five of Ghana’s brightest Cambridge learners were celebrated today at the British Council Partner Schools High Achievers’ Awards, a prestigious annual ceremony held at the British Council Auditorium in Accra on 27 June 2025. The event...
Report: 80% of the 163 students at Bland Middle School not on "college track" in 2023-24 school year
West DFW News - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Of the 163 students at Bland Middle School in Merit, 130 (80%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to West DFW News' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers students to be on...
Analysis: 396 of 478 students at Davis Elementary School not on "college track" in 2023-24 school year
North Texas News
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July 1, 2025
Of the 478 students at Davis Elementary School in Carrollton, 396 (83%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to North Texas News' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers...
Report: 85% of the 583 students at PFC Robert P. Hernandez Middle School not on "college track" in 2023-24 school year
North Austin News - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Of the 583 students at PFC Robert P. Hernandez Middle School in Round Rock, 495 (85%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to North Austin News' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA...
Kilgore Intermediate School: 83% of the 512 students not on "college track" in 2023-24 school year
Longview Times - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Of the 512 students at Kilgore Intermediate School in Kilgore, 424 (83%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to Longview Times' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers...
McLean County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2023-24 school year?
NW Kentucky News
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July 1, 2025
Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspxRobbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education |...
Cumberland County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2023-24 school year?
East Pennyroyal News - Kentucky
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July 1, 2025
Robbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspxRobbie Fletcher, Ed.D.Kentucky Commissioner of education |...
NUC, CVCNU call for innovation in Nigerian universities
New Mail
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July 1, 2025
The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, has called for innovation in the Nigerian universities as a way of being relevant in the 21st century, stressing that universities must evolve...
There were 46 Black or African American students enrolled in Graham County districts in 2023-24 school year
SE Arizona News
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July 1, 2025
There were 46 Black or African American students enrolled in Graham County districts in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education. Data showed that Black or African American...
Mamadou Biteye on Unlocking African Philanthropy’s Transformative Potential
Alliance Magazine
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July 1, 2025
Mamadou Biteye; African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) At the 9th East Africa Philanthropy Conference, themed ‘Agile Philanthropy, Mamadou Biteye, Executive Secretary and CEO of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), delivered a...
How Tonye Irims rejected $1.5m and still built one of Africa's fastest-growing firms
GhanaWeb
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July 1, 2025
In Africa, over 640 million people, about 40% of the sub-Saharan population, still live without reliable electricity. The continent continues to have energy problems, despite its abundant sunlight. When Tonye Irims launched his solar company...
Analysis: 2,277 of 2,475 students at Lamar High School not on "college track" in 2023-24 school year
Mid City Times - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Of the 2,475 students at Lamar High School in Arlington, 2,277 (92%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to Mid City Times' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers students...
Enrollment by Ethnicity: White largest represented group in Greene County schools in 2023-24 school year
Pine Belt Times - Mississippi
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July 2, 2025
Dr. Lance Evans Mississippi Superintendent of Education | https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=873434637915674&vanity=MASAMississippi&slug=hear-the-vision-and-plans-dr-lance-evans-current-superintendent-of-new-albany-sc Dr. Lance Evans...