University personnel in the United Kingdom, Scottish teachers, and postal workers in Scotland have begun walkouts

Postal workers, teachers, and university employees throughout the United Kingdom went on strike on Thursday to demand higher pay, with fears that further industrial action and significant disruption are on the way in the run-up to Christmas.

More than 70,000 employees at British univers...

TWO LANGUAGE TEACHERS HAILING FROM ABROAD ARRESTED FOR FRAUD IN SALE OF SURGICAL MASKS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Two language instructors, from the Philippines and Cameroon, have been captured in the Northeast for supposed association in a facemask fraud that cost financial specialists around 27 million baht.

The name of the captives is Filipin...

GRADUAL IN-PERSON LEARNING GETS SUPPORT FROM TEACHERS AND PARENTS

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• Online surveys done from August 26 – September 6, reached over 1,000 parents of students and over 800 teachers.
• They cited great concern for safety of student and staff as the most important reason for favoring a slow approach.
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TEACHERS PREFER STRIKES OVER UNSAFE SCHOOLS REOPENING

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• Teachers, students, parents and other school staff have expressed concerns over schools reopening amid lack of basic facilities.
• The concerns appear because 1.1 million children of the country's biggest school district are gearing up f...

IN-PERSON REOPENING OF SCHOOLS PROTESTED AGAINST BY TEACHERS UNION IN CHICAGO

Highlights:

•        Teachers are not ready for in-person classes especially after the recent disasters

•        The teachers union has demanded that all classes be online only until a solution for...

THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT WILL ALLOW RE-ENTRY OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL TEACHERS

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• The Japanese government will allow re-entry of International school teachers.
• International teachers would be given the category of ‘special circumstances’ for the re-entry.
• The decision was taken to protect ...

US DEBATES OVER FACE MASK MANDATES AND SCHOOL REOPENING EVEN AS IT LEADS THE WORLD’S COVID19 TALLY

Highlights: 

• The US is divided over if the face mask should be made mandatory 
• School reopening shall mostly be a mix of remote and in-person wherever school openings are allowed 

This might not be the time for it but the American...

California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) by 0.7 per cent during the third quarter

According to the firm in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) by 0.7 percent during the third quarter. After purchasing further 2,096 shares during the period, the company owned 3...