Education

Eric Carle, beloved children’s author and illustrator, whose classics “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and other works have brought some of their oldest and most precious literary memories to millions of children, has passed away at the age of 91.

The public schools in New York and Los Angeles will not reopen until September with classroom teaching, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday.

The Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) will meet with Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood in the Presidency today to set the school examination schedule and discuss other important issues in Islamabad.

The global closing ceremony of AKU 2021 took place in practically 13 time zones around the world. It was followed by Hazar Imam, who gave the Chancellor’s speech. Melinda French Gates gave her keynote address.

The Sindh government has decided to keep all educational institutions in the province closed until the coronavirus situation improves.

The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) on Saturday directed the federal and provincial governments to keep educational facilities in the COVID-19 hotspot counties closed until June 6.

A notice issued on Friday by the regulator for private educational institutions showed that classes will be resumed in a staggered manner through middle school.

The Punjab government has decided to reopen schools in select districts amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Punjab’s Education Minister Murad Raas said Thursday that the schools reopening decision in the province would be announced within the next 24 hours.