All articles tagged with #secondary school
A UK study found that bright children from low-income families perform similarly to their wealthier peers until secondary school, after which they experience a sharp decline in attitudes, behavior, mental health, and academic achievement between ages 11 and 14, highlighting the impact of socioeconomic environment on development.
Elon Musk plans to start a STEM-focused primary and secondary school in Austin, Texas, with a $100 million gift from his charity, The Foundation. The school will eventually expand to become a university dedicated to education at the highest levels.
The Taliban's supreme leader, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, is facing pressure from within his own movement to reverse the ban on girls attending secondary school, which he imposed last year. The ban is proving difficult to enforce in a changed Afghanistan, and the clash is spilling into the open as the new school year begins.