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4M youth to get second chance at education »

The National Youth Commission (NYC) on Friday launched a nationwide profiling system for out-of-school youth in a bid to bring them back to school—either the formal or alternative kind.

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Hacked DepEd website still down »

The website of the Department of Education is still down after a cyber attack by hackers believed to be sympathetic with Taiwan in its row with the Manila government over the killing by the Philippine Coast Guard on Thursday last week of a Taiwanese fisherman in the Balintang Channel.

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Man shoots himself dead before children in Paris nursery school »

A man in his 60s shot himself dead with a sawn-off shotgun Thursday in the hall of a Paris nursery school in front of about a dozen children and an adult, police said.

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New Zealand plans to woo more foreign students »

New Zealand on Thursday announced a multi-million-dollar marketing push to attract more foreign students -- especially from Asia -- to its universities.

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‘K-to-12’ education now a law »

President Benigno Aquino on Wednesday morning signed into law the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, mandating kindergarten and adding two years to secondary education to place the country’s curriculum on par with international standards.

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Toddler dies after being left in Thai school bus »

A three-year-old boy has died after being left inside a private school bus for several hours in sweltering heat, Thai police said Wednesday, the second such death of a toddler in recent weeks.

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After 3 months, Aquino to finally sign ‘K-12’ law »

President Aquino is expected to sign into law on Wednesday the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 that officially mandates Kindergarten and a 12-year basic education curriculum in the country at par with international standards, Education Secretary Armin Luistro announced Tuesday.

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