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From digital forensic examiners to festival staff, S???pore youth get a taste of work life
48+ min ago (856+ words) SINGAPORE – For 18-year-old Ifra Farveen Mohamad, listening to GovTech employees talk about their jobs brought some of the lessons she had learnt in school to life. The second year International Trade and Logistics student at Temasek Polytechnic was among about…...
Mamdani imposes one-year ban on AI for most NYC students
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (239+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - New York City officials announced a one-year moratorium on students using artificial intelligence in public elementary and middle schools, the latest step by public officials to set guidelines around new technology in the classroom. The move…...
Need help caring for grandma? Undergrads create the Ahma app to help caregivers
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (567+ words) SINGAPORE – Imagine venting about caregiving frustrations to an app, then receiving words of encouragement, as well as links to verified sources such as community organisations. Four National University of Singapore (NUS) students are aiming to make their prototype app Ahma,…...
Back-to-school in Cuba a grim day with shortages of everything
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (561+ words) Cuban children began the new school year Tuesday with shortages of teachers, food and uniforms -- and often no electricity -- as the island endures a crippling US pressure campaign. At the Maria Cabrales Elementary School in the Havana area, kids filed…...
Singapore renews training programmes for Pacific island officials
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (545+ words) SINGAPORE – Singapore has extended two capacity building packages to help Pacific island states strengthen their governments and institutions, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan announced on Sept 1. The first programme, called the Singapore-Pacific Resilience and Knowledge Sharing (SPARKS), will run from January…...
Surrounded by guns: ST journalist recalls nerve-racking time, at final What’s The News? school programme
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (526+ words) SINGAPORE – When he was just a five-month-old rookie reporter in 1999, The Straits Times' senior crime correspondent Zaihan Mohamed Yusof came face to face with the leader of Acehnese rebels who were in conflict with the Indonesian military. He was covering…...
Educators keep 9/11 memory alive for next generation, 25 years on
1+ week, 1+ day ago (711+ words) When 17-year-old student Max Avena visited the site of New York's fallen Twin Towers, hearing the first-hand accounts of survivors of the deadliest attacks on US soil left him "speechless." Twenty-five years after the seismic events of September 11, 2001, an army…...
Back-to-school reset: How to fix kids' summer sleep schedule
1+ week, 5+ day ago (427+ words) A consistent bedtime schedule signals the brain and body that it's time to wind down. It makes it easier to fall asleep, stay asleep and wake up feeling rested. For students, it is key to stay focused and attentive in…...
France readies high school phone ban for next month
1+ week, 6+ day ago (591+ words) The French government said Monday it would press ahead with a ban on mobile phones in high schools from next month, but trade unions warned that the measure might be hard to implement quickly. In July, France's parliament approved legislation…...
Taskforce finds Malay/Muslim youth value meaningful work, relationships, faith over job titles
2+ week, 1+ day ago (682+ words) SINGAPORE – Beyond salary, qualifications and job titles, Malay/Muslim youth in Singapore want meaningful work, financial stability and strong family networks and connections. These were the findings by the Malay/Muslim Youth Taskforce that were released on Aug 22. Speaking at…...