Living Room School in Afghanistan: A School for Girls that Even the Taliban Have Accepted
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More than a billion dollars have been spent on Afghanistan's education system, though the country has little to show for it․ In a remote village, one man is doing his part to make sure local girls receive a fair education – by opening a school in his living room․

The Great Coronavirus Experiment: Are German Schools Ready to Reopen?
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Schools in Germany are to begin reopening next week, despite the coronavirus pandemic․ But many teachers say that too much time has been wasted and that there is still a lack of clear guidelines․

Generation Lockdown: Schoolchildren Around the World Face a Steep Uphill Battle
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Hundreds of millions of children around the world have been unable to attend school for months because of the pandemic․ More than 24 million may never return․ The future of an entire generation is at stake․

Digital Education: Why Uruguay's Schoolchildren Are Doing So Well in the Pandemic
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Every child gets a laptop from the state, along with online teaching material and animated school books: Uruguay shows how it's done when it comes to digital education․

Scandal at Germany's Leading Jewish College: A "Toxic Environment" and Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
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Accusations of sexual harassment have rocked Germany's leading rabbinical training center․ The allegations have shined the spotlight on one of the country's most influential Jewish officials․