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Apple and Malala Fund team up to support education for girls
The technology giant will assist the campaigner's vision of getting thousands of underprivileged girls into school.
Millions of Indians form giant human chain to protest against child marriage
Officials claim the line of people stretched for more than 8000 miles across Bihar state, raising awareness of a practice that disrupts many girls' education.
Belgium to the rescue after US slashes funding for Palestinian schooling
The UN agency UNRWA needs more global help following aid cutbacks that are "catastrophic" for the education of over 500,000 children.
Football legend Didier Drogba launches a new school in Ivory Coast
"Education is very important" said the former Chelsea striker, who is helping children who might otherwise fall into child labour.
Too many of India’s rural teenagers don’t have basic education skills they need to succeed
Most youth aged 14 to 18 use a mobile phone but a large proportion can't do simple reading or arithmetic tasks, a major survey has found. Â
‘Children are like little sponges’: early learning can set them up for life
Learning is one of the key areas of nurturing care in ¹ú²úÊÓƵ's #5for 5 campaign that very young children need to reach their full potential.
Children’s terror as Aleppo kindergarten is rocked by shelling
There are conflicting reports about the circumstances and victims but one thing is certain - schools should never come under attack.
Sweet potato project gives vital vitamin boost to preschool children in Malawi
In an initiative to tackle malnutrition, children at a charity's preschools help to plant and harvest the healthy vegetables then eat them for lunch.Â
Florida helps thousands of migrant children back into school after hurricane trauma
More than 11,000 students from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are being educated in the US state after their families fled the storm devastation.
Millions of children under five still die each year from preventable causes
Progress has saved millions of young children - but treatable diseases and poor conditions are still contributing to the 15,000 deaths per day.