{"id":576078,"date":"2020-11-09T03:51:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T03:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/11\/09\/your-top-education-stories-of-the-week-31\/"},"modified":"2020-11-09T03:51:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T03:51:57","slug":"your-top-education-stories-of-the-week-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/11\/09\/your-top-education-stories-of-the-week-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Your top education stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your top education stories of the week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Schools and universities will not close due to covid-19 this month<\/strong>, the education and higher education ministries <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4e137376-523e-45fe-befe-99146ba08e2d\">said<\/a> in response to rumors circulating online.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Education Ministry has <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/cd85d271-8ebe-4a68-86a3-d2b4903a3e91\">decided to stop<\/a><\/strong><strong> the annual increase in tuition fees<\/strong> charged by private and international schools during the 2020-2021 academic year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public sector teachers will receive a EGP 390-630 wage bump starting January<\/strong>, after the House <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f97d5fb7-1379-4b42-83d5-262b1e6c60fb\">approved the plans<\/a> last week. Payments for performance-related incentives and exam grading will also be increased.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Raya Contact Center is working on a vocational education project<\/strong> to train 100 students from various public universities to enhance their employability, in cooperation with the Alashanek Ya Baladi Association, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailynewsegypt.com\/2020\/11\/07\/raya-contact-center-launches-project-enhancing-employability-of-university-students\/\">the local press<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emerging markets that invest in ensuring all girls receive a secondary education could see their GDP grow by an average of 10% by 2030<\/strong>, according to a <a href=\"http:\/\/citi.us\/3l5qm1X\">report by Citi Global Insights and Plan International (pdf)<\/a>. This comes as many girls in developing countries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2020\/sep\/14\/covid-19-global-education-crisis-girls-impacted\">have been disproportionately affected<\/a> by school closures caused by the pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your top education stories of the week: Schools and universities will not close due to covid-19 this month, the education and higher education ministries said in response to rumors circulating online. The Education Ministry has decided to stop the annual increase in tuition fees charged by private and international schools during the 2020-2021 academic year. 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