Education

Zaila Avant-garde, 14, became the first African American to win the 90-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday by correctly spelling 'Murraya,' a genus of plants, staying cool after a near miss with a botanical word in a previous round.

Lack of smart phones and poor signals add to the woes of this long marginalized community

The prize given to school students ranged from LKR 10,000 to 20,000

The Covid-19 pandemic and the prolonged lockdown induced by it has made working as well as studying from home the new normal.

Done on the instance of religious scholars, says Pervez Hoodbhoy in Dawn

Given how the pandemic is unfolding globally, in the second wave, it is clear that we are in this for the long haul and there is no easy or quick way out of this.

The Covid-19 pandemic significantly altered the teaching-learning dynamics in higher educational institutions, influencing how educators and students interact.

Falling sales blamed for the closure

The current date is May 15, 2021

While top three winners in all the three categories were awarded SLR 100,000, SLR 75,000 and SLR 50,000 respectively, all the 60 finalists received cash awards, desktop computers, and other gifts