The Regional Academy of Education and Training (AREF) intends to build 16 schools this year in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region. This is one of the flagship projects included in the 2020 action plan of the AREF presented by its director Mohamed Aderdour.
The number of foreign students in Morocco continues to increase. This increase is more noticeable, particularly in private institutions, which currently have up to 40% sub-Saharan students.
School dropout has become glaring in Morocco, with more than 431,876 students who dropped out of public school cycles in 2018 without obtaining a certificate. Faced with the harmful consequences of this situation, the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research (CSEFRS) has just published the first Territorial Atlas of School Dropout, in order to better understand the problem.
The Board of Directors of Moulay Ismail University (UMI) in Meknes wants to open a medical school in Errachidia.
The Breizh-Tamazgha association intends to finance a fourth preschool project in Morocco .
The Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research has published the school holiday calendar for the 2019-2020 school year.
Morocco needs to improve its education system to be more competitive. A 2018 survey by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ranks the country among the last in the class.
In order to improve the quality of meals for students, the Ministry of National Education has increased this year the budget for boarding schools and school canteens. Despite this increase in allocated resources, the observation made on the ground is bitter: the students are rather poorly fed!
The European Institute of Human Sciences (IESH) is closed for security reasons after a visit by the sub-commission against fire and panic risks. The closure is the result of a decree by the Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture.
Ahcene B., 18 years old, a high school student enrolled in the 2nd grade at the André Sabatier high school in Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, was arrested and placed in the administrative detention center in Vincennes. Under the threat of deportation, he receives the support of teachers and parents who demand his release and regularization.
The Agency for French Education Abroad has responded favorably to the grievances of parents. It agrees to open dialogue with them, starting in January 2020 to discuss the increase in school fees.
Statistics on national education are alarming, with 64% of children under 10 being illiterate. This finding proves that despite the constant increase in the budget allocated to education (16%), the challenge of schooling is far from being met.