Jigawa State government’s efforts at improving girl-child education in the state received a boost last week when Oceanic Bank handed over a completely renovated Government Arabic Girls Secondary School (GGASS), Babura to the government.

The controversial No Child Left Behind law has forced teachers in low-income school districts to craft a curriculum that marginalizes writing at the expense of teaching to the test, resulting in educators who feel straitjacketed by a high-stakes test, according to a U. of I. education professor who has studied the issue.

The controversial No Child Left Behind law has forced teachers in low-income school districts to craft a curriculum that marginalizes writing at the expense of teaching to the test, resulting in educators who feel straitjacketed by a high-stakes test, according to a U. of I. education professor who has studied the issue.

A McCall Middle School teacher’s aide and coach accused of sex crimes against six teenage girls was arraigned Wednesday on child rape, child enticement and child pornography charges.