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Singapore will not close preschools during hazardous haze — Channel NewsAsia
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (259+ words) Preschools in Singapore will remain open even if schools are closed due to hazardous levels of haze-related air pollution. Education Minister Desmond Lee said this, Channel NewsAsia reports. If the forecast 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) for the following day…...
USD 253 approves $13.7 million facility and energy upgrade project
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (352+ words) USD 253 unanimously approved a $13.7 million facility and energy performance project, authorized the district to pursue financing for the improvements and heard emotional testimony about a student support program during its latest meeting. The board’s approval of the agreement with Trane,…...
Jeffco puts $539 million in school repairs online ahead of 5B vote
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1248+ words) Wheat Ridge High School, 9505 W. 32nd Ave., in July 2025, near the end of a two-year bond renovation. The district’s new Facilities Explorer lists $12.2 million in urgent repairs at the school, nearly all of it for a heating and cooling system the renovation…...
Future City Challenges Nearly 100,000 Students to Engineer Communities Built for Wildfire Resilience
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (333+ words) Oct 15, 2026, 09:17 ET WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2026/PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 100,000 middle and high school students are expected to take on a pressing real-world challenge—how to design communities that can better prevent, withstand, and recover from urban wildfires—as DiscoverE's Future City Competition® launches…...
Schools in four Malaysian states, Putrajaya, to open on Oct 16
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (239+ words) Parents or guardians who are concerned about their children’s health due to the haze may choose not to send them to school, but must inform the school of their children’s absence. Published Oct 15, 2026, 03:33 PM Updated Oct 15, 2026, 08:11 PM KUALA LUMPUR – All…...
North Penn school facilities assessment reveals a hefty price tag for needed improvements
2+ day ago (1218+ words) LANSDALE — A long-discussed study could carry a hefty price tag for the North Penn School District to tackle in the coming years. School board members saw a preview in late September of a district-wide facilities assessment that could carry a…...
Fadhlina raises school closure API threshold to 200
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (543+ words) Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek (above) announced the matter in a Facebook post today, noting that the threshold is in line with provisions under the National Haze Action Plan. The update came after the ministry, on Oct 8, lowered the threshold for…...
Malaysia raises the threshold for haze-related school closures
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (342+ words) Malaysian Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said on Wednesday (Oct 14) that the air quality threshold for school closures will be raised to bring the ministry’s guidelines in line with the country's National Haze Action Plan. Under the education ministry’s previous guidelines,…...
Schools close when API reaches 200: ministry goes back to existing haze policy
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (402+ words) Education minister Fadhlina Sidek said she welcomed the National Disaster Management Agency’s emphasis that haze response measures must be guided by the National Haze Action Plan. “Accordingly, the education ministry has begun coordinating school operating procedures based on the National…...
Schools in Selangor open as usual tomorrow
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (113+ words) SHAH ALAM, Oct 14 - Schools in Selangor will reopen tomorrow after being shut today due to the haze, the Selangor State Education Department (JPNS) said. It encouraged students to use masks as a precaution as the haze persists. It added that…...