• Katie Price on Harvey's 'terrifying' move to a specialist college
    Sunday, January 24, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    Reality TV star and ex-model, Katie Price reveals the challenges of finding a specialist college for her eldest son Harvey, who has complex needs.
  • This online comedy course teaches you how to build better relationships with your remote coworkers
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from Education
      Summary List Placement Remotely Humorous  is a three-part edX course focused on using humor to create more connected, creative, and happier workplaces. Designed by two Stanford lecturers and some top writers from Funny or Die and...
  • What One District Did to Prevent Students From Failing
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from NYT > Education
    Academic performance rose when a tiny Texas district required all students to attend class in person. But so did coronavirus infections.
  • Pandemic Still Wreaking Havoc On University Budgets, Personnel: New Actions By Marquette, William Paterson, And Kansas Board Of Regents
    Saturday, January 23, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    With the spring semester now underway at most colleges and universities, the Covid-19 pandemic shows no let-up either in its spread or its devastating impact on higher education budgets and personnel.
  • How The First 100 Days Of The Biden Administration Can Strengthen Public Research Universities & Their Students
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    Bolstering emergency relief for institutions, investing in research, reversing misguided visa policies advanced during the Trump administration, and paving the way for a doubling of the maximum Pell Grant to support low-income students...
  • A Slice of What Education Looks Like in Pandemic America
    Friday, January 22, 2021 from NYT > Education
    The Times assigned reporters to observe seven public school districts and the different ways they’re reaching students.
  • RBI Security Guard Recruitment 2021: Apply online for 241 posts
    Saturday, January 23, 2021 from Education-The Times of India
  • Colleges Weighed Down By Failed Program Launches
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    As many colleges face financial strains, many have sought fixes by launching new programs. But a new report shows shocking failure rates from that strategy—with 30% of new programs launched on the heels of the Great Recession graduating...
  • Once beggars, these kids aspire to join Army courtesy cop's school
    Saturday, January 23, 2021 from Education-The Times of India
  • IIIT-H develops App to help farmers in crop disease diagnosis
    Saturday, January 23, 2021 from Education-The Times of India
  • U.K. Exams Face Their Biggest Test After Second Coronavirus Cancellation
    Friday, January 22, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    Students have had such widely differing experiences of education during lockdown, that it is hard to conceive of when - or perhaps even whether - exams will ever offer a level playing field again.
  • Edinburgh Uni mostly online for rest of academic year
    Friday, January 22, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    The move means there will now be no mass return of students to campus until September at the earliest.
  • Meet Joe Biden’s Science Team
    Sunday, January 17, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    President-elect Joe Biden introduced the lead members of his White House science team on Saturday. Here are the seven senior members of that group, along with brief summaries of their academic credentials.
  • The Biden Administration Could Usher In A New Era Of Teaching American History
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    President Trump's 1776 Commission has had a chilling effect on efforts of teachers to teach an accurate history of America. Biden's nominee for education secretary signals that he will set a new tone.
  • Free Market Facts And School Choice
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    The last two months of U.S. history are more than sufficient to demonstrate why allowing citizens to make a free market selection of their own preferred facts is bad for us as a country.
  • Rollout of daily testing of close contacts paused in English schools
    Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    More work is needed to understand its benefits in schools in England given the new variant, health officials say.
  • Why The College Board Is Dropping The SAT Subject Tests And Optional Essay
    Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    As a savvy PR move and business strategy, College Board To end SAT Subject Tests and optional SAT essay.
  • Covid: Schools will be told of reopening plans 'as soon as we can'
    Monday, January 25, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    Boris Johnson says he understands parents' frustrations but the infection rate is "still very high".
  • The 14 best online art history courses from Harvard, MIT, the MoMA, and more
    Friday, January 22, 2021 from Education
      Summary List Placement With travel plans and museum visits disrupted, online art history classes are a great way to learn about cultures around the globe from home. We rounded up the best affordable art history classes to...
  • Providence Kept Classrooms Open, and the Students Came Back
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from NYT > Education
    Unlike in many Northeastern cities, a majority of families in Rhode Island’s capital have sent their children back to school.
  • Covid: Gavin Williamson hopes England's schools will reopen by Easter
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    The education secretary says schools in England will be given two weeks' notice before reopening.
  • The best baking cookbooks according to professional bakers
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from Education
      Summary List Placement Baking cookbooks can help you perfect your pie crust, sourdough bread, or chocolate chip cookies. We tapped expert bakers Joanne Chang and Amber Croom to share their favorite baking books. The books cover...
  • Schools, students, and parents preparing for offline Board examinations
    Saturday, January 23, 2021 from Education-The Times of India
  • Amanda Gorman Steals The Inaugural Show And Sounds The Power Of The Humanities
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    Amanda Gorman stole the show at Joe Biden's inaugural ceremony. And as she did, she showed the power of the humanities to a troubled nation.
  • The best books of January 2021, according to Amazon's editors
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from Education
      Summary List Placement Amazon's book editors have chosen their top picks for the best books of January 2021.  The list includes 12 titles that span a wide range of genres, from moving memoirs to satirical novels. We've broken...
  • Covid: Oldham school to withdraw places for lockdown-breach pupils
    Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    Several pupils at the school admitted visiting other households, breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules.
  • 'Knackered and confused.' That's just the parents
    Monday, January 25, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    The lack of certainty about schools returning is fraying the exhausted nerves of parents.
  • The Case For Teachers To Jump Vaccine Queue Needs More Work
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    Teachers are making a case to jump the queue for the coronavirus vaccine - but it’s far from clear that they should get priority.
  • No quisieron cerrar las escuelas, luego se quedaron sin personal
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from NYT > Education
    Un distrito escolar suburbano de Atlanta se rehusó a hacer obligatorio el uso de cubrebocas. Después, casi 11.000 personas tuvieron que ponerse en cuarentena este otoño.
  • Covid: Teachers 'not at higher risk' of death than average
    Monday, January 25, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    The highest-risk job roles were in restaurants, care work and manufacturing.
  • The Board Voted to Keep Schools Closed. Parents Revolted.
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from NYT > Education
    While districts around it opened, a small Wisconsin city chose to start the school year remotely. Public pressure forced a return, just as virus cases were surging.
  • Covid in Scotland: Phased return 'likely' for Scottish schools
    Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    The youngest and oldest pupils, plus those with additional support needs will be among the first to return to classrooms.
  • University tuition fees frozen at £9,250 for a year
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    Tuition fees in England are being frozen for another year and ministers outline plans to reform post-16 education.
  • It’s Okay To Not Yet Have A Take On Cardona
    Monday, January 18, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    Most of us don’t yet know enough about Cardona to make an informed judgment. That’s fine.
  • A School District Vowed to Stay Open, Until Its Staffing Ran Out
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from NYT > Education
    Nearly 11,000 people were forced to quarantine this fall in a suburban Atlanta district that didn’t mandate masks, but it stayed the course, until a staffing shortage shut the doors.
  • What’s The State Economic Impact Of The University Of California? How About $82 Billion A Year.
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    A report released today documents that the ten campuses of the University of California (UC) generate $82 billion annually in economic impact for the state of California.
  • Parents should always write a thank you note after a preschool interview or tour. An expert shares what it should include, and 3 example letters that hit the mark.
    Saturday, January 23, 2021 from Education
    Summary List Placement Wendy Levey knows a thing or two about how to get kids into top-ranked preschools .  Levey, who founded a premiere preschool on the Upper East Side in New York that she directed for 45 years and now consults...
  • Gladdie Fowler, Educator and Mental Health Advocate, Dies at 69
    Saturday, January 23, 2021 from NYT > Education
    Nicknamed the “turnaround principal,” Ms. Fowler was entrusted with low-performing schools in southeast Texas. She died of Covid-19.
  • 10 free or affordable online courses that teach you how to be happier, taught by schools like Yale, UPenn, and Berkeley
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from Education
      Summary List Placement Positive psychology is the study of fulfillment and meaning, and there are research-backed courses you can take to learn how to be happier. Below is a list of 10 courses from popular online learning...
  • Chairwoman of San Francisco Art School Facing Budget Issues Resigns
    Friday, January 22, 2021 from NYT > Education
    The leader of the board at the 150-year-old San Francisco Art Institute said she is confident the college has a plan to address its financial problems, but critics have suggested otherwise.
  • Covid home-schooling: Head teacher pens heartfelt letter to parents
    Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    Sarah White says she wanted to reassure parents after struggling with her own children in lockdown.
  • Telangana SSC exams 2021 from May 17
    Saturday, January 23, 2021 from Education-The Times of India
  • Beyond Academic Credentials: Assessing the Utility of Competency Assessment Tools
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from WENR
    Experts have long called for the development of a standard framework to assess competency. Seven principles identified by WES could be the answer. The post Beyond Academic Credentials: Assessing the Utility of Competency Assessment Tools...
  • Over 2.7 million people have enrolled in this free online course that teaches you how to learn better
    Friday, January 22, 2021 from Education
      Summary List Placement Learning a new topic, whether for a career move or an academic test, is no small feat. The popular (and free) Coursera class Learning How to Learn helps you understand how your brain processes information and...
  • In Los Angeles, Teachers and Students Struggle With ‘No Human Contact’
    Thursday, January 21, 2021 from NYT > Education
    The nation’s second-largest district has kept classrooms closed since March. The superintendent acknowledges it is “disproportionately hurting students who can least afford it.”
  • CGBSE Chhattisgarh Board exam date sheet 2021 for Classes 10 and 12 released, check here
    Saturday, January 23, 2021 from Education-The Times of India
  • Malware found on laptops given out by government
    Friday, January 22, 2021 from BBC News - Education & Family
    Suspicious files contacting Russian servers are thought to have been found on devices given to schools.
  • India celebrates 13th National Girl Child Day to promote female empowerment
    Saturday, January 23, 2021 from Education-The Times of India
  • Appearance, social norms keep students off Zoom cameras
    Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from Education & Learning News -- ScienceDaily
    Researchers surveyed 312 students found that while some students had concerns about the lack of privacy or their home environment, 41% of the 276 respondents cited their appearance, as their reason not to switch on their cameras on zoom.
  • How Blended Learning Can Work Best
    Sunday, January 17, 2021 from Forbes - Education
    In the pandemic era, it has become clear that online learning has huge limitations in terms of in-person interaction and socialization. The blended learning model, which combines traditional face-to-face and online instruction, comes to...
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