Canadian school boards seeking e-learning solutions for students

Free speech on campus: universities need to create ‘safe but critical’ spaces for debate – here’s how they can do it

The issue of free speech in universities continues to plague UK campuses. Earlier this year, the government announced “landmark proposals” to tackle the issue, including appointing...

Provinces should act fast to avert a teacher shortage now and after COVID-19

While concerns about COVID-19 variants and predictions of a third wave loom, many experts believe schools must stay open. The pressures for schools to stay open...

House OKs bill regulating off-campus educational activities

MANILA – The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to regulate the conduct of off-campus educational activities by both public...

Motivation is a key factor in whether students cheat

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic caused many U.S. colleges to shift to remote learning in the spring of 2020, student cheating has been a concern for...

How universities can support Indigenous online learners in the pandemic

As the second wave of the pandemic wears on, Indigenous students are facing challenges. At Athabasca University, we conducted a study to learn how Indigenous students...

Alberta curriculum: End the failed partisan politics over what kids should learn

The COVID-19 pandemic has given many Canadians a crash course on how governments make decisions about public health and educational policy, among other areas of responsibility....

How US Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona can stop the teacher shortage

Editor’s note: Miguel Cardona – President Joe Biden’s choice for secretary of education – faces several urgent and contentious priorities, including reopening schools safely, addressing systemic...

‘School choice’ policies are associated with increased separation of students by social class

Some commentators believe the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the need for parents to have more “school choice,” while others say the pandemic shows the urgency of...

Universities have thrived despite past disruptions and could grow even stronger after COVID-19

In the past century, universities have risen to occupy a central place in the knowledge economy, from fostering innovation to attracting promising international students and researchers,...