Surges in COVID cases are upending school reopening plans across the U.S.

Rising COVID cases are derailing plans by school districts across the country to reopen their buildings and pushing some schools that had opened to close once...

A social dilemma: The heavy burden on schools during lockdown

Australia is gradually emerging from an unprecedented lockdown, where we continue to face major threats to our health and economy. Schools have acted as shock absorbers...

New data: Even within the same district some wealthy schools get millions more than poor ones

We’ve long known about spending disparities from one district to another; new federally mandated data lays bare within-district inequities, too At Ronald D. O’Neal Elementary School,...

How teachers’ union activism helped shift the U.S. election debate on education

In the fight for the U.S. presidency, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has positioned protecting students, educators and getting schools open safely with smaller classes amid...

Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school?

Scientists feel we’re still far from that possibility, but new research could make it possible to spot the genetic patterns associated with educational performance Many factors...

DepEd may only be discouraging minors from joining rallies: Roque

MANILA – Malacañang on Monday said the Department of Education (DepEd) may have only been referring to minors in a portion of one of its alleged self-learning...

Teachers struggle to recreate language-rich classes for English learners online

Video games can add to kids’ learning during COVID-19 pandemic

This year has brought many changes into our everyday routine. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to physically distance ourselves as much as possible, while masks...

Large class sizes during the coronavirus pandemic are a triple whammy

Formulating school and childcare centre reopening plans in North America this fall has been a daunting task, as both the pandemic and our scientific knowledge of...

Ontario Launches COVID-19 School and Licensed Child Care-specific Web Page

TORONTO — Today, the Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, and the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for the Ontario...