Ethiopia’s education sector has seen unprecedented challenges since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and universities were closed for eight months following the confirmation of the first case on March 13, 2020. This put nearly 26 million primary and secondary school students, and around a million tertiary students, out of learning. Over the past few months, the effects of the pandemic […] … learn more→

We have been in a pandemic for almost a year. Over the last few months there have been numerous changes that have taken place in the legislation in order to try to reduce the upward trend of infections and deaths from coronavirus. Despite the harshness of these rules, confinements, social isolation and teleworking have proven to […] … learn more→

Digital technologies have often seemed to create a form of generational distance in families. But as the epidemic worsens and the curfew has been established everywhere in France, they are proving more and more valuable in maintaining communication between grandparents and grandchildren and appear today as “linkage” factors. Instead of seeing each other for the eternal […] … learn more→

Lockdowns and school closures have pushed more aspects of our lives online. This has encouraged parents and children to engage with apps and other forms of digital media more frequently than before the pandemic. For parents of young children, touchscreen apps may be a valuable resource for educational purposes. When it comes to searching for educational touchscreen […] … learn more→

The U.S. faces one of the most consequential public health campaigns in history right now: to vaccinate the population against COVID-19 and, especially, to get shots into the arms of people who cannot easily navigate getting vaccinated on their own. Time is of the essence. As new, potentially more dangerous variants of this coronavirus spread to new […] … learn more→

Recent news about New Zealand’s declining position in international educational assessment rankings has been treated as if it is a new phenomenon requiring drastic changes to the school system. But some suggested solutions, such as the Principals Federation’s call for greater involvement by the Ministry of Education in curriculum decisions, seem simplistic. Problems in education are more complex and […] … learn more→

This is a brief post. It’s a brief post about a brief strategy which helps you to get started on writing that feels a bit – well – a bit boring. It’s the five minutes a day strategy. Boring? Yes … sometimes we all have to write things that don’t excite us. We often try […] … learn more→

Unpaid internships are often seen as an important rite of passage for college students. And with good reason. Studies have found that students acquire new skills and networks that enhance their job prospects. In the years just after graduating from college, students who have an internship are 15% less likely to be unemployed and earn 6% more than students who did not. Simply […] … learn more→

As another virtual university semester unfolds — the second or even third for some since the beginning of the pandemic — fatigue and declining satisfaction with this remote format seem to be increasingly felt on both sides of the screen. On the one hand, there are students worried about the quality of the courses they are taking, […] … learn more→

“A better Internet starts with you: more connected, more secure.” With this motto, Safe Internet Day 2021 is celebrated . This year we are all being asked, children and young people, families, teachers and schools, as well as companies and political leaders, to get involved in this task. The platforms are asked to create a better Internet, ensuring that there […] … learn more→