For many teachers, news coverage of education seems to be unrelentingly negative. They say this is particularly noticeable in reporting of results of standardised tests such as NAPLAN and the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which seems to place most of the blame for perceived problems on them. suffice to say PISA making […] … learn more→

Legal battles over masks in schools are being fought across the country, including in Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, Nevada and Texas. Rather than clarifying policy, these legal challenges have led to more confusion. As a new school year begins and COVID-19 hospitalizations rise across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that students wear masks in school […] … learn more→

Sending your little one off to daycare is a significant milestone both for your kid and you as a parent. However, finding the right daycare might feel overwhelming. It’s crucial that you, as a parent, have patience and consider all factors because you don’t want to end up making a decision that feels completely wrong […] … learn more→

For decades, gifted education and talent development services in public schools have been accused of creating inequities for students of color, students from low-income communities and nonnative English speakers. This year, there seems to be remarkable momentum to change some systems. Some changes defy common sense. In Virginia, the city of Charlottesville sought to address the equity […] … learn more→

In our time, the idea that technology and progress imply and need each other seems to prevail. This article aims to collect some reflections and pose certain questions about this apparently necessary interdependence in the specific field of education. It has been more than thirty years since the concept of computer-aided learning began to spread . In an interesting article , D. […] … learn more→

Why are middle school students losing interest in physics? Why is Australia falling behind in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? We in the Einstein-First project think we have the answer. It is because students’ internet experience of science is in complete conflict with the school curriculum. For National Science Week, I spoke to 650 students aged from 5 to 11. I […] … learn more→

When parents think of a child getting kicked out of school, they might imagine drugs found stashed in a locker, a classroom that’s been vandalized, or some kind of sexual or other violent assault. But the fact is that it’s not uncommon for students to be suspended or expåelled for much less egregious behavior before […] … learn more→

With an eye on back-to-school during the COVID-19 pandemic, some education advocates in the Greater Toronto Area’s York and Peel regions have been calling for school boards to say no to hybrid learning. The hybrid model forces educators to teach online and in-person at the same time. In May, the York Region District School Board announced it would be adopting a hybrid […] … learn more→

Just when schools were getting ready to reopen for the new school year, cases of COVID-19 started surging in the United States, driven in large part by the more contagious delta variant. School administrators around the country are working to bring students back into the classroom safely, while still providing kids an enriching learning environment. As an infectious […] … learn more→

Year 12 students in Sydney who live or go to school in an area affected by stage 4 lockdowns will be able to apply for special consideration if their oral or performance exam, or major project, was impacted by COVID. Under the New South Wales COVID-19 special consideration program, students’ work must have suffered as a direct result […] … learn more→