Leveraging schools for political influence
Doctoral student Blair Read links rise of private education in India to local political competition, signaling potential erosion of public services.
Doctoral student Blair Read links rise of private education in India to local political competition, signaling potential erosion of public services.
Education
Mar 7, 2022
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The South Australian government in recent months announced it was relaxing its catchment zone policy for secondary schools. This means families can apply for their year 6 or 7 child to attend any public high school in the ...
Education
Jun 15, 2021
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The way the nation's public schools are evaluated—teachers, students and the schools themselves—is headed for a major makeover, with a sweeping shift from federal to state control over school accountability and student ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2015
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Among the many problems and inequities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic are disparities in the U.S. educational system. While the abrupt shift to digital learning has been challenging for many kids, students of color and ...
Education
Jul 21, 2020
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Pupils across the UK have lost out on a third of their learning time since the pandemic started, even once learning at home is taken into account, new research finds.
Education
Jul 7, 2021
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Poverty and disadvantage put young Australians on the road to a less fulfilling life and schools could play a critical role in breaking the cycle, a new study led by Flinders University says.
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted so many aspects of our lives, and it may be some time before the full impacts are known. That's especially true for students and teachers, who were forced to confront a new way of learning ...
Education
Aug 12, 2022
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At this time of year many parents and caregivers are asking a familiar set of questions.
Education
Aug 29, 2023
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Across Canada, many parents, educational policy experts and educators are now looking at possibly late August or early September as they consider how schools can safely reopen amid the unknowns of the coronavirus pandemic.
Education
May 26, 2020
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Your child could go to gym class on Monday morning and play soccer on a field that was sprayed over the weekend with 2,4D, a toxic weedkiller that has been investigated as possibly causing cancer. Alternatively, the school ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2023
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