Education #14

Education #14
Unis face staff cuts Data privacy in schools America’s history Graduating in 2020

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The Conversation

As universities face losing 1 in 10 staff, COVID-driven cuts create 4 key risks

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a sudden and very big decline in Australian universities’ revenue as a result of the loss of international student enrolments. Being excluded from the federal government’s JobKeeper program has forced universities to embark on immediate and sustained cost-cutting. Our newly released research identifies several significant risks associated with this approach.

The 74 Million

Collective Action Can Change Our Schools So Low-Income Children of Color in L.A., and Across the Country, Can Succeed

A call for organizations across the city and country to invest in leaders of color and support collective action to ensure our communities — those most affected by the inequities of the pandemic — can access quality schools now

Indypendent

One Keystroke At A Time

At the beginning of May, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to “revolutionize” education. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, he said, would mastermind it, assembling a task force of experts to create a blueprint for a new kind of learning, one that would last beyond the pandemic and the chaotic first weeks of online education.

Nature

Diversity in science: next steps for research group leaders

Many institutions publicly pledged their commitment to inclusion after Black Lives Matter protests this year. And researchers emphasize the need to maintain momentum.

University of Birmingham

Research concludes that remote learning might not be a bad thing

Remote and blended approaches to teacher education can be as effective as face-to-face approaches concludes a new study from the University of Birmingham.

Daily Pioneer

For a better tomorrow

The conventional model and approach in the Education Sector seem to be taking a backseat and the unprecedented times are calling for a newer approach to disseminate education without impacting its quality, says DR DNS Kumar

Citizen Times

How should America’s story be told? Educators give answers as NC revises history standards

As President Trump proposes a focus on ‘patriotic education,’ North Carolina is in the midst of reconsidering how educators frame the American story.

Times of San Diego

Opinion: It’s Now Clear That COVID-19 Will Change Public Education Forever – Times of San Diego

The coronavirus pandemic has affected almost every aspect of our lives, but arguably the most impacted part is public education. COVID-19 has changed our traditional model of public education forever, and parents realize that learning is no longer restricted to the classroom.

Irish Times

What was it like to graduate in 2020?

DCU graduate Ciara Ramsbottom describes how the pandemic impacted her final months of college

The Saturday Paper

Coalition to cut $2 billion a year from university research

New analysis reveals the government intends to cut billions of dollars from university research, while reannouncing funds from elsewhere in the budget. By Rick Morton.