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Shutting school systems, wrong response to COVID-19, UNICEF says
Countries fighting the coronavirus should not impose nationwide or large-scale school closures, which is the wrong response and compounds the societal cost of the disease,…
Canada to give provinces, territories up to C$2 billion for school restart
Canada will give up to C$2 billion ($1.5 billion) in additional funding to provinces and territories to help reopen schools safely as students return to…
US schools revamp curricula in response to Black Lives Matter
John Marshall keeps a picture of Breonna Taylor in his office at the headquarters of Kentucky’s largest school district, a visual reminder, he says, of…
Hong Kong removes ‘sensitive’ content from school textbooks
Hong Kong publishers have been told to remove “sensitive” content from secondary school textbooks, local media reported Thursday, in the latest move to tighten the…
Have wheels, will learn? India bets on free scooters for top girl students
The Indian state of Assam is trying a new tack to keep girls learning – rewarding 22,000 of its top performers with a free scooter…
Ten million kids ‘may never return to school’ after virus
The coronavirus pandemic has caused an “unprecedented education emergency” with up to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk of never going back…
Coronavirus: Kenyan schools to remain closed until 2021
The education ministry said it would explore how to make online learning accessible to all students. All schools in Kenya will remain closed until next…
‘Bubbles’: How England plans to reopen schools to all pupils
All pupils in England will be expected to return to school in September as part of government plans unveiled on Thursday, which include dividing students…
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