Trots att Sverige hade flest bekräftade fall av covid-19 av åtta länder i en studie var det bara här som grundskolan hölls öppen. Det främsta skälet, menar forskarna, är den svenska konstitutionen med självständiga myndigheter.

Skolans sociala roll, begränsningar med distansundervisning och vikten av att vara förberedd på framtida pandemier. Det är några centrala erfarenheter i spåren av skolnedstängningar. Det visar en genomgång av den politiska diskussionen i åtta europeiska länder där endast Sverige stängde skolan.  

Forskare vid Göteborgs universitet har tittat på åtta europeiska länders covid-hantering av skolan. Sverige var det enda land som höll skolan öppen. Nu vill forskarna se större pandemiberedskap ute bland huvudmännen.

For teachers and school leaders looking to promote more equity in their schools, Glenn Singleton’s Courageous Conversations framework guides educators through tough discussions about race.

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Learning about lots of books students might enjoy is not an easy task, write literacy educators Lynne Dorfman and Brenda Krupp, but it's essential in nurturing lifelong readers. How can teachers become experts in children's literature? First "we have to really read the books." Browse their many tips and resources.

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