A recent report from NWEA shows that while students in third through eighth grades have demonstrated learning loss because of the coronavirus pandemic, they scored better on assessments than projected. The organization credits teachers, and increased support from parents, for slowing the rate of expected learning loss.
With coronavirus cases surging, labor groups are continuing to flex their political muscle, most often pushing for a conservative approach to getting teachers and kids back in buildings.
The chief inspector of schools in England has pushed back against growing calls to make the national curriculum more diverse, warning against making curriculum changes based on a single issue or purpose.
Tre av fem lärare vittnar om högre bortfall av flickor i skolan efter covid-19, enligt ny undersökning. Samtidigt befaras kraftiga nedskärningar i utvecklingsländers utbildningsbudgetar i spåren av pandemin. Nu krävs både globala kraftsamlingar och lokala insatser, som bland annat hindrar att fler flickor gifts bort, skriver Jennifer Vidmo från ActionAid Sverige.
Både skolpeng och vinst. Rita Nikolai som forskar om internationella utbildningssystem beskriver den svenska modellen som unik. "Tyskland skulle aldrig tillåta att skolor får statliga medel och samtidigt gör en vinst", säger hon.