Schools in the UK are preparing online learning resources, getting work ready for pupils to take home and cancelling events as they brace for potential closures due to coronavirus.
The CDC has urged school districts to prepare for a distance-learning scenario amid fears over the spread of the novel coronavirus. In some cases that is easier said than done because of limited internet access and other challenges, and districts are being cautioned about investing in education-technology solutions they may never need to use.
The most recent edition of Teaching in Focus of the OECD targets stress and burnout among teachers; factors that endanger the health of practitioners and damage the quality of education. In addition, these are important reasons that the recruitment and retention of teachers has become so difficult.
Et utvalg nedsatt av byrådet foreslår at både elevens utvikling i ungdomsskolen og karakterer skal ha betydning for skolevalg og elevinntak i Oslos videregående skoler.
An alliance of headteachers, school governors, councils and unions are to lobby the chancellor for a further £5.5bn a year to help schools in England to avoid financial difficulties and cuts.
Italiens utbildningsminister bekräftar nu beslutet om att stänga skolor och universitet från och med torsdagen 5 mars, fram till den 15 mars, rapporterar Reuters.
I coronas fotspår har Japan stängt ner majoriteten av sina skolor – för eleverna. Lärarna går fortfarande till jobbet i öde korridorer. Det berättar forskaren Kampei Hayashi, som befinner sig i Japan. Italien har beslutat att följa efter.