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Tag: E-Learning
Struggling With Lockdown, Schools Relearn Value of Older Tech: TV
Poor regions across the globe where internet access is scarce are turning to television to reach students. That strategy could also help in wealthy countries that have focused on online classes.
Kenya’s Unusual Solution to the School Problem: Cancel the Year and Start Over
Some students were taking classes online, while others couldn’t. So the government scrapped the school year for all. But the move may just make educational inequality worse.
When Covid Subsided, Israel Reopened Its Schools. It Didn’t Go Well.
As countries consider back-to-school strategies for the fall, a coronavirus outbreak at a Jerusalem high school offers a cautionary tale.
U.S. Visa Changes Leave International Students in Limbo
The return to studying at an American institution has been thrown into question for an estimated one million international students.
Coronavirus Briefing: A Push to Reopen Schools
The Trump administration is putting pressure on school districts to resume in-person learning by the fall.
The Return to School
What Australian children have to say about going back to class
The Coronavirus Exposes Education’s Digital Divide
In China, many rural students lack the connections or hardware to learn remotely. More nations will confront the same reality as the outbreak spreads.
‘When Can We Go to School?’ Nearly 300 Million Children Are Missing Class.
The global scale and speed of the educational disruption from the coronavirus epidemic is “unparalleled,” the United Nations said.