A bomb attack that killed scores of schoolgirls, members of a long-persecuted minority, offered still more evidence that Afghanistan may be on the verge of unraveling.
Tag: Education (K-12)
Italy’s Problem With School Dropouts Goes From Bad to Worse in Pandemic
Even before the coronavirus hit, Italy had among the worst dropout rates in Europe. But closed schools and online classes have pushed students out in ever higher numbers.
L.A. Schools Superintendent Austin Beutner Stepping Down
Austin Beutner, who turned down a contract extension, was both praised and criticized for how he managed the nation’s second-largest public school system through a series of crises.
Over 50,000 N.Y.C. Public School Students Will Return to Classrooms
The change follows recent federal guidance that schools could reduce social distancing between students in some classrooms to three feet from six.
N.Y.C.’s mayor says a new virus rule will reduce temporary public school closures.
Public schools had previously closed for 10 days if two unlinked cases were detected there, regardless of the source of infection.
N.Y.C. public school students can opt back in to standardized testing this year.
The pandemic will have disrupted at least two years of state testing.
Women Are Calling Out ‘Rape Culture’ in U.K. Schools
Thousands of anonymous online accounts have shined a spotlight on sexual violence against young women and girls.
Schools in Long Beach, Calif., Start Reopening This Week
The majority of the nation’s districts have begun to reopen school buildings, but some teachers have been wary of returning to in-person instruction.
N.Y.C. public school students will have another chance, starting Wednesday, to opt in for in-person instruction.
While all parents can indicate interest, the city only has plans for now to bring more elementary school students into school buildings in April.
N.Y.C. Students To Be Able to Opt Into In-Person Learning in Public Schools, Mayor Says
The move follows new C.D.C. guidance allowing elementary school students wearing masks to be spaced three feet apart, rather than six feet, in reopened schools.