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Flattening the Curve in Education? Learning in a post-truth society. And distance learning during the lockdown
Flattening the Curve in Education? Learning in a post-truth society. And distance learning during the lockdown (News and Research 192) We should avoid flattening the curve in education – Possible scenarios for learning loss during the school lockdowns – S.A. Iqbal, J.P. Azevedo, K. Geven, A. Hasan, H. Patrinos Social distancing has been a necessary strategyContinue reading “Flattening the Curve in Education? Learning in a post-truth society. And distance learning during the lockdown”
The Learning Challenge in the 21st Century
The Learning Challenge in the 21st Century Truth matters, and the norms associated with a democratic society, such as the common good, responsibility, ethics, and civic engagement, are under attack with the emergence of the post-truth society. There are concerns worldwide that public education is failing us on pushing back on disinformation. And, in mostContinue reading “The Learning Challenge in the 21st Century”
Education and COVID-19
Education and COVID-19 (News and Research 191) Montenegro: How a higher education and innovation project is helping COVID-19 (coronavirus) response | Roberta Malee Bassett | Danica Ramljak | On March 17, Montenegro became the last European country to record a positive COVID-19 test. Since then, the virus has been identified in 201 patients (as ofContinue reading “Education and COVID-19”
The Coming Economic Crisis and the Education Response
The Coming Economic Crisis and the Education Response (News and Research 190) World Bank sees ‘major global recession’ due to pandemic Kyrgyz-Learning for the Future Foreign Policy: The Coronavirus Is the Biggest Emerging Markets Crisis Ever ‘We have entered recession’ says IMF chief Educational challenges and opportunities of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic The long-term consequencesContinue reading “The Coming Economic Crisis and the Education Response”
Education and Coronavirus
Education and Coronavirus (News and Research 189) World Bank Education and COVID-19 Read the blogs: March 23: Can technology help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on education systems in Europe and Central Asia? – with Tigran Shmis | The last few weeks have witnessed heightened awareness of the threat from the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus). AsContinue reading “Education and Coronavirus”
Education in a Time of Coronavirus
Education in a Time of Coronavirus (News and Research 188) Managing the impact of COVID19 on education systems around the world: How countries are preparing, coping, and planning for recovery | Tigran Shmis and Kaliope Azzi-Huck on school system responses to the growing spread of the COVID19 virus – 120 countries have closed schools impactingContinue reading “Education in a Time of Coronavirus”
School’s Out
School’s out (News and Research 187) School closures World Health Organization declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic Johns Hopkins’s GIS tool to monitor the spread of the covid-19 worldwide Worldometer University plans for education during lockdown from Daniel Stanford, DePaul University Coronavirus Takes Toll on K-12 and Higher Education ______________ Creating a High-Performing StateContinue reading “School’s Out”
Free Education
“Universal compulsory school attendance. Free instruction. The former exists even in Germany, the second in Switzerland and in the United States in the case of elementary schools. If in some states of the latter country higher education institutions are also ‘free’, that only means in fact defraying the cost of education of the upper classesContinue reading “Free Education”
Higher Education Reform in Europe
Higher Education Reform in Europe World Bank supports Georgia’s human capital by helping enhance the quality of education The Government of Georgia and the World Bank launched today the Innovation, Inclusion and Quality (I2Q) project at an event held at the Ceremonial Palace of Georgia. The $102.7 million project aims to support investment in humanContinue reading “Higher Education Reform in Europe”
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