Is east Asia really the top dog when it comes to education?
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… and why our analysis is a much fairer comparison.
Too sick to attend school in person, but perfectly able to participate with a robot’s help.
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Students with chronic illness often get only a few hours of education a week. Telepresence robots could let them participate fully in classroom and school activities.
A classroom at HM Prison Winson Green, in Birmingham.
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University students are learning with prisoners about crime and punishment.
Village life, but for how much longer?
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Under new government funding proposals, village schools could soon become a thing of the past.
A significant number of young South Africans struggle to find jobs.
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While South Africa’s youth unemployment is a structural matter, the country must find ways to alleviate the challenges in the short-term.
Many academics have been involved in supporting student protesters.
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With the impasse between South African universities and students over free higher education a forum has been set up to look at possible reforms.
Among the Syrian refugee population it is estimated that there are 2,000 university professionals and 100,000 university qualified students.
The cybersecurity industry needs more trained workers.
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Governments, academic institutions and private companies are all spending millions of dollars. But the most effective solutions to the cybersecurity labor shortage will not be found individually.
Better levels of education and higher exam results found in the South of the country.
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Crunching the numbers on the latest school performance data.
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Theresa May’s plan to boost UK competitiveness risks exposing flaws in the higher education sector.
In celebration of academic books.
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Three reasons why the new progress measures may be a misleading indicator of school performance.
We should not be afraid of the way technology is changing education.
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Do we really need to focus on things like spelling or memorising dates if technology can do that for us? Perhaps education should focus on other things instead.
Making writing fun again.
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A prescriptive English curriculum is in danger of making writing boring for primary school children.
Don’t like dresses or skirts for schoolgirls? Then let them wear pants.
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There’s a simple solution to the school uniform conundrum: have a range of sanctioned options and allow students to choose, no matter their gender.
Simply being exposed to nature can help children better cope with stress.
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Exposure to nature plays a positive role in brain development by providing children with opportunities to take risks, discover new things, and be creative.
Turns out children don’t necessarily become smarter just because they have learned how to play the piano or sing in a choir.
Going circular on education.
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Our schooling system needs a rethink.
A year of high expectations, yet little action.
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Gonski funding was scrapped and the vocational education sector got a new student loan system. Here’s what else happened in education this year…
As alt-right ideology spreads worldwide, teachers and students develop skills to learn about respect and diversity of thoughts.
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How can educators face the new challenges brought by the Alt-Right and post-truth environment?