COVID public health measures included school closures and a shift to online learning. This placed immigrant families at a disadvantage as they saw to their children’s emotional and educational needs.
A group of Syrian refugees, now new Canadians, take part in a virtual citizenship ceremony in December 2020.
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We must meaningfully include newcomers and refugees in the formulation of policies that address structural constraints that affect them during times of crisis.
Contact languages are widely spoken by many First Nations children. These languages must be recognised and valued in the classroom to better meet students’ learning needs.
Indonesia runs the world’s largest network of madrasas (Islamic schools). They have contributed significantly to girls’ enrolment, and can serve as a model for the Taliban government.
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Indonesia can serve as an important model for the Taliban of how Muslim nations and faith-based organisations can play a big role in expanding girls’ education.
Communities benefit from keeping children in school for longer.
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There’s no perfect teaching approach guaranteed to prepare student teachers to teach subjects in English in a multilingual environment. But there are things universities can do to prepare them.
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Training New Zealand students to be better at tests would probably improve their performance. But, as Finland has shown, there are better (if more expensive) alternatives.
Given what is now known about the mortality rates of COVID-19, the ongoing disruptions to children’s care, education and health are no longer justified.
There’s a lot caregivers can do to ensure that young children keep learning.
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When it comes to inclusive education, England has gone backwards, with more and more students placed in segregated provision or excluded from educational opportunities.
South Africa has struggled to get schooling right across the board.
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It’s easy to report on access and inputs, but much more difficult to achieve educational quality and meaningful outcomes.
The fact that parents may be physically absent from schools does not mean they are disinterested in their children’s academic and professional success.
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The damning report, released on Monday, says the decline is widespread and “equivalent to a generation of Australian school children falling short of their full learning potential”.