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February 17, 2021

England’s education recovery plan should focus on wellbeing, not on ‘catching up’

Helena Gillespie, University of East Anglia

A focus on 'catching up' implies a deficit on the part of pupils.

Most states have avoided deep education budget cuts this year, but they project revenue shortfalls for the coming school year. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

January 6, 2021

School budgets have held up better than expected in some states, but looming cuts will hurt learning long after pandemic ends

Michael Addonizio, Wayne State University

Layoffs and pay freezes next year would hurt in-class instruction and student progress when it's most needed.

November 16, 2020

Learning loss: the National Tutoring Programme for England is a valuable step – but may not go far enough

Simon Burgess, University of Bristol and Hans Sievertsen, University of Bristol

Lost learning is greater in disadvantaged households.

Five-year-old Maverick Denette, left, and his six-year-old sister Peyton, centre, talk with a teacher at St. Thomas More Elementary School in Mississauga, Ont., Sept. 9, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

September 17, 2020

Strong relationships help kids catch up after 6 months of COVID-19 school closures

Lisa Bayrami, Lakehead University

The approach that schools take to addressing how to get students caught up in learning they missed due to COVID-19 school closures may have a lasting impact on this generation.

Head teachers in the UK argue teachers and children benefit from school holidays as it motivates them to work harder during the term. Shutterstock

March 6, 2018

Should we shorten the long summer break from school? Maybe not

Rebecca English, Queensland University of Technology

While cutting the long summer holidays would help working parents, it may not be so great for teachers who need to plan and do professional development, and kids who need a rest.

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