As provinces consider extended holidays, or school closures loom as a possibility under COVID-19, schools should commit to providing in-person schooling for students with disabilities.
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Schools can impact the mental health and well-being of not just students but their parents, too.
School streets close roads to motor traffic when children arrive at and leave school.
A new hands-on learning program helps families with young children build their engineering skills.
From medieval thinkers to James Baldwin, loving one’s country has never meant you can’t be critical of it too.
The UK government has published new guidance barring materials produced by groups opposed to capitalism from schools.
Schools reopening during the current coronavirus pandemic need to calculate class sizes to prevent the spread of disease and minimize disruptions.
A pediatrician answers parents’ questions about catching up on missed childhood vaccinations and why that’s so important.
Demand is high for teachers with expertise in STEM subjects like maths. But students also deserve expert English, history, civics or geography teachers. Maybe your favourite teacher did an arts degree.
Scientists explain what you need to know about the COVID-19 risks in the air, from how aerosols form to how to keep kids safe on a school bus.
Immigrant students often have work commitments outside class, and they may need additional language support. Giving them equal access to technology during remote learning might not be enough.
Ranking students by academic performance has been condemned as discriminatory and racist, yet New Zealand still leaves it up to individual schools to decide.
When water stagnates in pipes, harmful metals and bacteria can accumulate and make people sick. Buildings that were shut down for weeks during the pandemic may be at risk.
Local interpretation of national guidance will be most effective in preventing outbreaks in schools.
Children need to learn how to manage their own accounts and passwords as an extension of their identity.
The World Health Organisation now recommends children aged 12 years and older wear masks and that masks should be considered for those aged 6-11 years.
School nurses were already overwhelmed, with hundreds of students and staff in their charge. Now, COVID-19 screenings and testing have become their priority.
New research points to why reopening elementary schools is the safest bet and what else needs to happen for schools to have the best chance of staying open.
With 52% of 15-year-olds now saying they read only if they have to, experts say a new way of teaching literacy is overdue.
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Adjunct associate professor, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and the Future of Schooling, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Manager, Brisbane Catholic Education & Associate Professor of Education (Adjunct), Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
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Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor Emeritus Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Deputy CEO (Research), Australian Council for Educational Research
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Researcher into Educational Leadership and Policy, Flinders University
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Research associate, Flinders University
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Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
