Colleges met with strikes, collective action over fall reopening plans
Dive Brief: Several colleges' decisions to offer campus-based instruction are the subject of strikes or legal pushback as coronavirus cases...
Month: September 2020
CARES Act rule blocked for Massachusetts colleges
Dive Brief: A federal judge in Massachusetts last week blocked the U.S. Department of Education's interim rule that excludes certain...
What’s Next: How will the pandemic change college football?
Editor's note: In this column, we're looking ahead at how the coronavirus pandemic could affect higher ed in the long...
Student engagement remains a challenge in distance learning
Dive Brief: While districts must ensure all students and staff have access to high-speed wireless internet for successful remote learning,...
Helping middle-schoolers build self-regulation skills remotely
Dive Brief: Middle school students may need assistance to manage online learning, as they’re being asked to tap into adult-level...
Ed Dept decision on trans student-athletes could have broader implications
Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights updated its decision on a string of sex discrimination complaints...
Districts’ approaches to accommodating high-risk educators a mixed bag
Dive Brief: As some school districts nationwide move to reopen buildings for face-to-face learning, accommodations for educators and staff at...
Survey: Parents stressed, anxious about sending children back to school
Dive Brief: Working parents considering back-to-school plans for their children seek flexibility from their employers, but some aren't receiving it,...
LASU students win grant, SME100AFRICA enterprising award
By Elizabeth Osayande The duo of Veracruz Gbolahan and Dawodu Joshua, students of Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, students have...
AFS to resume 2020 study abroad programs in selected countries
AFS programs will run in countries where health and safety conditions allow, and student visas are possible” In an announcement,...
