Schools embrace mindfulness in curricula as students face multiple crises
Dive Brief: More schools are introducing mindfulness into curricula to help students deal with the stress brought on by pandemic-induced...
Day: November 25, 2020
Helping students develop executive function skills remotely
Dive Brief: Online learning can create unique challenges for students, as they don’t have in-person signals such as bell schedules...
IDEA turns 45: Is Congress close to guaranteeing full special ed funding?
In the small Sweetwater County School District #2 in Green River, Wyoming, federal funding for special education services is a...
Study Guide: Attendance and chronic absenteeism during COVID-19
Among educators' greatest challenges with the pandemic-driven transition to remote learning is tracking attendance and participation. Doing so can be...
Decisions to stop or start in-person K-12 learning aren’t getting easier
In recent weeks, as novel coronavirus caseloads across the country have surged, school systems are making difficult decisions to stop...
Several large universities plan to increase coronavirus testing in the spring
Dive Brief: Several large universities are planning to increase coronavirus testing in the spring after seeing outbreaks in the fall. ...
Pearson PTE Academic accepted for regular Canada study stream
Separately, the testing provider has also announced it has launched SELTs in Nigeria for individuals wishing to work, study or come...
Report: 420K fewer homeless students identified at start of school year
Dive Brief: A national survey of 1,444 McKinney-Vento education liaisons in 49 states shows a 28% drop in the identification...
How COVID-19 is affecting students with visual impairments and their educators
L. Penny Rosenblum is director of research for the American Foundation for the Blind. “It takes a village, and many students don’t...
States should reject ‘across-the-board’ higher ed funding cuts: report
Dive Brief: State policymakers should not pursue proportional budget cuts to colleges and instead preserve money for institutions that assist...
