U of Washington first major campus to cancel in-person classes over coronavirus concerns
Dive Brief: The University of Washington announced Friday that in light of the novel coronavirus spreading in the Seattle area,...
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Ed Dept expands options for online learning in response to coronavirus
Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidance to help schools decide what steps to take in the...
Coronavirus threat prompts more cancellations for colleges
Dive Brief: As the novel coronavirus disrupts the higher education sector, college administrators continue to have students take courses remotely...
4 crucial pieces of guidance as districts prepare coronavirus response
Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first advised schools to prepare for increased employee and student absenteeism last...
Homestay host family reluctance in Canada attributed to Covid-19
“We’ve had 14 families cancel in the past week,” related Carolina Cintra, accommodations manager at ILSC Vancouver. “Hosts with small...
Study: Social studies teachers not ‘above the fray’ in removing bias from media literacy
Dive Brief: Social studies teachers are not "above the fray" in how they present and discuss news sources' credibility in...
Online learning shift will bring positives, but adapted delivery is key
“It typically takes months to launch really high quality online learning programs” According to NYU Shanghai, more than 1,000 students...
UK higher ed specialists SI-UK to open 120 branches globally by 2025
Since opening in Tokyo in 2006, the company has grown to having 53 offices in 23 countries and is aiming...
Higher ed groups share guides to help prep for the coronavirus
Dive Brief: As the global outbreak of the new coronavirus continues, higher education and health groups have developed guides to...
The Ed Dept is leaning on mediation to clear backlog of sexual violence cases, sources say
Editor's note: The names of sexual assault survivors and students alleged of misconduct have been changed in this story to...
