2020-09-14 Teacher Deaths Raise Alarms at Start of New School Year
Teachers in at least three American states have died since the start of the new school year after getting the…
2020-09-14 College Towns Worry Students Will Not Be Counted in US Census
The coronavirus health crisis has had an unexpected effect on an event that happens once every 10 years in the…
2020-09-13 Universities Fight COVID-19 With Stronger Measures
Many colleges and universities across the United States have opened again after the summer vacation. But the school year looks…
2020-09-09 A Push to Change Confederate School Names across US South
Trude Lamb is a top cross country runner at Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas. But the name…
2020-09-06 Groups Face Difficulty in Registering Young Voters During Pandemic
Chase Gaines wishes he could get more young people in North Carolina to open their doors when he stops at…
2020-09-02 Distance Learning in the United States
Across America, many public spaces are taking on an unlikely new responsibility this fall. They are welcoming children for distance…
2020-09-01 Europe Reopens Schools
In Paris, a mother and her three children recently went to a supermarket to look for school supplies. They bought…
2020-08-30 Learning Should Never Stop – Teaching in a Pandemic
Teachers everywhere are facing the new school term with one big problem: how to teach students safely in the middle…
2020-08-26 Try These Activities for English Speaking Practice
Have you ever recorded yourself on an electronic device while speaking English? If so, what kinds of things did you…
2020-08-23 Space University Program Prepares Scientists to Battle Health Crises
This week the International Space University, based in Strasbourg, France, ended its first virtual Interactive Space Program, or ISP. The…
2020-08-21 Teachers Could Stay in School if Exposed to COVID-19
President Donald Trump’s administration declared this week that teachers in the United States are “critical infrastructure workers.” The declaration means…
2020-08-19 Universities Deal with Infections While Keeping Campus Experience Alive
This week, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill canceled in-person classes. It was just one week into the…
2020-08-19 US Parents Increase Interest in Homeschooling during Pandemic
A small but growing number of Americans are choosing to homeschool their children. Most U.S. schools plan to stay closed,…
2020-08-18 Major Universities Cancel Fall Football Seasons over Coronavirus
Two major college football conferences recently canceled their fall seasons because of concerns over the new coronavirus. The Big Ten…
2020-08-16 Recent College Graduates Worldwide Struggle to Enter Workforce
British clothing design school graduate Phoebe St. Leger’s dream of working for a major fashion company has been delayed for…