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 of a worldwide pandemic. Hamisu Hamisu Haruna teaches English at…
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 notice? Recording yourself gives you the chance to listen to…
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 ISP is an online development program for scientists in different…
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 that school officials could send teachers back to the classroom…
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 start of the new school year. The university said it…
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, or open only part-time, this year and offer distance learning…
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 and Pac-12 athletic conferences announced they would not have a…
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 now. Like many other students around the world who completed…
2020-08-12 Teachers Want to Improve Online Learning Skills, but Training Uneven
The COVID-19 crisis caused public schools in the United States to shut their doors in March. But that did not mean the school year ended early. Instead, educators quickly developed,…
2020-08-10 Parents Unhappy with School Choices Gather Learning ‘Pods’
On a farm at the edge of Everglades National Park in Florida, Timea Hunter trains people to ride horses. There, she has held plenty of horse-riding classes, parties, and other…
2020-08-09 Few US College Graduates Feel Their Schools Fully Investigate Discrimination
In the United States, only about one-fourth of college graduates strongly believe their former schools would investigate claims of discrimination as best they can. That is a finding from an…
2020-08-06 Parents Struggle as Schools Reopen During Rise in COVID-19 Cases
The first day of school is always a hard time for parents. But this year is different. Now, on top of the usual concerns about your child getting used to…
2020-08-05 ‘Bring a Chair and Sunblock‘ Say Boarding Schools
Students at a small boarding school in California got an unusual request this summer: Come back in the autumn with your own chair, a sun hat and plenty of sunblock.…
2020-08-03 Largest Public University in US Requires Ethnic Studies
California State University has approved a vote requiring all students to take an ethnic and social justice studies class in order to graduate. The decision came in late July from…
2020-08-02 US Colleges Have a Mix of Plans for Coronavirus Testing
For students going to Colby College in Maine next month, coronavirus testing is expected to be a normal part of campus life. Colby will require all students to take a…