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‘Diabolical’ – UK Cuts Funding for Arts and Humanities Teachers
The Department for Education’s list of postgraduate training bursaries for 2021 includes no arts subjects, perpetuating the lack of diversity within Britain’s creative industries.
A School Got a COVID Case Days After Starting In-Person. It’s Still Open.
"We know it’s going to be devastating," one Los Alamitos High School teacher said.
The White House Reportedly Pressured the CDC to Downplay COVID Risk in Schools
While children have shown a stronger immune response to the coronavirus, more than 600,000 kids in the U.S. have tested positive so far.
Panicked Teachers Explain Why They Are Creating Wills Before School Starts
“This is a place where many people believe the virus is a hoax or overblown. I have been told I’m weak and not a good Christian, that if I covered myself and my students in prayer, I would be fine.”
‘We Don’t Usually Have Light When the Classes Are On’ – How Coronavirus Made Nigeria's Education Gap Worse
Forty-seven percent of Nigerians do not have access to grid electricity.
Teachers Are Panicking About Schools Reopening in the Fall
Many states are barrelling ahead to open classrooms without clear safety precautions in place. "First, they expect us to take a bullet for kids when there’s an active shooter, and now this," one educator told VICE.
Florida Is Using Guns and Surveillance to Prevent the Next School Shooting
“There’s nothing wrong with going for a ride in the back of a police car and understanding what you did is wrong,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood told VICE News.
Ontario Is Shutting Down All Public Schools Due to Coronavirus
Schools will be closed until April 5.
22 Million Kids Rely on School for Meals. Here's What They're Doing During Closures.
School systems across the country weigh "grab-and-go" schemes to feed low-income kids while not exposing them or staff to COVID-19.
Teen Security Researcher Suspended for Exposing Vulnerabilities in His School’s Software
Another vulnerability that Bill Demirkapi found impacted 5,000 schools.
How British Schools Fell for American-Style Proms
A Welsh school's appeal for donated dresses has highlighted the issue of prom’s affordability at a time when UK child poverty rates reach record highs.
What It's Like to Be Stalked on a College Campus
"He's going to come in and kill us all one day," a coworker at my college newspaper told me.