A 3 trillion bill passed on Friday will have provision for student loan forgiveness and suspension of loan interests until September 2021. Weeks after the CARES act was passed, House Democrats have passed a 3 trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act HEROES (Act) that will have implications on repayment of student loans. […]
Only the top-100 universities in India are allowed to resume classes via online learning. Top universities in India can now resume classes The government has granted access to the top-100 universities in India to accept students for the academic year 2020-2021 starting May 30th, with the condition that it will be completely digital and no […]
A recently-published report paints a rather gloomy picture with an irregular principal turnover rate in the US and highlights its subsequent effects on schools and students. Joint research conducted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) attempts to underline the significance of the principal turnover and the […]
DepEd assured parents and students that it would be a safe reopening of schools this August. A safe reopening of classes As parents, it is hard not to feel anxious and concerned about the reopening of schools this August amid the COVID-19 crisis in the country. Without a real vaccine out there to treat for […]
CSU has said it will implement virtual learning when its campuses reopen in the fall. Other universities are also expected to copy this decision if the pandemic will not have ended. The decision to reopen colleges across the US and the mode of reopening to be implemented amid coronavirus continues to be a challenge. The […]
The coronavirus pandemic has led to a change in view of virtual learning by most college instructors. Schools have also faced difficulties migrating to virtual learning with minimal infrastructure available. The migration from in-person learning to virtual learning for most universities was impromptu. Infrastructure to conduct these classes was almost non-existent and there were no […]
The global closure of visa offices due to the pandemic will have consequences on the application of international students to universities. VFS Global, an outsourcing company that manages visa applications for governments, has raised an alarm that multiple visa application centers around the world are closed due to pandemic. The closure of these centers has […]
Reopening of schools amid coronavirus has led to a teachers union promising teachers of legal aid should they feel afraid to return to work. NASUWT, in a letter addressed to its 300,000 members, has threatened legal action if teachers are forced to return to work without addressing the health concerns. The teachers union promised they […]
Blockchain in education was an uneasy topic among some school administrators as they don’t see themselves as part of it. In fact, in the US, almost 50% of school principals are resigning their positions as they probably don’t see eye to eye with technology. A new report based on a survey conducted by the Learning Policy Institute and […]
A question from Hong Kong on whether Japan’s occupation of China had a positive or negative impact has angered Beijing. A history question addressed to Hong Kong students has sparked a diplomatic rift with China. The question asked the student to evaluate the Japanese occupation of China from the 1900s to 1945. Hong Kong education […]
