Furloughs and major cost-cutting policies implemented across learning institutions in the US Finance United States

Furloughs and major cost-cutting policies implemented across learning institutions in the US

Institutions will use furloughs and salary cuts to reduce costs. This is after suffering significant revenue losses due to lockdowns caused by the spread of the coronavirus. Economic uncertainty caused by the spread of coronavirus in the US is causing institutions to consider drastic changes to reduce operational costs. Weeks after states started implementing stay […]

UNICEF and Microsoft launch Learning Passport for borderless education Nonprofits

UNICEF and Microsoft launch Learning Passport for borderless education

UNICEF and Microsoft Corp got together on Monday to launch a unique personalized digital platform called Learning Passport to help the students stuck at home due to unexpected school closures. Following the collaboration, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) and Microsoft will jointly design the ‘learning passport’ to make sure that impacted students continue with their […]

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Singapore loans at least 12,000 electronic gadgets to be used for distance learning

The Ministry of Education in Singapore loans electronic gadgets and internet devices for students under distance learning. Distance learning in Singapore Singapore did very well at controlling the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in their country for the past month. Despite the positive response from the public, the government has not been lackadaisical in continuing […]

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Hong Kong students set to resume half classes amid COVID-19

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID–19 pandemic, Hongkong students are set to resume half-day classes to minimize the rate of new infections. According to the Education Secretary, Kevin Yeung Yun schools reopening will be done in phases where the higher classes resume to schools first followed by the lower classes. 900,000 Hong Kong […]