As the UK continues to grapple with a surge in coronavirus cases, reports indicate that in-person school attendance is at an all-time high, with some schools recording more than 50 percent attendance. The Department of Education has continued to discourage in-person school attendance following the reintroduction of coronavirus lockdown after a spike in COVID-19 cases […]
New research has shown no evidence that the reopening of in-person schools in areas where COVID-19 hospitalizations were low increased hospitalizations after schools reopened in the summer. The study showed that reopening in-person schools did not result in an increase in the number of hospitalization in communities. This is after analyzing data from counties that […]
Asian countries are introducing new coronavirus measures meant to curb the spread of coronavirus, in an effort to curb a second wave of the pandemic in the region. This comes amidst a global struggle with the virus which has resulted in over 1.8 million fatalities and 86 million confirmed cases globally. Europe and North America […]
University of Nottingham students have threatened a rent strike as the UK goes into lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. New lockdown measures that were announced by the UK government earlier this week meant that students would not be allowed to travel back to the university. However, these students will still be charged rent […]
Parents will be required to offer homeschooling guidance again after the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson announced that starting from January 5th, schools would be closed to spread the spread of the virus. The Prime Minister indicated that the lockdown measures were necessary because of the growing cases of coronavirus in the country. With schools […]
The Government of Pakistan has decided to reopen schools in phases, according to a report released by local media, Geo News. The decision came after a meeting between the Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood and the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) to discuss the best way to reopen schools. Mehmood indicated that the first classes […]
California Governor, Gavin Newson, has released a plan with details on how schools in the state should resume in-person teaching next spring. The newly released plan emphasized the need for the youngest students and those struggling with remote to return to in-person early. It also highlighted that the state government would offer $2 billion aid […]
What a year it has been for all of us – our students, moderators and the English Forward team. Which one of us would have imagined the world we live in now when the clock struck 12 for 2020? I was chatting with Sue and the kids yesterday about living on the west coast earlier […]
The education system around the world has been shaped significantly by the events of 2020 such as the global spread of covid-19 and the lockdowns that ensued. The long-lasting effects of these changes are expected to last for decades to come. The covid-19 pandemic highlighted the underbelly of the education system in most countries. The […]
Two brand new world-class schools have received funding from the Scottish funding and will replace closed down schools in Perth. The world-class schools’ funding announcement was made by education secretary and Perthshire North MSP John Swinney, who indicated that a new Perth High School and North Perth Primary School would be built. Swinney indicated that […]
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