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P3,500 cash allowance for teachers will be released by June

Ken Vincent Rosales
May 8, 2020

DepEd will release its P3,500 ($70) cash allowance for teachers by June. Cash allowance for teaching materials Annually, the DepEd...

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Reconsider school reopening, a call from a teacher's coalition group

Ken Vincent Rosales
May 5, 2020

A teacher’s coalition group urges DepEd to reconsider the dates on school reopening in the Philippines. School reopening still in...

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US teachers at a greater risk of coronavirus, new data...

Kelvin Maina
May 3, 2020

Data is showing that nearly a third of all public school teachers in the US is over 50 years. The...

Europe Teachers

Belgian teachers angered by suggestions school may be extended

Kelvin Maina
April 20, 2020

The suggestion of extending the schools’ calendar year by the Ministry of Education has angered Belgian teachers. Teachers argued that...

Asia Teachers

Online education in China: Teachers prefer live broadcasts of lessons...

Ken Vincent Rosales
April 15, 2020

Even with the COVID-19 being controlled in the Hubei Province, online education in China will still go on indefinitely. Better...

India Teachers

India private school teachers brace for salary cuts and delayed...

Kelvin Maina
April 14, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a reduction in salaries for private school teachers in India. It has also led...

How parents are managing fulltime jobs, children education amid coronavirus lockdowns

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Parents juggling jobs with children plead for teachers' help

Kelvin Maina
March 31, 2020

Balancing between fulltime jobs and children’s education has become a challenge during this lockdown period. Parents are now sharing their...

Teachers United States

First public school staff casualty of the Coronavirus in Brooklyn

Ken Vincent Rosales
March 26, 2020

Dez-Ann Romain, the first public school staff in Brooklyn to fall to the Coronavirus. Public School Staff in Brooklyn In...

Teachers United States

Same-race teachers benefit students of color

Ken Vincent Rosales
February 13, 2020

A study from the National Academies shows significant benefits of having same-race teachers teaching colored students. A social-emotional aspect of...

Primary schools on the frontlines fighting spread of fake news in Finland

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Primary schools fight spread of fake news in Finland

Kelvin Maina
January 30, 2020

Finland’s primary schools are teaching their students how to identify fake news. The students are taught how to discern between...