#Colleges plan for virus testing, but strategies vary widely

“#Colleges plan for virus testing, but strategies vary widely” Weston Koenn, a graduate student from Los Angeles, leaves the Boston University student union building as he walks through the student-less campus, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Boston. Dozens of U.S. colleges are announcing plans to test students for the coronavirus this fall, but their strategies…

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#Teachers have been let down by a decade of inaction on digital technologie

“#Teachers have been let down by a decade of inaction on digital technologie” Credit: wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock The coronavirus pandemic has led to significant disruption to school education in England. Teachers have made a concerted effort to use digital technology and remote teaching and learning to lessen the impact of this disruption on their students. However, thanks…

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#Master’s degree loan scheme must continue for further inclusivity, vast study finds

“#Master’s degree loan scheme must continue for further inclusivity, vast study finds” The introduction of a master’s degree loan scheme in England “substantially” broadened the socioeconomic class of people able to further their higher education. Those are the findings of a comprehensive new study, published in the Oxford Review of Education, which looked at the…

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#Why nursery schools are a secret weapon in the fight against inequality

“#Why nursery schools are a secret weapon in the fight against inequality” Credit: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock State-funded nursery schools occupy a unique position in education. Serving children from two to four years old, they are disproportionately located in areas of deprivation—in 2015, 64% were in the 30% most deprived areas in England. They also support higher-than-average proportions…

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#Closure of schools during the COVID-19 lockdown could increase inequalities in primary and secondary education

“#Closure of schools during the COVID-19 lockdown could increase inequalities in primary and secondary education” Credit: August de Richelieu/Pexels A new study has highlighted the impact that the closure of schools during the COVID-19 lockdown could have to children’s education, with those from disadvantaged backgrounds most affected. By comparing the average amount of time children…

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#Splash slashed: Cornell drops swim test amid pandemic

“#Splash slashed: Cornell drops swim test amid pandemic” Cornell University will not conduct its 115-year-old swim test this fall due to the pandemic. The Ivy League school confirmed Wednesday it was waiving the requirement for those seniors graduating this fall and spring who had yet to complete the test. The move comes as colleges everywhere…

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