#Agonizing over school-reopening plans? Think Marie Kondo

“#Agonizing over school-reopening plans? Think Marie Kondo” “Everything in our curriculum has a purpose but not everything in our curriculum needs to stay,” advises Shanna Peeples, who came up with the idea to “Marie Kondo” the curriculum. Credit: Jonathan Kozowyk Her advice has helped millions declutter their lives. Now organizing expert Marie Kondo’s philosophy of…

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#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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