As principal of Dunaire Elementary School (Georgia, USA), Sean Deas has seen firsthand the struggles faced by children living in extended-stay hotels. About 10 per cent of students at his school, just east of Atlanta,...Read more
Sameerah Abdullah sends her three school-aged kids to a cyber charter school for some of the same familiar reasons that other families across the nation do, including the flexibility and personalisation.Read more
This autumn, pupils in the Finnish town of Riihimaki headed back to school with backpacks full of books after a decade of state-backed promotion of laptops and other digital devices in the classroom.Read more
When we think of what Australian schools look like, we probably think of large grounds with single or double storey buildings. They’re usually in suburban areas on relatively flat blocks.
But there are less conventional ways...Read more
|Comment|author: The Conversation Global Perspectives
When the air conditioning broke in a Terrebonne Parish school in the USA, it sometimes got so hot that kids fainted or had asthma attacks, and the school had to call an ambulance.Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have created new free online course which they say recognises ‘the urgent need to empower all healthcare providers to safeguard children’s health amidst...Read more
The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, the most comprehensive assessment of children’s physical activity in Canada, recently gave the country a D+ in overall physical activity.
While this grade is better...Read more
A new EU law will reduce emissions and energy use in buildings across the EU, from schools to hospitals, homes to workplaces, ultimately improving people’s health and quality of life.Read more
Education leaders and policymakers face the challenge of leading their communities when artificial intelligence (AI), including education, is becoming increasingly prominent in society.Read more
Schools across South Sudan have been ordered to close as a heat wave of 45°C sweeps across the country. In recent years, severe flooding has already caused major disruptions to schooling in South Sudan where,...Read more
|Comment|author: The Conversation Global Perspectives
In what is major stride towards sustainable childcare, the Gabrielle Vincent eco-crèche was inaugurated on Friday afternoon in Brussels. It means all day care settings in the centre of the Belgian capital can call themselves...Read more
City planners are recognising that play and learning are intertwined and turning public spaces into opportunities for active learning.
When we’re young, playing and learning are inseparable. Simple games like peekaboo and hide-and-seek help us learn...Read more
Since school buildings reopened after COVID closures, I’ve heard teachers say, again and again, that the older elementary children in their classrooms are just not the same.Read more
Every weekday at 7:45 a.m., Michael Craft is notified that a ride-share driver has arrived at his home in Aurora, Colorado. Craft walks outside to confirm the driver’s identity and then helps his foster teenager...Read more