Almost 10 million children may never return to school after lockdown
Nearly 10 million children could be forced out of school forever because of education budget cuts and rising poverty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.Read more
During remote learning, parents became my co-teachers. Now I want to keep that partnership going.
The cloud of the global pandemic has left everyone scratching around for silver linings. But they are there if you take the time to look – just ask teacher Christina Armas.Read more
Children’s Commissioner warning over coronavirus ‘lost generation’ of vulnerable teens
Anne Longfield, England’s Children’s Commissioner, says the far-reaching effects coronavirus could see a ‘lost generation’ of vulnerable teenagers falling through gaps in the school and care systems.Read more
Education in extreme times
After a remarkable success in flattening the COVID-19 curve, Australia’s States and Territories are now charting the course back towards school-based learning.Read more
New national city farm network in Italy
Educattera is the name of Italy’s new national city farm network, which will enable children in those cities to stay close to nature.Read more
Unequal access to remote schooling threatens to deepen global learning crisis
With over a billion schoolchildren still affected by COVID-19 school closures contending with the harsh reality of remote learning, UNICEF says fundamental inequalities in accessing technology is deepening this global learning crisis.Read more
WHO: Tobacco industry must stop exploiting children
The World Health Organization has launched a new kit for school students aged 13-17 to alert them to the tobacco industry tactics used to hook them to addictive products. Every year the tobacco industry invests...Read more
Why children need to be taught more about their human rights
Many children have an innate sense of equality, fairness and justice and know how these concepts relate to their day-to-day lives. A lot of children also have the confidence to voice their opinions when they...Read more
In her own words – how this Chicago student is balancing school, caregiving and coronavirus
When school buildings first began closing in March, we started talking with a high school junior in Chicago named Sarah Alli-Brown about how the coronavirus pandemic had affected her education and her life.Read more
‘A sense of normalcy’: how this Detroit teacher and Homework Hotline tutors is empowering families
Ronye Craft spends much of the day teaching virtual lessons to her fourth-graders at Marcus Garvey Academy. But her teaching responsibilities don’t end there. In the evenings, she’s at it again, this time as a...Read more
Reopening schools – how do we decide what’s best?
Is it safe for children to return to school? It’s the question being asked by everyone as countries wrestle the importance of children’s education with the potential risk of increased COVID-19 infections. Some cities have...Read more
Education technology, schooling and privacy
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Sending children back to school during coronavirus has human rights implications
Debates about a return to classroom learning in Australia are fraught, and parents have mixed feelings as to what may be best for their children.Read more
Global partners’ new story book to help young people cope with COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) and dozens more humanitarian partners have produced a new story book to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19.Read more