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Do officers belong in schools? Districts cut ties, debate best path to safety.As partnerships between districts and police departments dissolve, authorities ponder how to keep students safe while also treating them fairly.
First LookUnplugged: As students go absent, educators go sleuthingSchool officials are meeting with families to get missing students back on track before summer. Some need help with technology while others struggle with unreliable internet. “For me it’s trying to figure out, what exactly is it that we’re missing?" one superintendent said.
When college is online, where do international students go?COVID-19 has changed the college experience, leaving some international students pondering, “Is it worth it?”
Summer school 2020: Hints for how the fall will go?After a major disruption to learning, what should summer school look like? The school district in Worcester, Massachusetts, offers one approach.
They have a degree, but what about a job? Recent grads get creative.College graduates always need perseverance when looking for jobs. How is the latest group to enter the workforce adapting to an uncertain environment?
Less pomp, given circumstance: Students grapple with virtual graduationsCollege seniors are finding creative ways to mark graduation. But for many grads, it’s not the pomp and circumstance they miss, it’s each other.
The ExplainerWhat will it take to get kids back to class? Three questions.What K-12 education might look like in the fall is starting to take shape as educators consider options for returning students to class.
Stay-at-home college? Campuses focus on finances, and survival.Schools had already been facing financial issues, but the coronavirus crisis is hastening decisions on delivery of classes and whether to stay open.
First LookCelebrities offer advice, hope to 2020 grads via virtual lecternAs commencement ceremonies move online, celebrity speakers are delivering their keynote address. Wisdom from figures like Tom Hanks, Barack Obama, and Awkwafina may help ease the sting of losing such a memorable moment.
FocusEurope’s schools face new test: Teaching safely in a pandemicEurope’s schools are beginning to reopen as the coronavirus lockdowns end in a number of countries. But they face new challenges.
First LookDeVos' new Title IX regs bolster rights of accused on campusEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos issued a new policy Wednesday that narrows the definition of sexual harassment and allows students to question one other during live hearings. Critics say the changes weaken protections for victims.
College amid coronavirus: high school seniors wary of paying for ‘Zoom U’Seniors are wary of paying for college without knowing what fall will look like – leading to uncertainty about their future, and that of U.S. colleges.
First LookDoes online learning work? College student lawsuits say no.Coronavirus rebate? Students at more than 25 U.S. colleges and universities have filed lawsuits to recover tuition money, citing that online classes are poor substitutes for classroom learning.
First LookHow an 'immediate cash flow crisis' could transform higher edIn the face of staggering revenue losses and safety concerns, colleges and university are trying to figure out the post-coronavirus landscape. Private and public institutions are “trying to plan in an environment that almost defies planning,” said one official.
First LookCongress grants, DeVos denies emergency fund to foreign studentsColleges were preparing to distribute more than $6 billion in emergency funds to needy students regardless of their citizenship status. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced new guidelines excluding foreign students and DACA recipients.
Hope for student borrowers: Settlement requires administration move fasterIn a lawsuit settlement, the Education Department is promising to process loan forgiveness claims for about 170,000 students within 18 months.
Isolated from peers, teens find new paths to community amid pandemicTeens’ lives have been turned upside down by the coronavirus lockdown just as they are seeking autonomy and creating their own identity.
Diplomas are great. But does high school set the stage for success?A few states are leading the way in attempting to measure how well high schools set up their students for college and workplace success.
First LookColleges fight to survive coronavirus financial hitThe shift to online classrooms has forced colleges to refund on-campus expenses resulting in huge financial deficits. U.S. colleges and universities are taking stopgap measures, but many are forecasting steep drops in enrollment for the fall.
How online learning may be more than a stopgap in the USWhile there are still shortcomings to address, new thinking is happening around online learning – and how people think about education’s purpose.
