We are trading one problem — not enough teachers — for another and much deeper problem: lesser qualified teachers.
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While headlines focus on Harvard and Columbia, state universities train far more STEM students, power the nation’s research engine and have fewer resources to weather sweeping cuts.
Ontario’s Bill 33 seems an attempt to centralize control of the education system while avoiding real issues like chronic underfunding and understaffed classrooms.
Hispanic-Serving Institutions enroll over 60% of all Hispanic undergraduates in the US and include large schools like Florida International University.
A review of research over two decades points to steps that can make education systems more resilient in times of crisis.
As Australian families prepare for term 1, many will receive letters from their public schools asking them to pay fees.
A lack of supports to foster student success has yielded significant dissatisfaction for teachers and many other professionals integral to healthy schools, like educational assistants.
Kenya’s budgetary allocation misses opportunities to improve basic education and address unemployment.
Here’s what Nigeria’s new president should do to elevate science in the country.
Nigeria’s lecturers’ strike raises fundamental questions about how Nigerian universities are run and funded.
Creating more universities in Nigeria has serious implications for quality of graduates.
The 2022 election campaign has not exactly been a policy fest. And one critical area we have heard very little about is schools.
Universities have seen a decade of cuts and unfavourable policies under the Coalition government. Here’s what the major parties should be promising now.
The no-fee school policy in South Africa, while well-intentioned, demands a serious review.
A decade ago, it was hoped the Gonski reforms would level the playing field for Australian students, but the system is now even more unfair. A new book lays out how it all went wrong.
It is morally unjustifiable for tech companies to walk away from the pandemic with massive profits while schools are burdened with debt.
Vague references don’t cut it. The public deserves to know exactly how Alberta is relying on science, realism and high-quality problem-solving in its back to school plans during COVID-19.
Concerns over how to make schools safe amid the coronavirus remain. But for many low-income students of color, old buildings in need of repair already presented a heath risk.
US cities and states are responsible for the vast majority of K-12 funding.
At the current rate, technical and vocational education and training will overtake the university budget in the next five to 10 years
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