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31 May 2021
Nº 474

Latest news, research, and reports, on key markers of the Education 2030 Agenda, with a special focus on curriculum and related matters.

Published bi-weekly.

COVID-19 impact on education and learning

News

Counting the cost of COVID-19 on learning in rural Kenya

Kenya. World Education Blog, 11 May

Post-Covid-19, Arab countries need new approaches to education, U.N. official says

Arab States. Al-Fanar Media, 24 May

Free education in UP private schools for students whose parents died due to Covid-19

India. India Today, 24 May

Have we underestimated the number of students affected by school closures?

International. GEM Report, 25 May

COVID-19: Primary, secondary schools and JCs to move to full home-based learning from May 19

Singapore. Channel News Asia, 16 May

Regional priorities for skills and technical education in the Eastern Caribbean states amid COVID-19

Caribbean. World Bank Blogs, 13 May

What the COVID-19 pandemic is showing us about the global learning crisis

International. Council on Foreign Relations, 10 May

From textbook to tech-savvy: Understanding COVID's impact on the education system

UAE. Zawya, 23 May

Events and webinars

Webinar: COVID-19 lessons learned – Accommodations for students and employees (higher education)

USA. JD Supra, 2 June

Webinar: Education continuity, school operations and the Covid-19 pandemic: Lessons from the United States and Canada

USA and Canada. Consortium of Universities for Global Health, 8 June

Reports and publications

The impact of COVID-19 on inclusive education at the European level: Literature review

Europe. European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, 2021

Student mental health during the pandemic: Educator and teen perspectives

USA. EdWeek Research Center, 2021

Divergent and inequitable teaching and learning pathways during (and perhaps beyond) the pandemic: Key findings from the American educator panels Spring 2021 COVID-19 surveys

USA. RAND, 2021

“Years don’t wait for them”: Increased inequalities in children’s right to education due to the Covid-19 pandemic

International. Human Rights Watch, 17 May

Early childhood care and education (ECCE)

News

4 tools to protect and enhance investment in early childhood development and education

International. Brookings Institution, 10 May

 

Growing the economy through affordable child care

USA. Center for American Progress, 24 May

Curriculum, learning, and assessment

News

Pressure builds for schools to put climate change study on curriculum

International. Science, The Wire, 27 May

Single National Curriculum for Grade Pre-1 to V to be implemented, NA informed

Pakistan. Radio Pakistan, 24 May

Teaching history and civics in Australian schools: What has the National Curriculum Review rectified, and what has it neglected?

Australia. ABC, 24 May

Why reading comprehension is deteriorating

USA. Hechinger Report, 17 May

ACER to develop global assessment of digital learning skills

Australia. ACER, 13 May

Inclusive, equitable, and quality education

News

‘Monumental move’: Two groups anticipate passage of Inclusive Education Bill

Philippines. Manila Bulletin, 26 May

Children with disabilities much more likely to be bullied in school

Ireland. Irish Times, 11 May

With prolonged closure of schools, focus moves away from dyslexia assessment

India. The Hindu, 21 May

Reports and publications

Urban and rural districts showed a strong divide during the COVID-19 pandemic

USA. RAND, 2021

Sub-education policy review report: Inclusive education

Asia. UNESCO, 2021

A call to action: LGBTQ youth need inclusive sex education

USA. Human Rights Campaign, May 2021 

Future of education, learning, and work

News

Look back to look forward

India. The Hindu, 29 May

5 questions to ask now to shape blended learning of the future

International. World Economic Forum, 17 May

New initiative puts learners at the forefront of designing paths to address educational challenges

USA. Diverse Education, 14 May

Future of learning & democracy

USA. Carnegie, Spring 2021

 

Report of the Asia-Pacific Forum on the Progress Update of the International Commission on the Futures of Education

Asia. UNESCO, April 2021

 

 

Events and webinars

1st Symposium on Digital Transformation in Education, Science and Technology

Brazil. Lodi Valley News, 1-3 June

 

 

Science of learning

News

Childhood disadvantage affects brain connectivity

USA. EurekAlert, 18 May

Left and right brain? Beware this education myth

International. TES, 18 May

New Australian research confirms attention deficits in Australian children linked to lifelong impacts including social exclusion

Australia. Mirage, 17 May

Events and webinars

Curriculum and quality learning: How can neuroscience contribute?

International. UNESCO, 4 June

STEM education

News

STEM’s racial reckoning just entered its most crucial phase

USA. Wired, 25 May

How can we increase diversity in STEM? Support students

USA. Diverse Education, 21 May

Emerging technologies and education

News

How schools are innovating with emerging tech

USA. EdTech, 21 May

The educational ‘metaverse’ is coming

Korea. Times Higher Education, 10 May

IBE-UNESCO publications and events

Reports and publications

Understanding curriculum as geo/biospheric text

Fay Bigloo, Sandra Scott, & Douglas Adler
International. Prospects, 14 May

Global citizenship education through curriculum-as-relations

Eun-Ji Amy Kim
International. Prospects, 15 May

Radical investment in the curriculum in times of Covid-19: Can we question the anti-science discourses?

Alice Casimiro Lopes
International. Prospects, 18 May

Reimagining a curriculum in crisis

Darcy Courtland
Canada. Prospects, 20 May

Developing a hybrid learning curriculum framework for schools

Soo Boon Ng
International. In-Progress Reflections, 19 May

News articles

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