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15 March 2021
Nº 471

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

Schools reopen but students with additional needs ‘left behind’, say groups

Ireland. Irish Times, 1 March

New gender gaps are developing as a result of school closures

International. World Education Blog, 8 March

The COVID-19 economy is putting vulnerable students’ career prospects at high risk

USA. Education Week, 2 March

Reports and publications

Covid-19: Guidance for student sponsors, migrants and short-term students

United Kingdom. Home Office, March 2021

Events and webinars

What if… we wanted to overcome COVID-19’s impact on girls’ access to education? (On-demand recording)

International. Institute of Education, 2 February

Research on violence against children during the COVID-19 pandemic

International. UNICEF, 16 March

Education reimagined: Leadership for a new era (On-demand recording)

International. WISE, 2 March

Early childhood care and education (ECCE)

News

CDC updates safety guidelines for child care centers as many struggle to stay in business

USA. MarketWatch, 12 March

 

Reports and publications

Early childhood workforce index 2020

USA. CSCCE, 2021

Comparative analysis of the transition from early childhood education to primary education: Factors affecting continuity between stages

Europe. European Journal of Educational Research, 2021

Curriculum, learning, and assessment

News

In era of online learning, new testing method aims to reduce cheating

USA. EurekAlert, 1 March

New National Civics Guidelines carve a middle path for teachers in a polarized climate

USA. Education Week, 1 March

B.C. students to take standardized tests despite educators’ concerns

Canada. Globe and Mail, 24 February

The UNESCO General History of Africa integration successfully piloted in Kenya

Kenya. UNESCO, 15 February

School curriculum overhaul for Wales published

Wales. BBC, 28 January

Reports and publications

Technical guidance note structuring effective 1-1 support

International. World Bank, 2021

Events and webinars

The crucial role of teachers in promoting multilingual mother tongue-based education in Africa (FRENCH)

Africa. UNESCO, 17 March

Inclusive, equitable, and quality education

News

New EPI study reveals the disadvantage gap in sixth forms and colleges

United Kingdom. FE News, 1 March

Scrutiny of illegal foreign providers to be intensified

Nigeria. University World News, 25 February

Inclusive vocational training for physically disabled and socially disadvantaged young people in Northern Ghana

Ghana. Modern Ghana, 1 March

#AllmeansALL a call to action from 40 million European youth to mark Zero Discrimination Day

Europe. UNESCO GEM, 2 March

Son preference and girls’ education in India and Bangladesh

Asia. World Education Blog, 8 March

Sign language in education is oft forgotten

International. World Education Blog, 11 March

International Women’s Day – Inequalities still run deep

Africa. University World News, 11 March

Reports and publications

Language counts: Supporting early math development for dual language learners

USA. NEPC, 2 March

Events and webinars

Girls and women: Leading the charge to ensure #LearningNeverStops

International. UNESCO, 24 March

Beyond business as usual: Aid and financing education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa. IJED, 18 March

Future of education, learning, and work

News

Further Education’s role in the sustainable society roadmap

United Kingdom. FE News, 13 March

Action for universalisation of education up to senior secondary initiated: Govt

India. Hindustan, 11 March

 

Reports and publications

Consultation on International Commission's Progress Update

International. UNESCO, March 2021

Events and webinars

Digital competence and the future of work - Pathways for TVET institutions, 18 March

International. UNESCO, 18 March

Science of learning

News

Willpower is the key to enhancing learning and memory: Researchers uncover the mechanism

International. EurekAlert, 2 March

Kimberly Noble: How does family income affect child brain development?

USA. NPR, 5 March

Making education research relevant

USA. Education Next, 2 March

Reports and publications

Neuroleadership: A conceptual analysis and educational implications

International. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2021

STEM education

News

Impact of out-of-school STEM activities on STEM career choices of female students

Turkey. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2021

IBE-UNESCO publications and events

Reports and publications

Build back better: Avoid the learning loss trap

Yong Zhao
International. Prospects, 4 March

Curricular responsiveness to the Covid-19 crisis: The case of Indonesia

Dinny Risri Aletheiani
Indonesia. Prospects, 4 March

A touchstone of Finnish curriculum thought and core curriculum for basic education: Reviewing the current situation and imagining the future

Liisa Hakala & Tiina Kujala
Finland. Prospects, 4 March

Exploring the need for a responsive school curriculum to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan

Rani Gul & Gulab Khilji
Pakistan. Prospects, 4 March

Neuroplasticity, for better and for worse

Roberto Lent
International. IBE Science of Learning Portal

Forming and consolidating arithmetical facts in the brain

Teresa Iuculano
International. IBE Science of Learning Portal

The development of the reasoning brain and how to foster logical reasoning skills

Jérôme Prado
International. IBE Science of Learning Portal

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