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

CDC: Head Start is model for safe early ed programming amid COVID-19

USA. K-12 Dive, 21 December

Covid fears spark revolt by unions over return to school in England

United Kingdom. Guardian, 2 January

Ministry of Education: Distance learning will continue into 2020-2021 school year

Belize. BBN News, 31 December

Rubric for Recovery: How schools are educating marginalized students during COVID-19

Scotland. Government of Scotland, 30 December

Schools face a massive challenge to make up for learning lost during the pandemic

USA. NPR, 28 December

Large socio-economic, geographic, and demographic disparities exist in exposure to school closures and distance learning

USA. OSF Preprints, 15 November

The impact of COVID-19 on fair access to higher education

Scotland. Government of Scotland, 30 December

Joint UNESCO-UNICEF-World Bank webinar series on the reopening of schools, 16 December (On-demand recording)

International. UNESCO, 16 December

Delhi govt may scrap nursery admission in 2021 as schools unlikely to open till July

India. News18 India, 23 December

Early learning and childcare services to continue to operate from beginning of January

Ireland. Government of Ireland, 30 December

Managing teaching approach in early childhood care education towards skill development in Nigeria

Nigeria. Southeast Asia Early Childhood Journal, 2020

Inclusive early childhood settings: Analyses of the experiences of Thai early childhood teachers

Thailand. International Education Studies, 2020

Number of sixth year students studying a foreign language falls as STEM gender gap persists

Ireland. The Journal, 28 December

Common core programme for JHS 1 to SHS 1 and its expectation

Ghana. Modern Ghana, 27 December

Education Ministry: All public examinations will be postponed until February, March 2021

Malaysia. Malay Mail, 8 November

Evaluation of the School Improvement Offer 2019 to 2020

United Kingdom. Department for Education, 2020

Education and care: How teachers promote the inclusion of children and youth at risk in South Africa

South Africa. Education Sciences, 9 October

Inclusion across borders: Young immigrants in France and England

France, England. Forum for International Research in Education, 2020

Where Biden’s choice for education secretary stands on key K-12 issues

USA. Education Week, 22 December

DfE to establish new ‘Institute of Teaching’ to train up to 1,000 teachers a year

United Kingdom. Schools Week, 2 January 

Transformation of India’s education system is crucial for future jobs

India. BusinessLine on Campus, 28 December

5 charts showing the jobs of a post-pandemic future – and the skills you need to get them

International. World Economic Forum, 22 October

New £100M Turing scheme launched - new global scheme will replace Erasmus+ participation post-EU exit

United Kingdom. FE News, 26 December

Rebuilding America’s schools: The new secretary of education will need to prioritize both access and breadth of skills

USA. Brookings Institution, 23 December

India has data, demography, demand and democracy needed for high-tech highways: PM Modi

India. India Times, 23 December

How to implement National Education Policy 2020

India. India Today, 20 December

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ to inaugurate two-day Virtual International Akhand Conference ‘EDUCON-2020’ organized by CUPB & GERA

India. India Education Diary, 19 December

Stimulating online education growth included in drafting China’s 14th five-year plan

China. jmdedu, 5 November

Looking to the future: Report of the Review of Senior Secondary Pathways into Work, Further Education and Training

Australia. Education Council, 2020

Neuroscience and education technology in special education research

Hong Kong. Education University of Hong Kong

7 ways to learn more effectively

USA. Psychology Today, 26 December

Perirhinal input to neocortical layer 1 controls learning

International. Science, 18 December

Comprehension of computer code relies primarily on domain-general executive brain regions

USA, eLife, 15 December

STEM education prepares students for Industry 4.0

Cambodia. Phnom Penh Post, 22 December

Gender gap and career choices in STEM education: Turkey sample

Turkey. International Journal of Progressive Education, 2020

Learning together: STEM outreach programs for indigenous students

Canada. Conference Board, 9 December

AI can improve personalised education, support teaching

International. University World News, 12 December

Student privacy and the fight to keep spying out of schools: Year in review 2020

USA. EFF, 29 December

Learners experience is evolving in India with edtech innovations on the rise

India. Entrepreneur India, 22 December

A case study of work-based learning through the design of edX MOOCs for Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America. Open Praxis, 2020

Theorising machine learning as an alternative pathway for higher education in Africa

Africa. International Journal of Education and Practice, 2020

Mathematics anxiety and mathematics performance

Dénes Szűcs
International. IBE Science of Learning

The origins of math anxiety and interventions

Dénes Szűcs
International. IBE Science of Learning

Neurogenesis, learning, and memory

María Castelló
International. IBE Science of Learning

The plastic brain

Paul Howard-Jones
International. IBE Science of Learning

Inclusive education: Global priority, collective responsibility

Yao Ydo
International. Prospects, 20 Nov 2020

Re-imagining curriculum in India: Charting a path beyond the pandemic

Poonam Batra
India. Prospects, 2 Nov 2020

The response of clinical practice curriculum in teacher education to the Covid-19 breakout: A case study from Israel

Linor L. Hadar, Bracha Alpert, & Tamar Ariav
Israel. Prospects, 24 Nov 2020

The “new normal” in education

José Augusto Pacheco
International. Prospects, 24 Nov 2020

Education & the future at the interface of neuroscience and technology 

International. IBE-UNESCO, 2020

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