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

Education and Covid-19: How other nations have fared

International. TES, 8 February

Stabilizing child care requires more than emergency COVID-19 relief funds

USA. Brookings Institution, 16 February

Education Ministry, UNICEF develop interactive guide ‘School amid pandemic’

Ukraine. Kyiv Post, 19 February

Two-thirds of poorer countries are cutting education budgets due to COVID-19

International. GEM Report, 22 February

The changing role of teachers and technologies amidst the COVID 19 pandemic: Key findings from a cross-country study

International. World Bank, 18 February

How the SDG 4.1.1 framework and learning poverty can help countries focus their education policy response to COVID-19

International. World Bank, 25 February

Covid: Secondary schools to deliver summer provision as part of £700m catch-up scheme

United Kingdom. ITV, 24 February

Reasons to be optimistic about Sub-Saharan HE after COVID

Africa. University World News, 20 February

Students attending school remotely suffer socially, emotionally, and academically

USA. Psyarxiv, 8 February

Risk of lost pandemic generation as young people hardest hit by coronavirus crisis

United Kingdom. Youth Commission, 23 December

Act now: Reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the cost of achieving SDG 4

International. UNESCO, 2020

Averting a lost COVID generation

International. UNICEF, November 2020

Education reopening and catch-up support across the UK

United Kingdom. Education Policy Institute, February 2021

Building and assessing youth skills remotely during COVID-19: The experience of Educate! in East Africa, 11 March

Africa. World Bank, 11 March

After mass closures, too little support, post-pandemic child care options will be scarce

USA. Hechinger Report, 16 February

What researchers are learning about the health of early childhood educators

Australia. Women's Agenda, 16 February

Cambridge International is first education board to embrace NEP 2020
 

India. Times of India, 16 February

6 ways to ensure preschool contributes to an equitable early childhood system

USA. Center for American Progress, 22 February

New Education Policy (2020) in Jammu & Kashmir

India. Rising Kashmir, 14 February

The UNESCO General History of Africa integration successfully piloted in Kenya

Kenya. UNESCO, 15 February

Why the curriculum should be based on students’ readiness, not their age

Australia. ACER, 18 February

New curriculum will help to strengthen economy

Kenya. Standard, 17 February

Kenya: 13 new national tests to replace KCPE, KCSE

Kenya. All Africa, 19 February

It’s settled: Total of three national exams in new order

Kenya. Standard, 20 February

A school system tailored to individual ability rather than age sounds good, but there's no evidence it works

Australia. Phys Org, 24 February

Differentiated instruction between application and constraints: Teachers' perspective

Qatar. European Journal of Educational Research, December 2020

A 2021 education resolution: Keep an eye on the Australian curriculum

Australia. Centre for Independent Studies, 11 February

MOOC: Global citizenship education. Youth, human rights and participation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean. UNESCO, 17 March-14 April

Education for all refugee children is within reach – finds World Bank-UNHCR report

International. World Bank, 25 February

Schoolwide free-meal programs fuel better classroom outcomes for students

USA. Brookings Institution, 11 February

Mother-tongue instruction and inclusion – a critical but complex relationship

International. UNESCO, 19 February

More than 300,000 students facing unfair exam grading this summer, disability organisations warn

United Kingdom. FE News, 19 February

Allow young mothers back in classroom

Africa. The Star, 25 February

Census: Degree attainment was climbing pre-pandemic

USA. Higher Ed Dive, 24 February

Education success follows ‘massive’ investment, reform

Mauritius. University World News, 18 February

Segregation and racial gaps in special education

USA. Education Next, Winter 2021

Uncovering learning inequities in Southeast Asia

Asia. ACER, 10 December

20 years of INEE: Achievements and challenges in education in emergencies

International. INEE, 17 February

Reimagining girls’ education: Solutions to keep girls learning in emergencies

International. UNICEF, February 2021

ADHD, clarified: New research and essential strategies for thriving with ADHD, 25 March

International. ADDitude, 25 March

The Africa Human Capital Plan: Why investing in women & girls matters now more than ever, 3 March

Africa. World Bank, 3 March

Reworking four pillars of education to sustain the commons

International. UNESCO, 10 February

Rethinking higher education: Case studies for the 21st century

United Kingdom. Edge Foundation, February 2021

Embracing a culture of lifelong learning-- « Adopter une culture de l’apprentissage tout au long de la vie » est désormais disponible en français

International. UNESCO, 2021

Universities without walls – A vision for 2030

Europe. EUA, 4 February

Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII), Regional Preparatory Conferences, 17-30 March

International. UNESCO, 17-30 March

Youth perspectives on the futures of education and technology, 11 March

International. UNESCO, 11 March

Artificial neural nets finally yield clues to how brains learn

International. Quanta Magazine, 18 February

Internalizing and neurodevelopmental problems in young people: Educational outcomes in a large population-based cohort of twins

International. Science Direct, 2021

The role of cognitive skills in academic performance

International. The Learning Counsel, 2021

Undergraduate STEM scholars make up India’s untapped scientific workforce

India. The Wire, 13 February

Rebuilding STEM post-COVID-19

Jamaica. Jamaica Gleaner, 14 February

Final FY21 appropriations: STEM education

USA. AIP, 26 February

Teacher training

Scotland. Scottish Government, 26 February

Inquiry on equity in STEM education

United Kingdom. APPG on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM, 2020

Launch of Imaginecole, regional platform for online learning, 4 March

Africa. UNESCO, 4 March

Education in a post-Covid World: Additional Considerations, In-Progress Reflection No. 43

International. IBE-UNESCO, 16 February

Toward a “thoughtful lightness”: Education in viral times

Anne M. Phelan & Dion Rüsselbæk Hansen
International. Prospects, 15 February

Heightened consciousness and curriculum in a time of crisis

Naomi Kikue Poindexter, Liesa Griffin Smith & Hongyu Wang
International. Prospects, 15 February

The role of spatial skills in early math learning and how to foster space-number interactions

Jérôme Prado
International. IBE Science of Learning Portal

Sleep, rhythms, and school routines

Roberto Lent
International. IBE Science of Learning Portal

Development of prosocial behavior

Nuanchan Chutabhakdikul
International. IBE Science of Learning Portal

Adverse environments for (disadvantaged) development and learning: Which brain systems are most impacted?

Teresa Iuculano
International. IBE Science of Learning Portal

The effect of math anxiety on the numerical brain

Jérôme Prado
International. IBE Science of Learning Portal

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