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The ‘unwise, disruptive policy’ of shutting out international students
New rules for foreign college students have stunned American academic institutions. The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that all of the roughly 1 million international students currently enrolled in the U.S. must attend at least one in-person class this…
How COVID-19 has made some colleges question the academic calendar
You won’t know it from their mostly empty campuses, but colleges and universities will be bustling this summer. Experts say it’s time to rethink a calendar that dates back to when students had to go home to help on the…
SAT drops plans for home exam amid internet access concerns
Offering the test at home would have required three hours of uninterrupted internet access.
How teachers are trying to reach English language learners during pandemic
Many teachers say they are struggling to connect with English-language learners at home, but are using high- and low-tech methods in an attempt to overcome the digital divide and other challenges.
More than 55 million American students are staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The impacts are huge — affecting students, parents and teachers. Learning is happening with a host of new challenges. Kate Gardoqui of the Great Schools Partnership joins…
How do you teach welding virtually? As the coronavirus spreads, colleges are trying to figure out that and more on the fly.
Online education experts say there’s a big difference between classes that were designed to be digital from the beginning and what’s happening now, which they describe as a product more of panic than planning.
Remote learning may violate disability protections.
Unequal internet access is just the tip of the iceberg of a massive equity crisis facing U.S. schools should coronavirus force education online.
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