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  • Stop the Hysteria on COVID-19 Learning Loss

    Stop the Hysteria on COVID-19 Learning Loss0

    More than one billion students around the world are currently missing school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several US states have already canceled school for the remainder of the academic year, turning to online learning when possible, and other states are likely to extend their school closures soon. Some educationists panic about learning loss while

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  • Coronavirus Reminds Us What Education Without School Can Look

    Coronavirus Reminds Us What Education Without School Can Look0

    As the global coronavirus outbreak closes more schools for weeks, and sometimes months – some 300 million children are currently missing class – parents, educators, and policymakers are panicking. Mass compulsory schooling has become such a cornerstone of contemporary culture that we forget it’s a relatively recent social construct. Responding to the pandemic, the United Nations declared that “the

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  • Coronavirus May Lead to ‘Mass Homeschooling’

    Coronavirus May Lead to ‘Mass Homeschooling’0

    As fears of coronavirus mount around the globe, cities and countries are taking action to prevent the new respiratory virus strain from spreading. While the virus has not yet hit hard in the United States, government officials and health agencies have enacted response plans, corporations are halting travel abroad, and education leaders are grappling with

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  • The Vast Majority of High Schoolers Are Unhappy at School

    The Vast Majority of High Schoolers Are Unhappy at School0

    Most high school students are not happy at school. A new study by Yale researchers finds that nearly three-quarters of high schoolers report negative feelings toward school. The study surveyed more than 20,000 high school students in all 50 U.S states and found widespread dissatisfaction at school across all demographic groups, with girls reporting slightly

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