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From 2025 onwards, schools will need to teach more than just the “basics”
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In Roman mythology, Janus was the god of doors, gates, and transitions. Janus could see in two directions and was associated with passages, beginnings, and endings. January, the month that bears his name in the Western calendar, is a time to reflect on how the compulsory education system needs a fresh start in many ways, in…
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Study finds which students suffer the worst when schools close due to natural disasters
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers examined the effects of school closures due to natural disasters and found that these closures had similar effects on student performance across economic groups. The researchers found that nearly all student groups saw test scores decline, although white students and high-achieving students were the least affected. The topic is of particular interest after Hurricane Helen,…
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