Education Technology

9 year old student Jordan in his bedroom in front of his laptops during distance virtual school learning amid Coronavirus Pandemic in Broward County, Florida Public Schools. Florida began their experience with online virtual distance learning, amid the growing coronavirus pandemic on March 31, 2020 in Miramar, Florida. (Photo by JL/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Education Plus Development

Unequally disconnected: Access to online learning in the US

Victoria Collis and Emiliana Vegas

Monday, June 22, 2020

Students listen to a greeting from a principal through TV class at an elementary school, where students found positve for a new coronavirus test, in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on June 18, 2020. The elmenatary school decided to operate the staggered attendance to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Education Plus Development

Investing in public education worldwide is now more important than ever

Emiliana Vegas

Friday, June 19, 2020

May 12, 2020, Topeka, KS, USA; Using his laptop, Trip Carter, a sophomore at Topeka High, works on school work virtually at his home Mandatory Credit: Evert Nelson/The Capital-Journal via USA Today Network

TechTank

Online college classes are here to stay. What does that mean for higher education?

John Villasenor

Monday, June 1, 2020

South Africa - Durban - 29 April 2020 - Ayamaah Mazibuko (7) grade 1 at Maris Stella and Nkanyezi Mazibuko (10) grade 4 at Durban Preparatory School (DPHS) noth from Westville doing online learning at home Photo by Doctor Ngcobo/African News Agency/RealTime Images/ABACAPRESS.COMNo Use South Africa out.

Op-Ed

5 traps that will kill online learning (and strategies to avoid them)

Rebecca Winthrop

Monday, May 4, 2020

Reports

Martin Vernaza, 8, studies at home after school closes during the mandatory isolation decreed by the Colombian government as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bogota, Colombia April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Report

School closures, government responses, and learning inequality around the world during COVID-19

Emiliana Vegas

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Dec 4, 2019; Dilley, TX, U.S.A; Young migrants use computers inside a classroom in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas Mandatory Credit: Courtney Sacco-USA TODAY

Telecommunications & Internet

Bridging digital divides between schools and communities

Nicol Turner Lee

Monday, March 2, 2020

Students take notes from their iPads at the Steve Jobs school in Sneek August 21, 2013. The Steve Jobs schools in the Netherlands are founded by the O4NT (Education For A New Time) organisation, which provides the children with iPads to help them learn with a more interactive experience. REUTERS/Michael Kooren (NETHERLANDS - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - GM1E98L1HOU01

Report

How ed-tech can help leapfrog progress in education

Emiliana Vegas, Lauren Ziegler, and Nicolas Zerbino

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Boys play at a school in Yemen's capital Sanaa sheltering them and their families after the conflict forced them to flee their areas from the Houthi-controlled northern province of Saada August 4, 2015. A Saudi-led Arab alliance launched a military campaign on March 26 to end Houthi control over much of Yemen and to return President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi from exile. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - GF20000013228

Report

How playful learning can help leapfrog progress in education

Rebecca Winthrop

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Park Hye-ri, 28, a startup business program manager, who spent time at Prison Inside Me, a mock prison facility, uses a laptop at a cafe in Incheon, South Korea, November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEARCH "PRISON RETREAT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC148F7054E0

Higher Education

The failings of online for-profit colleges: Findings from student borrower focus groups

Robin Howarth and Lisa Stifler

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Blog Posts

Children watch a movie on a computer at a shelter in the town of Comala, in the Mexican state of Colima, October 24, 2015. Hurricane Patricia caused less damage than feared on Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, but hammered an isolated part of the shoreline dotted with luxury villas and fishing villages, where the storm and its 165 mph (266 kph) winds landed. Thousands of residents and tourists fled the advance of the storm, one of the strongest in recorded history, seeking refuge in hastily arranged shelters. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo

Education Plus Development

Mexico’s COVID-19 distance education program compels a re-think of the country’s future of education

María Cristina Osorio Vázquez

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Due to the coronavirus epidemic, families like the Dykes and Dettwillers have been removed from their familiar classroom settings to a new home environment where education throughout Ohio has taken on a more individualized culture setting.Detwiller L0a7611

Education Plus Development

Top 10 risks and opportunities for education in the face of COVID-19

Rebecca Winthrop

Friday, April 10, 2020

March 25, 2020, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: Empty Harvard Yard in Cambridge, MA. Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow annouced that he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday on March 24. Harvard University closed its campus earlier in March. No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

Education Plus Development

What can COVID-19 teach us about strengthening education systems?

Emiliana Vegas

Thursday, April 9, 2020

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Street signs are pictured at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) in San Diego, California, February 28, 2013. Looming sequestration cuts are expected to adversely effect scientific research in San Diego. REUTER/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - GM1E9310LEH01

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How universities can help tackle global challenges

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