The provision and pursuit of general education in subjects such as English, mathematics and science, and elective courses, in a variety of learning environments
A tuition-free full-time online and blended public school, Nevada Virtual Academy (NVVA) is ready to get back to work providing students in the US state with the safe and comprehensive education they need during these historic times. The first day of … Continue reading Nevada Virtual Academy opens for online education
SafetyCulture, a platform for workplace safety and efficiency, is now making its commercial technology available across the USA to K-12 and higher education administrators, campuses and entire school districts. Its flagship app iAuditor will now be free of charge to K-12 schools. … Continue reading US schools roll out iAuditor to monitor workplace safety
As many as 250 million children across Africa are currently unable to access primary and secondary schools as a result of COVID-19-related closures. Analysts have shared concerns that this may create a lost generation of learners, causing many children to … Continue reading Avaya enables education across Africa as millions lose access to physical classrooms
Although plans for the 2020 autumn academic season are far from solidified, one thing is undoubtedly true: students, teachers and staff will likely be wearing masks when they return. JOANN Stores, the USA’s largest retailer of fabric and crafts, is … Continue reading JOANN promotes Masks for Schools programme
Athletic event management specialist ArbiterSports has signed a statewide agreement with the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and the Washington Officials Association (WOA) to provide all 800 member schools with Arbiter’s scheduling and payment platform for games and events starting … Continue reading ArbiterSports commits to Washington Interscholastic Activities Association
Adoptive families will be offered emergency support including online counselling and couples therapy as the Government expands the scope of the Adoption Support Fund to meet needs arising from the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Up to £8 million will be … Continue reading Fresh COVID funding for adoptive families
Past cross-sectional studies have reported that physically more active children and adolescents achieve better school grades than their less active peers do, but there are few longitudinal studies on the topic. A recently-published study shows that adolescents with higher levels … Continue reading Active adolescents can perform better in school
A team of researchers from the departments of Medicine and Education Sciences of the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Castellón (Spain) has analysed the relation between the addiction to video games and school inadaptation in a group of teenagers in … Continue reading Is there a link between videogame addiction and school inadaptation?
Digital curriculum resources specialist Discovery Education has acquired virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) provider Inspyro, to enhance its content and product strategy. VR and AR content empowers educators to create immersive learning experiences such as virtual science labs … Continue reading Discovery Education integrates Inspyro’s digital enterprise
Dr Andrew Croft 