Education News

• DeVos vows to have schools open in fall: 'Kids have got to get back to school'
  
  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Sunday that she intends to have American schools open for in-person classes this fall, and insisted that this can be done safely despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
  Fox News.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• United or Divided States of America? 6 ways to think about removing Confederate statues
  
  The more difficult work will be to dismantle the byproducts of slavery, such as mass incarceration and educational inequalities for children of color.
  Yahoo.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• Charles Barkley: Sports are turning social justice issues into a 'circus'
  
  11-time NBA All-Star Charles Barkley weight in on the NBA's restart plans, social justice related issues and education.
  CNBC.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Trump Says US Treasury to Examine Schools' Tax Status, Funding
  
  The president has threatened to cut federal education funding for schools that don't reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  Voice of America.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Trump threatens tax-exempt status of colleges, says many are about 'Radical Left Indoctrination'
  
  In a series of tweets, Trump said too many universities and school systems are about "Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education."
  CNBC.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Adriana Cohen: Reopening schools a must -- our tax dollars pay for our kids to get a proper education
  
  One of the greatest threats to America today is that everything has become politicized.
  Fox News.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Hong Kong to suspend all schools due to spike in coronavirus cases
  
  Hong Kong's Education Bureau on Friday announced the suspension of all schools from Monday after a sharp rise in locally transmitted coronavirus cases fuelled fears of renewed community spread. ...
  Yahoo.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Science education community should withdraw from international tests, experts urge
  
  The science community should withdraw from involvement in international tests such as PISA because they have forced schools to adopt 'narrow' curricula and pedagogies, a study says.
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Former education secretary on "balancing act" of school reopening
  
  "Most of the money for our schools comes from state and local governments. The federal government is a minor investor," Margaret Spellings said.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Gavin Williamson vows to rip up target of sending 50 per cent of young people to university
  
  Mr Williamson said more emphasis needs to be placed on further education in the coming years if the UK is to recover and prosper following the coronavirus crisis.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings on coronavirus and reopening schools
  
  Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, who served under President George W. Bush, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted education and reopening schools.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Biden-Sanders Task Forces Unveil Joint Goals for Party Unity
  
  The groups, formed in May to tackle health care, immigration, education, criminal justice reform, climate change and the economy, sought to hammer out a policy road map to best defeat President Donald Trump.
  Voice of America.  Wednesday, 8 Jul 2020.
• VP Pence, coronavirus task force hold briefing at education department as as Trump pushes to reopen schools: LIVE
  
  President Donald Trump is launching an all-out effort to press state and local officials to reopen schools this fall.
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 8 Jul 2020.
• Part-time start for Falkirk schools in August
  
  Falkirk Council says full-time education in schools will begin a fortnight after the start of term.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 8 Jul 2020.
• Could The International Criminal Court Investigate Atrocities Against The Uighur Muslims In China?
  
  Over the recent years, several news outlets reported on the dire situation of the Uighur Muslims in China who were being detained for re-education purposes. ...
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 7 Jul 2020.

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