Education News

• Kate Middleton sports lighter post-lockdown locks and a polka dot frock
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge put on a stylish display as she marked the national launch of Tiny Happy People, a BBC Education initiative providing a range of free digital resources.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 13 Jul 2020.
• Will COVID-19 Spell the End of Outdoor and Environmental Education?
  
  The pandemic has been devastating to the field, according to a recent survey
  Smithsonian.  Monday, 13 Jul 2020.
• Coronavirus Live Updates: Florida Tops U.S. Record With Over 15,000 New Cases
  
  Florida set a single-day U.S. record with over 15,000 new cases. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pushes for U.S. schools to reopen.
  New York Times.  Monday, 13 Jul 2020.
• I May Destroy You: How do you film a sex scene in 2020?
  
  Ita O'Brien worked as intimacy co-ordinator on I May Destroy You, Normal People and Sex Education.
  BBC News.  Monday, 13 Jul 2020.
• Trump pushes for schools to reopen as coronavirus deaths top 135,000
  
  President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are renewing their push to reopen schools this fall, even as coronavirus cases continue to rise nationwide. Meanwhile, some administration officials are becoming frustrated with Dr. ...
  CBS News.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• Benjamin Merkle, New St. Andrews College president, battles Deep State education
  
  Among the sales pitches employed by modern American universities, "Hey, Wokey McWokeface" does not seem typical. But then New St. Andrews College sees itself as atypical and doesn't intend it as a sales pitch. ...
  Washington Times.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• Education Secretary Betsy Devos says it should be 'the rule' to return students to classrooms in the fall
  
  Devos said school should open and focus on things like hand washing and face masks "when appropriate" despite tougher recommendations from the CDC.
  Yahoo.  Sunday, 12 Jul 2020.
• 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.
• 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.

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