NEW DELHI: There is a rethink within the government over unlocking educational institutions following a flurry of representations from parents against reopening schools next month. The government is actively considering the opposition of parents to reopen schools. ET had first reported in its August 7 edition that the government would allow schools to reopen in … Read more
Image copyright PA Media Ministers are coming under pressure to lift the limit on the number of places to study medicine in England, after changes to how A-levels are awarded. The number of students studying to be doctors is regulated because of the cost and for NHS workforce planning. But universities fear that without the … Read more
Shauna Causey, Weekdays Micro-schools, Seattle. Lian Chang, parent, San Francisco. JPB Gerald, doctoral student who researches racism and white supremacy in education, Queens, NY. Shayla R. Griffin, PhD, co-founder, Justice Leaders Collaborative; author, Those Kids, Our Schools and Race Dialogues, Detroit. Andrew Lefkowits, host, Integrated Schools podcast, Denver. Marnie Weinstein, educational consultant, Washington, D.C. Integrated … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images The current plan is to have most children back in school across the UK by September. But, with winter and fears of a resurgence of the virus approaching, what role could this play in spreading coronavirus? How dangerous is coronavirus for children? Children are at extremely low risk of becoming ill … Read more
Taylor Heald-Sargent, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Candice Jones, MD, pediatrician, Orlando, FL. Marybeth Sexton, MD, assistant professor, Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. CDC. CNN. Northwestern University. NBC’s “Today” show. Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics: “Age-Related Differences in Nasopharyngeal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 … Read more