Remember the days when you might have thought homeschooling was a concept only hippies or recluses could embrace? When you thought, “no way would I keep my kids home all day”? Does it seem like a long time ago that you thought, “I’m no educator, I’m just a parent”? For many...
In these unprecedented times, it seems important to amplify the voices of those being impacted by the seismic shift in education. In Part 1 of this two-part series, you will hear from students and parents as they react, respond and manage education from home. This primary source content was solicited by the Education Team and...
It has been almost a month now since COVID-19 sent everyone home for an extended weekend. Thankfully, you and I have homes and families to be with during a time that feels uncertain at best. For the last few weeks, many families have been managing the schooling needs of their kids, as well as their...
Author's goddaughter and her sisters being homeschooled. Credit: Christopher Plantener
Remember the days when you might have thought homeschooling was a concept only hippies or recluses could embrace? When you thought, “no way would I keep my kids home all day”? Does it seem like a long time ago that you...
Remaining true to the mission statement, “Increasing Awareness of Global Issues in Education,” in 2019, the Education Team continued their reasearch and outreach within four areas of SDG 4: Global Citizenship (SDG 4.7), Literacy (SDG 4.6), Equal Access (SDGs 4.2 & 4.5) and...
To wrap up the education system successes, challenges and opportunities in our Countries from A-Z series, here are informative and interesting links to the remaining countries beginning with the letters U, V, Y and Z. There are no sovereign countries beginning with W or X.
https://borgenproject.org/top-8-facts-about-education-in-uzbekistan/
https://borgenproject.org/education-in-venezuela/
https://borgenproject.org/tag/education-in-yemen/
https://www.globalpartnership.org/country/zambia
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