Category: Spotlight on Education News

Learning is a collaborative process that relies on social interaction. However, with the current limitations on in-person engagement, it poses a challenge for children to develop their social skills. According to Education Week's analysis of school reopening plans, less than a third of districts intend to incorporate some form of in-person classes. In these scenarios, students and teachers will...

Scholastic Inc.'s popular book series, The Magic School Bus, which has sold over seven million copies, has a ready-made audience for its television adaptation. The books, written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen, follow the adventures of Ms. Frizzle, a teacher who takes her students on magical field trips using a special bus. These trips explore various subjects such as the human...

Just under a month after being appointed as the CEO of the Cleveland school system, Barbara Byrd-Bennett paid an unexpected visit to Tremont Elementary School. The principal of Tremont, Richard Larrabee, was initially concerned about what this visit might entail. However, many people believe that Byrd-Bennet is fulfilling her promise to improve Cleveland's deteriorating school buildings and...

A report by a research organization based in Washington has revealed that the majority of colleges of education in the country are not adequately equipping aspiring elementary teachers with the necessary skills to teach children how to read. The report, titled "What Education Schools Aren't Teaching About Reading and What Elementary Teachers Aren't Learning," states that...

Preschools and kindergartens have traditionally focused on teaching children basic skills like cutting and coloring. However, new research suggests that these spatial and fine-motor skills learned in early childhood not only help children complete their math homework neatly, but also enhance their ability to learn math and think abstractly. According to Claire E. Cameron, a research scientist at...

The Virtual School Symposium that took place last week can be considered as the coming-out party for blended learning in the field of virtual education. Throughout the three-day conference, blended learning was the focus of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and report releases. Blended learning refers to the combination of face-to-face and online instruction in various approaches. The...

It is not uncommon for university students to find themselves living in damp and rodent-infested accommodation, reveals a report by the National Union of Students (NUS). Over 75% of surveyed students reported having problems with their accommodation, with just under half finding issues with mould and over a quarter having problems with vermin, from slugs to mice. Despite these issues, 75% of...

The engineers responsible for designing and constructing skyscrapers have largely overlooked the matter of safely disassembling these towering structures. David Macauley, a writer and illustrator, is one of the few who have carefully considered this issue. In his children's book, "Unbuilding," he provides a detailed explanation, accompanied by illustrations, of how the Empire State...

David McClean, my dear friend, passed away at the age of 73. He was an exceptional teacher and historian who devoted 37 years of his life teaching in the borough of Havering in London. Despite being slightly unconventional in his teaching style, David's extensive knowledge of history and politics impressed all his students. David was born in Donaghadee, County Down, to Samuel McClean - a local...