August 25, 2020
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Reopening elementary schools carries less COVID-19 risk than high schools – but that doesn't guarantee safety
Safety precautions like wearing face masks and leaving space between desks are also important to limit the coronavirus’s spread. Ben ... -
School nurses should be leading the COVID-19 response, but many schools don't have one
The CDC recommends schools have one nurse for every 750 students. Only about 40% of schools meet that bar. Istock/Getty Images Meg Sorg, Purdue ...August 25, 2020 -
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Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants
Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, ...August 14, 2020 -
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The Future of U.S. Higher Education Could Be in India
With much of U.S. higher education online only this semester, and its more long-term future deeply uncertain, now is a time to dream big. ...August 13, 2020 -
Why diversity training on campus is likely to disappoint
Diversity and inclusion training is often ineffective and short-lived. Image Source/GettyImages Amna Khalid, Carleton College and Jeffrey Aaron ...August 12, 2020 -
African Americans have long defied white supremacy and celebrated Black culture in public spaces
Protesters at the Richmond, Virginia monument to Confederate General Robert E. Lee on June 18, 2020. Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty ...August 12, 2020 -
Pivot to remote learning creates a chance to reinvent K-12 education
Lights, camera, learn! AaronAmat/iStock via Getty Images Plus Carl Kurlander, University of Pittsburgh Many of the nation’s 57 million ...August 12, 2020 -
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Three ways the coronavirus pandemic is affecting women more than men
One of the main talking points during the UK’s coronavirus outbreak has been its unequal impact on different parts of ...July 15, 2020