International Dr. John Hattie: Assessment should measure teachers’ impact | Of course, every kid is unique in that sense and all education needs to be personalized, but “personalized education” doesn’t mean “individualized.” A lot of kids learn dramatically well from other students, so the mistake often with personalized education isContinue Reading
International Saudi Enrollment Declines | Colleges have come to count on tuition from large numbers of Saudi Arabian students. After years of rapid growth, enrollments are declining on many campuses, in some cases precipitously. Dorothy Bishop: the costs of the teaching excellence framework | The TEF will divide universities intoContinue Reading
International ‘Study now, pay later’ loan one option in report on third-level funding [Ireland] | Minister for Education Richard Bruton has said he hopes a consensus can now be built as to how to fund higher education into the future. ‘Study now, pay later’ loans: Students face up to €20kContinue Reading
International MPs say ‘inadequate’ schools careers advice worsening skills crisis | MPs have delivered a scathing report on careers advice in many schools, warning that the “inadequate” guidance being given to youngsters is fuelling the country’s skills crisis. Too many young people were leaving schools in England without having theContinue Reading
International 5 Reasons We Will Avoid Edtech Conferences | EdSurge has done our community a great service by aggregating (in a handy circular diagram) many of our postsecondary edtech conferences and convenings. This curated map of annual edtech conferences also perfectly coincides with our newly emerging realization that neither ofContinue Reading
