At Home, Workers Seek Alternative Credentials
Interest in alternative online credentials spiked after people started working remotely this spring. Will the surge continue long-term?
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Amazon and Utah schools form partnership to teach cloud-based skills
Amazon is partnering with Utah to train the state’s educators to teach a curriculum developed by the tech giant to prepare students for jobs in the cloud.
Faculty, students across US hold ‘die-ins’ to protest return to campus
Student activists across the nation are protesting against in-person instruction.
As colleges reopen, Congress remains deadlocked on liability limits, safety measures
Even though some students are already back on campus, Congress remains deadlocked on the federal policies needed to ensure schools, including universities, can reopen safely in the fall without opening themselves up to costly and onerous lawsuits over the coronavirus.
Singapore experiments with ‘very agile’ teaching methods
Polytechnic pilots curriculum, rebuilt from scratch to develop flexible graduates, that principal says could be tailor-made for post-Covid world
Social media trolling affects almost a third of elite British sportswomen, BBC Sport survey finds
Elite British sportswomen have spoken out about "horrific abuse" on social media, telling a BBC Sport survey about constant comments on their appearance and sexist remarks questioning their right to play sport
NJ student faces potential punishment after using…Trump background on Zoom?
A New Jersey college student reportedly faces punishment after he used a photo of President Donald Trump as his Zoom background.
US scientists protest advanced computing focus for top grants
National Science Foundation’s new emphasis in postgraduate funding seen as backsliding on diversity
Some critical theory scholars argue 2+2 can sometimes equal 5
Some professors and activists argue 2+2 can sometimes equal 5, a controversial claim recently brought to light in a series of tweets that has sparked a robust debate among education watchdogs and others.
Trump Signals Aid for Student Loan Borrowers
In a tweet, the president said he might use his executive powers to provide relief.
