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Hong Kong third wave: schools with cross-border pupils, kindergartens expect more dropouts amid suspension of face-to-face teaching

The SCMP reports that many mainland residents who have previously attended schools in Hong Kong are withdrawing from their Hong Kong schools due to the indefinite suspending of face to face lessons.  The prob . . .

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University of Arizona's Big Online Push

The University of Arizona acquired Ashford University -- a fully online university that enrolls roughly 35,000 students. As part of what it called a "transformational" definitive agreement, the Universit . . .

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UK: Government research indicates secondary school pupils may pose greater virus risk than primary students, reports suggest

Much has been written on how vulnerable children are to getting the virus and how likely they are to transmit it.  This article from The Independent reports on recent UK government research that suggests the . . .

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Hong Kong third wave: education officials look at mass Covid-19 testing for schools, priority return of face-to-face teaching for some students

One measure being considered is mass testing of students to try to help ensure the virus is not being spread to allow students to return to face to face classes. Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said . . .

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UK: Universities told to keep places open for A-level appeals

Chalkface has been following the developing story over the problems with the A-level results that are unfolding in the UK.  This article from the BBC reports that universities in the UK are being asked to kee . . .

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US: Chaos coast to coast as a school year like no other launches

There seems to be no shortage of problems in the US as the new school year begins and schools try to start as reported in this article from The Washington Post. It seems that many schools will be either using onli . . .

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Hong Kong third wave: testing options eyed as Covid-19 leaves some students behind in scramble for secondary school placements

Hong Kong’s education authorities are considering flexible arrangements for the citywide tests that help determine secondary school placements, after about a third of the city’s primary schools were un . . .

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Replacement A-level grades 'no lower than mock exams'

A-level students in England are now being promised that their final results will be no lower than their mock exams. (Note: This does not refer to the International A-level or the International GCSEs). The Departm . . .

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