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increase font size Liz Soares: Coronavirus creates continuing education for educators Educators have had to learn a whole new set of skills this year. Evidently, I have not yet perfected mine, writes Liz Soares. Share This, after 14 months of remote teaching. Educators have had to learn a whole new set of skills this year. Evidently, I have not yet perfected mine. As a school librarian, I don’t teach classes on a daily basis, so at least I didn’t have to figure out how to simultaneously teach a classroom that is in front of me and individual students who are in their homes. My hat goes o...

Summary Decades of slow but steady progress in educating more children around the world abruptly ended in 2020. By April, an unprecedented 1.4 billion students were shut out of their pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools in more than 190 countries, in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. As the pandemic persisted, schools in some countries or jurisdictions reopened for in-person teaching, or opened for some students, while elsewhere schools have remained closed ever since with learning to greater or lesser extent taking place online or otherwise remotely. In some place...

School districts across Texas implement massive austerity and cuts to staff Despite the allocation of roughly $11.2 billion in federal funds ostensibly to support public education, school districts across Texas are cutting staff and closing schools. Over the past year, tens of thousands of teachers were forced to quit or retire early after the state government aggressively pressured districts to reopen amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Across the state, huge numbers of these teaching positions are being left as unfilled vacancies, encompassing nearly all the major school districts. This mass...

Granger ISD marks one year of in-person classes Granger ISD marks one year of in-person classes Granger ISD says that this was possible due to the COVID-19 safety protocols in place as well as teachers who have gone above and beyond. GRANGER, Texas - For Granger ISD officials, they have been working since the spring of last year, planning on getting kids back to campus for the start of school.   School for the Lions has been fully on campus since the start of the school year. The district says this is due to the COVID-19 safety protocols that are in place, as well as teachers who have gone a...

Transcript: KB: Welcome to the Failure Bites podcast, where we take the bite out of failure, one story at a time. I'm your host, Dr. Kristin Brynteson. It is an understatement to say that this past year has been difficult. It's been difficult for all of us, but it's been extremely difficult for our caregivers. The first responders, medical and mental health professionals, educators, and all those individuals who put the needs of others ahead of their own. In this episode, we hear from Chely, one of those caregivers who has spent the last year, making sure others have what they need while at t...