BUFFALO, N.Y. — The coronavirus pandemic ushered in what may be the most rapid rise in homeschooling the U.S. has ever seen. Two years later, even after schools reopened and vaccines became widely available, many parents have chosen to continue…
Read MoreBig universities are reaching into rural Colorado where shrinking share of high school grads go to college
GUNNISON – Higher education lags across open expanses of the Rocky Mountain West where distances to campuses can exceed 100 miles and, in rural Colorado, barely half of high school graduates enroll in college. But on a recent spring morning…
Read MoreCovid 19 Omicron outbreak: Minister of Education Chris Hipkins considering options for unvaxxed school sports
The Government is considering whether changes can be made that could let children play sport for their school if they are not vaccinated against Covid. Thousands of unvaccinated children over age 12 have been told they can’t represent their school…
Read MoreFort Lewis College, CU Anschutz team up on Indigenous-focused nursing degree
A new partnership between two Colorado higher education institutions aims to tackle a shortage of Indigenous nurses while bolstering rural health care in the Four Corners region through a novel, culturally-competent four-year nursing degree at Durango’s Fort Lewis College. The…
Read MoreConcerns over critical race theory in Douglas County schools prompts board to approve resolution to change equity policy
Douglas County School District’s Board of Education voted Tuesday to change the district’s equity policy, citing “legitimate questions” raised by school employees and parents regarding its “assumptions and implementation.” The move to change the policy, which was passed 4-3 despite…
Read MoreColorado sees K-12 public school enrollment drop for second consecutive year
Enrollment in Colorado’s K-12 schools has yet to rebound to pre-pandemic levels as 1,174 fewer students enrolled last fall compared to the previous year, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Department of Education. The decline in enrollment…
Read MoreDenver-area schools aim to stay in-person but COVID-caused shortages cause disruptions
School districts in the Denver area stressed Wednesday that they are committed to keeping children in in-person classes despite the rapid rise of the omicron variant, but they are preparing for the surge to exacerbate staffing shortages – and potentially…
Read More‘Almost unsaleable’: slump in school trips to UK blamed on Brexit
Groups from the continent are going elsewhere, tour operators say, deterred more by passport and visa rules than the pandemic Last modified on Sun 26 Dec 2021 07.50 EST Post-Brexit changes to Britain’s immigration rules have triggered an unprecedented collapse…
Read MoreHelicopter, fresh ground crews fighting Far North bushfire
A helicopter’s circling and fresh crews are on the ground at a bush fire in the Far North. The blaze broke out yesterday afternoon at Waiharara, north of Kaitaia, and has burnt through 300 hectares. Fire and Emergency shift manager…
Read MoreUK universities took £89m from oil firms in last four years
Anger after investigation finds Imperial College London, Cambridge and Oxford among institutions to have accepted funding Last modified on Sat 11 Dec 2021 09.17 EST Some of Britain’s most prestigious universities are among those to have shared in funds totalling…
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