L.A. teachers union says schools should not reopen next month, citing coronavirus spike
The main teachers union for LAUSD said distance learning should continue until it is safe to resume in person. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nina Agrawal, Howard Blume, Sonali Kohli Source Type: news
Is It Safe To Adjust Your Mask? Dr. Mallika Marshall Answers Your Coronavirus Questions
BOSTON (CBS) — Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your coronavirus-related medical questions. If you have a question for Dr. Mallika, email her or message her on Facebook or Twitter.
Dr. Mallika is offering her best advice, but as always consult your personal doctor before making any decisions about your personal health.
“I see so many people grab the front of their mask to adjust it. Is that a potential problem?” – Paul
You should try to avoid touching your mask as much as possible so you don’t contaminate your mask with whatever may be on your hands or contaminate your hands with whatever may b...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Stay Home Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Secretary DeVos Challenges Educators to Rethink Education Options for Rural High School Students Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Education announced the Rural Tech Project, a challenge that invites high schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) to develop competency-based distance learning programs to improve instruction in rural communities. Five finalists will receive an equal share of a $500,000 pool and then have two years to refine their program before one finalist is chosen and awarded an additional $100,000 prize. Proposals are due October 8, 2020. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - June 30, 2020 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Letters to the Editor: Forcing kids back to school would be reckless. Instead, improve distance learning
Teachers and students are right to avoid going back to campus. Now, educators much make remote learning better for the fall. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - June 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Covid-19 Recessions: This Time It ’s Really Different
By Vladimir Popov and Jomo Kwame SundaramBERLIN and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 4 2020 (IPS) The world economic contraction so far this year is largely due to measures, especially at the national or local level, to contain or prevent Covid-19 contagion, particularly those restricting business operations, thus reducing economic activity, output, incomes and spending.
Vladimir Popov
Lower business and worker incomes have reduced spending, for both consumption and investment, and thus overall or aggregate demand. While there has indeed been much novel ‘financial folly’ in the last decade, responsible for its dreary ‘recovery’,...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Vladimir Popov and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Featured Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Labour TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Beyond the Crisis
Now is the time to take advantage of this opportunity to build a better world
Kristalina Georgieva is managing director of the IMFBy Kristalina GeorgievaWASHINGTON DC, Jun 2 2020 (IPS) Looking back to the start of 2020, the world has changed almost beyond recognition. To protect public health, the global economy was put into stasis. Shops closed, factories were mothballed, and people’s freedom of movement was severely curtailed.
No country has escaped the health, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Tragically, more than 260,000 people have died and millions have been infected. The IMF is projec...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kristalina Georgieva Tags: Aid Economy & Trade Environment Featured Financial Crisis Global Global Governance Green Economy Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
UNISON demands extra government funding to save universities from crisis
Higher education member Bill Acharjee (above) works at Solent University in Southampton as a research governance officer, with the task of ensuring that students and academics maintain ethical standards while they conduct their research projects. He’s thoughtful, conscientious. And while working from home during the COVID-19 crisis, he has a very sobering thought.
“A world without universities would be tragic,” he says. “I just can’t comprehend it.”
But there’s a very real danger some may struggle to survive, Mr Acharjee feels, if the government continues to refuse to come to the aid of universities d...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News coronavirus higher education Covid-19 Source Type: news
The Government of Kenya and UN commit to expanding education, training and employment opportunities for young people, on an unprecedented scale
By PRESS RELEASENAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 2020 (IPS-Partners) Hon. Joseph Mucheru, Cabinet Secretary for ICT, Innovation and Youth, (CS) and Kenya’s representative in the Generation Unlimited (GenU) Global Board convened today the UN Kenya Country team to identify opportunities on how to swiftly expand education, training and employment opportunities for young people, on an unprecedented scale.
Credit: UNDP KenyaThe meeting was graced by Ms. Ruth Kagia, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Executive Office of the President, and Co-Chair of the National Generation Unlimited Steering Committee. Others in attendance at this meeting i...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: PRESS RELEASE Tags: Education Health Source Type: news
Commentary: I'm teaching on Zoom, and I've got to admit, my students are missing out
Distance learning makes analyzing students' work difficult, an art-school prof says, and the connection between teacher and student can falter. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - May 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Pagel Source Type: news
Some US schools are pulling the plug on distance learning
Some school districts around the United States are calling an early end to the school year and pulling the plug on distance learning (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
We Cannot Let the Education Gap Widen at the Start of the Decade of Action
Yasmine Sherif is Director, Education Cannot WaitBy Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, May 13 2020 (IPS) Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we estimated that 75 million children and youth – of whom 39 million are girls – were not able to access a quality education in countries impacted by armed conflicts, forced displacement, natural disasters and climate change-induced emergencies. The impact of COVID-19 has both globally and exponentially deepened the already existing critical education crisis.
Yasmine SherifIn countries affected by humanitarian crises, restrictive movement measures (including curfews), have led to the cl...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yasmine Sherif Tags: Armed Conflicts Climate Change Development & Aid Education Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Disengaging from distance learning
High school librarian Andrea Kneeland started homeschooling her daughters part time before distance learning was up and running. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Families are dealing with children disengaging from distance learning
High school librarian Andrea Kneeland started homeschooling her daughters part time before distance learning was up and running. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Power of Education in Emergencies: Interview with Denmark ’s Minister of Development Cooperation Rasmus Prehn
By External SourceMay 6 2020 (IPS-Partners) Denmark is Education Cannot Wait’s (ECW) third largest donor, with US$79.1 million in contributions to date. In this insightful interview with Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation, Rasmus Prehn, we explore the importance of girls’ education and gender equality, the humanitarian-development nexus, expanded engagement with the private sector, education in emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic and more. A former high school teacher, with a master’s degree in social science, Minister Prehn has been a member of Danish Parliament since 2005, and was named Minist...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Education Health Humanitarian Emergencies Source Type: news
How coronavirus puts a strain on teachers working from home
Parents are frazzled and their frustration is growing as schools stay closed and distance learning goes on. Many are feeling the strain of working from home -- while also being teachers and caregivers. Meg Oliver takes a look. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - May 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
