A weekly collection of education-related news from around the web.

“We All Need A Little More Recess”

“The inequities surrounding recess also persist into adulthood. Recess is disproportionately withheld from poor, urban, and minority children due to academic interventions, punishment for incomplete schoolwork, or a lack of safe play spaces. Similarly, blue-collar and gig-economy workers often face irregular schedules and limited or no breaks. While most states regulate meal breaks, nearly half […]

On College Closures And The Coming Enrollment Cliff

“A large number of colleges have very low student enrollment and few or no endowment resources, and these are the institutions most at risk now and in the coming years. Additionally, college enrollments in some states are likely to drop drastically over the next few years, putting some colleges in those states at risk.”

Issues

Every week I send out articles I encounter from around the web. Subject matter ranges from hard knowledge about teaching to research about creativity and cognitive science to stories from other industries that, by analogy, inform what we do as educators. This breadth helps us see our work in new ways.

Readers include teachers, school leaders, university overseers, conference organizers, think tank workers, startup founders, nonprofit leaders, and people who are simply interested in what’s happening in education. They say it helps them keep tabs on what matters most in the conversation surrounding schools, teaching, learning, and more.

Peter Nilsson

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