‘Eco creches’ are now the norm in Brussels
In what is major stride towards sustainable childcare, the Gabrielle Vincent eco-crèche was inaugurated on Friday afternoon in Brussels. It means all day care settings in the centre of the Belgian capital can call themselves...Read more
It’s OK to play: How ‘play theory’ can revitalise U.S. education
City planners are recognising that play and learning are intertwined and turning public spaces into opportunities for active learning. When we’re young, playing and learning are inseparable. Simple games like peekaboo and hide-and-seek help us learn...Read more
Years after pandemic closures, we’re seeing their effects inside our schools
Since school buildings reopened after COVID closures, I’ve heard teachers say, again and again, that the older elementary children in their classrooms are just not the same.Read more
UN-backed education project ‘will leverage the power of young people
A Youth Rights Academy is just one element of a United Nations-backed project dedicated to transforming young lives through education.Read more
Could a ride-sharing network help get Chicago students to school?
Every weekday at 7:45 a.m., Michael Craft is notified that a ride-share driver has arrived at his home in Aurora, Colorado. Craft walks outside to confirm the driver’s identity and then helps his foster teenager...Read more
Bloomberg charity invests millions in US students’ futures
The USA-based Bloomberg Philanthropies charity is investing over (USD) $250 million to create new and revamped urban high schools that provide a pathway for students into key healthcare jobs.Read more
As shelter limit for migrant families nears, NYC schools try to prepare
New York City schools have started preparing for a massive reshuffling of students as early as next month, as thousands of migrant families face a new limit on shelter stays, say education officials.Read more
USA: As family homelessness climbs, calls grow louder for solving school attendance woes
Nine-year-old ‘Ameerah’ remembers when her commute to school was a five-minute walk. That was before her family left their Queens home in New York City for a shelter in another part of the borough.Read more
New EU framework aims to improve children & youth financial literacy
A new pan-European financial competence framework has been unveiled that has specifically children and young people in mind.Read more
The pandemic is over. But American schools still aren’t the same.
On a recent Friday at Gary Comer Middle School in Chicago, you had to squint to see signs of the pandemic that upended American education just a few years ago.Read more
Kenya’s new urban school meal plan is ambitious – it could offer lessons for scaling up
More than 250,000 children in public primary schools in Nairobi will receive regular subsidised school meals provided by the county government. The Dishi Na County programme is Kenya’s first in an urban setting.Read more
Over 100 English schools told to close buildings with ‘weak concrete’
More than 100 schools in England have had to suddenly close buildings that have been identified as having a ‘weak’ form of concrete.Read more
Philadelphia families rejoice at school’s new playground amid fears for children’s safety
When Duane Watts was a student at Edward Steel Elementary School in Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighbourhood more than 40 years ago, he remembers running excitedly out of his classroom for recess and being confronted with concrete.Read more
Hong Kong students design sustainable solutions for their schools
Students in Hong Kong have been giving their creative input on the ‘sustainable’ future of their schools through an innovative local and national partnership.Read more