Trots att Sverige hade flest bekräftade fall av covid-19 av åtta länder i en studie var det bara här som grundskolan hölls öppen. Det främsta skälet, menar forskarna, är den svenska konstitutionen med självständiga myndigheter.

A panel of Harvard education experts surface key challenges and concerns for educators, leaders, and families — and share concrete ideas for addressing them, with equity at the center. What the pandemic revealed, and how can we meet everyone where they are today, and move forward? (webb-tv)

Ungdomar har klarat pandemins restriktioner bättre än förväntat. En förklaring kan vara vanan vid kontakter på sociala medier. En tredjedel av ungdomarna har dessutom blivit mer fysiskt aktiva.

Pandemin har skapat lite av en pedagogisk identitetskris för folkhögskolan och lett till att folkhögskolepedagogiken kommit i fokus på ett nytt sätt. Det menar Alexandra Söderman, doktorand i pedagogik vid Göteborgs universitet, som skrivit en rapport om hur distansundervisningen lett till nya arbetssätt i folkhögskolan.

Detta är delrapport C i samlingsprojektet Folkbildning i coronatider. Hela projektet återrapporteras i en samlad rapport hösten 2021. (pdf)

A program is training teachers how to talk about the pandemic, vaccines and masks in places where the science is up for debate.

Seventeen outdoor math stations -- with garden-tending in between - have helped improve engagement and comprehension and reduced stress among fifth-grade students at Centreville Elementary School in Virginia, teacher Angela Ninde says in this interview. Teachers and other education experts explain why some schools haven't embraced outdoor classes and offer solutions to perceived hurdles.

Parents and teachers say the coronavirus pandemic revealed changes that are needed to teaching and learning, according to a survey by the nonprofit Understood and UnidosUS. More hands-on activities are needed, according to 61% of teachers, and 55% favor more flexible learning environments.

During the pandemic, many adolescents struggled with anxiety and stress. Here’s how positive school culture, therapy services and relationships with caregivers helped one school in Oakland meet students' mental health needs.

Teachers reflect on what they learned during the ongoing pandemic and how they will apply those lessons in the new school year.

The COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and forced students into online education, causing widespread worry among parents and educators that an increase in cyberbullying would follow. But that increase never materialized, reports a new study. In fact, bullying and cyberbullying rates actually dropped during the pandemic.  

Three education leaders who have operated online schools during the coronavirus pandemic said during a recent panel discussion that the pandemic has greatly increased global demand for online education - both in high school and in higher education.