Telepresence classroom robots trialed for absent students
A school in Japan is turning to robots in a bid to tackle rising truancy rates. The school in Kumamoto, southwest Japan, will allow absent students to control telepresence robots…
Helpline launches after 12,000 students make sexual abuse allegations to #EveryonesInvited
A helpline and government inquiry have launched after a #MeToo movement in UK schools saw more than 12,000 school pupils make allegations of sexual violence in their place of learning. …
Schools rarely teach climate change outside of science class. Teachers are changing that.
Moving forward requires focus. Mashable’s Social Good Series is dedicated to exploring pathways to a greater good, spotlighting issues that are essential to making the world a better place. There’s…
Hilarious sketch imagines school bullies aggressively respecting CDC guidelines, bro
[embedded content] Schools are reopening across the U.S. despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with teachers doing their best to keep their students socially distanced. Still, these safety plans largely require…
Teachers are doing their best to make socially distanced classrooms less scary
A new school year is starting soon, and the coronavirus is forcing teachers to get extra creative with their classroom setups. Though the United States is still navigating a deadly…
Online learning can’t replace classrooms. Microsoft Teams wants to change that
It’s all about making meetings more natural and listening to the feedback of scientists and educators.