Precis som i Sverige har norska lärare drabbats hårt av extra arbete sedan pandemin startade. Arbetstid som många lärare inte kompenserats för. Strax före jul fick norska lärare ett särskilt ”coronaavtal” med utvidgad kompensation för övertid.
While some school districts are responding to a pandemic-driven surge in student misbehavior with mental health support and disciplinary alternatives, others are suspending kids.
Teacher burnout and thinning substitute teacher rolls combined with the continuing fallout of the winter surge is pushing public school leaders to the brink of desperation. Lawmakers are responding by temporarily rewriting hiring rules.
Education is key to provide all citizens not only with an understanding of the science behind the climate crisis but also its socio-demographic, political and moral implications, writes Andreas Schleicher, OECD.
What impact will climate change have on our educational institutions in the next decade? Are our research and innovation systems prepared for an era of global, open and internet intensive science? What does it mean for schools that our societies are becoming more individualistic and diverse? (pdf)
”Verden når at smelte eller fryse til is, inden regeringen kommer i arbejdstøjet”, lyder det fra Venstres Ellen Trane Nørby. Hun har ikke stor fidus til regeringens plan for frihed til skolerne og mener, at det bør sættes i værk nu og ikke efter næste folketingsvalg.
Om halvandet år skal samtlige folkeskoler i Danmark have muligheden for at vælge en hverdag i frihed uden regler og styring, lyder det fra undervisningsministeren. "Det er nu engang svært at sidde og planlægge læring i et regneark fra Christiansborg", siger hun.