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Setting Class-Size Limits

A majority of states have at least one policy that limits the number of students that may be in a general education classroom, according to the Education Commission of the States. Among states that have changed their class-size policies since 2008, all have opted to relax those constraints.




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Multimedia Journalism Programs Emphasize Real-World Skills

Students are learning how to research and write scripts, hone interviewing techniques, and edit video footage, and some teenagers are even earning certifications in media technology.




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Public Libraries Add Multimedia Learning to Digital Mission

Public libraries are moving deeper into digital learning, often in partnership with schools and other institutions, to help prepare students for the skills they'll need for college and careers.




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Multimedia Tool: Teaching the Presidential Campaign

The Newseum in Washington has just launched Decision 2012: Exploring Elections and the Media, an online resource for teaching about the presidential campaign and election.




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17 Secret Tricks and Tips Inside iOS 12

Many are big, flashy, in-your-face features. Just as many are little hidden iPhone and iPad tricks that only a true Apple iOS aficionado will find fascinating.




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PCMag.com Readers' Choice/ Business Choice Survey Sweepstakes Rules

Enter PCMag.com's Readers' Choice/Business Choice Survey sweepstakes for a chance to win!




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Guide to long-range passing

One of Azerbaijan's top young female talents gives you some advice to improve your passing.




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Basic heading

A guide to the fundamentals of heading featuring Sweden women's international Kosovare Asllani.




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Barcelona's Lionel Messi

FC Barcelona's talisman tells us about his appetite for goals.




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The Messi loop

Learn how to pull off one of the FC Barcelona star's top skills.




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Personalize Learning and Build Agency By Using the 4 PLC Questions

In this episode of the podcast, Tom chats with Tim Stuart about his new book, Personalized Learning in a PLC at Work: Student Agency Through the Four Critical Questions.




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Professional Learning Is More Meaningful When Done as a Team

High-quality professional learning is difficult to provide in education, principal Jasmine Kullar writes. Here's a solution.




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What Other Countries Can Teach the U.S. About Teacher Professional Development

Countries that score highest on an international measure of student achievement tend to have these three things in common when it comes to professional development for teachers.




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Haves and Have-Nots: We Must Prioritize Outside Professional Development for ALL Teachers

Many outside PD opportunities still separate the "haves" from the "have-nots" and uphold systemic oppression.




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A Gap in Teacher Training: Working With Students Who Have Concussions

A growing number of students have experienced a brain injury that could affect their ability to learn in school. Yet most teachers aren't prepared to work with these students.




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'It's Not Just Yoga and Nail Paint': Inside the Teacher Self-Care Conference

The two-day event, now in its third year, offers workshops on mental health and burnout, time-management and goal-setting, and strategies for navigating toxic workplace environments.




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What to Do When Physics Teachers Don't Know Physics

Many teachers are tapped to teach physics without prior training or experience. A new study explores a possible solution.




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Research Center's Leadership Professional-Development Program Had No Impact. Why?

A recent study found that one organization's instructional-leadership professional development had no impact. Could it be because the topic of instructional leadership needs to be expanded?




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Putting the 'Professional' Back in Teacher Professional Development

Teachers are the experts of the classroom, so they should be empowered to lead professional development, educators said at a forum that included the two national teachers' union presidents.




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100,000 Undocumented Students Graduate From U.S. High Schools Each Year, Analysis Finds

The new analysis significantly increases the annual estimate of undocumented high school students earning diplomas that has long been used in debates about immigration and special protections for immigrant youth who were illegally brought to the U.S. as children.




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Fin24.com | Saudi stocks plunge as Trump vows punishment over missing journo's fate

Saudi Arabian equities slumped on concern the U.S. may take measures against the kingdom if it’s linked to the disappearance of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi.




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Fin24.com | Saudis begin internal probe into journo's disappearance as US tensions intensify

Saudi Arabia has begun an internal investigation into the disappearance of a prominent journalist at its Istanbul consulate and could hold people accountable if the evidence warrants it, according to a Saudi official.




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Fin24.com | Deutsche Bank, Siemens CEOs waver on attending Saudi event after journo goes missing

The heads of Deutsche Bank and Siemens, two of Germany’s biggest companies, are among a dwindling number of high-profile delegates still scheduled to attend an investment conference in Saudi Arabia following the disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.




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Fin24.com | Eyeing Saudi riches, Wall Street gets back to business as usual despite Khashoggi aftermath

For a moment, Wall Street seemed to be inching away from Saudi Arabia. Now, it’s already inching back.




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Fin24.com | Indonesia was rocked by more than 11 000 earthquakes last year

Indonesia was rattled by more than 11 500 earthquakes last year, almost double the annual average of the past decade, according to the nation’s meteorological agency.




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Graphic design students bring senior showcase to social media

Unable to host their senior capstone showcase as an on-campus celebration of their work with family and friends in attendance, graduating students in the Graphic Design undergraduate program in the Stuckeman School at Penn State are turning to Instagram to highlight their design work in a creative way to an even larger potential audience during the week of May 4-8.




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Stuckeman School studio breaks down disciplinary lines through design

A studio course for architecture and landscape architecture students in the Stuckeman School prepares students for the collaborative design process they will take part in once they begin careers in their respective fields by blurring the boundaries between the disciplines in the college setting.




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Fin24.com | INSIDE LABOUR | Hiding behind a coronavirus scapegoat

Authorities unable or unwilling to face up to a reality that might reveal their own shortcomings and ineptitude, usually resort to pinpointing a scapegoat. This year, Covid-19 fits that bill, says Terry Bell.




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Fin24.com | OPINION | Beer for health workers, fashion face masks: How businesses innovate during Covid-19

Where businesses are fighting to survive, agility is the name of the game, says Mignon Reynecke.




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Fin24.com | BOOK EXTRACT | Virus-proof your small business

Read an extract from business author and coach Douglas Kruger's latest book, Virus-proof your small business.




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Fin24.com | Sifiso Skenjana | How liquor could be used to improve health and economic outcomes post-coronavirus

Strategic partnerships could be used to create win-win outcomes, says Sifiso Skenjana.




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Fin24.com | Solly Moeng | The missing link in managing a pandemic - public trust

Government went to war against Covid-19 with very low supplies in citizen trust and financial reserves, says Solly Moeng.




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North Kivu: Into the Quagmire? An Overview of the Current Crisis in North Kivu




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Burundi: Internal and Regional Implications of the Suspension of Sanctions




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How Kabila Lost His Way: The Performance of Laurent Désiré Kabila's Government




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Democratic Republic of Congo: An Analysis of the Agreement and Prospects for Peace




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Burundi after Six Months of Transition: Continuing the War or Winning Peace?




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Rwanda at the End of the Transition: A Necessary Political Liberalisation




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A Framework for Responsible Aid to Burundi




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Congo Crisis: Military Intervention in Ituri




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Refugees and Displaced Persons in Burundi – Defusing the Land Time-Bomb




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End of the Transition in Burundi: The Home Stretch




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The Congo's Transition Is Failing: Crisis in the Kivus




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Treating the Sickness at the Heart of Africa




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Ces invisibles assassins du Congo




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Inclusive Security: Hope for Congo




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Katanga: The Congo’s Forgotten Crisis




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Maintain the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic Of Congo




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Difficile transition vers la démocratie et la paix au Congo




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Burundi: Finalising Peace with the FNL