2022年度大学入学共通テストの「数学ⅠA」の問題分析は次の通り。データネット実行委員会（ベネッセコーポレーション・駿台予備学校共催）、河合塾の講評を参照した。 昨年より難化、解答の方針が立てにくい問題が増加 昨年と同様、大問5問の構成。第１問と第２問が必答で第３問～第５問の中から２大問を選択する形式も同…
More Than 1 Million Fewer Students Are In College, the Lowest Numbers In 50 Years
More than 1 million fewer students are enrolled in college now than before the pandemic began. NPR reports: According to new data released Thursday, U.S. colleges and universities saw a drop of nearly 500,000 undergraduate students in the fall of 2021,…
India’s LEAD School becomes unicorn with fresh $100M in funding
Despite the recent boom of consumer-focused education learning platforms in India, the vast majority of students in the South Asian nation remain unserved. The existing B2C offerings are expensive for most of the students and are heavily skewed towards those in high school preparing for competitive exams. LEAD School, a nine-year-old startup, is addressing this […]
Yale, Georgetown, Other Top Schools Illegally Collude To Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit Alleges
Sixteen major U.S. universities, including Yale University, Georgetown University and Northwestern University, are being sued for alleged antitrust violations because of the way they work together to determine financial-aid awards for students. From a …
マイケル・サンデルの指摘 「能力主義社会の“勝者”たちが手際よく成果を残したとは言えない」 | 「テクノクラシー化」への警告
理想的な能力主義が実現しても“ダークサイド”はある ──著書『実力も運のうち 能力主義は正義か？』では、私たちが暮らす民主的な社会に取り入れられてきた能力や功績（メリット）という概念が凝結し、それが社会的敬意を根っこから蝕んでいると論じています。 具体的には、能力主義によって「勝者は自分たちの成功をみず…
Amazon Aims To Increase Influence On K-12 Schools and Make Kids Hardware-Savvy
theodp writes: A job posting for a US Senior Manager, Amazon Future Engineer reveals Amazon’s ambitious expansion plans for K-12 CS education in the U.S. and beyond: “We believe computer science can unleash creativity and unlock human potential. Amazon…
Combine classes in case of Covid staff shortages, DfE tells teachers in England
Tories criticised for failing to tackle Omicron earlier as Covid infections are still highCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has told headteachers in England to start preparing for staff shortages by using suppor…
‘I’m always tired, Miss’: the sleepless children of Leeds’ bed poverty crisis
Teacher Bex Wilson was shocked to learn a pupil had no bed to sleep in. But this was the tip of the icebergReal heroes don’t wear capes, but they do bring duvets. Such as Bex Wilson and her dad, Mark, who spent the night before Christmas bringing beds …
Villagers fight to keep BBC Victorian Farm in business
The Shropshire tourist attraction and working farm was closed down after an E coli outbreak and campaigners fear it may never reopenOf the handful of historic working farms in the UK, Acton Scott Farm is perhaps the best known. The Shropshire farm was …
If you’ve resolved to improve your finances for the new year …
We asked a range of experts to set out a strategy to tackle all the most common money problemsIt’s a new year and many of us are looking for a fresh start after a very difficult 2021. We’ve asked a group of experts for their advice on how to tackle som…