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GCSE results for boys ‘a matter of national concern’

Girls leapt to their highest lead over boys in GCSE results during the pandemic

Evening Standard

Back-to-school assignment for Chicago schools: Go all out on ‘high dosage’ tutoring

Intensive ‘high dosage’ tutoring is a research-backed strategy, University of Chicago Education Lab experts tell us. It’s a way for Chicago Public Schools to directly address what school is all about: learning.

Chicago Sun-Times

China's central bank cut a key interest rate to boost loans, but investors expected more

The People's Bank of China announced it was cutting its key one-year interest rate for the second time in three months on Monday, but left its five-year rate unchanged. The move comes as China's economy has struggled to recover from the impact of the pandemic. The move has defied expectations…

France 24

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GCSEs in England hit by high absence levels and mental ill health, heads say

School leaders tell of abnormal levels of pupil anxiety amid plan to lower grades back to pre-pandemic levels

The Guardian - UK

Qantas faces class action over pandemic travel credits treated as ‘$1bn in interest-free loans’

Proceedings against airline ‘on behalf of hundreds of thousands’ of customers aims to force refunds for flight credits and compensation due to lost interest

The Guardian - AU

GCSE pupils warned of ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer top grades predicted

A return to pre-pandemic grading means this year’s results in England will be lower than last year.

The Independent UK

Pupils and parents in for ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer expected to get top GCSE grades

GCSE results are expected to be much lower than pre-pandemic

The Independent UK

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State school voices: ‘My A-levels were awful. I feel like I’ve been robbed’

Two students – one forced into a foundation year, another waiting for her GCSEs – describe their exams experience

The Guardian - UK

Equality depends on education. England’s class of 2023 have suffered a grave injustice over A-level results

Exam grading has plunged an unlucky cohort into a scramble for university, after a schooling ruined by Covid

The Guardian - UK

Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics

Federal officials estimate that local governments now have spending plans in place for most of the money they received under a prominent pandemic relief law

The Independent UK

Is Now the Time to Buy or Sell Zoom Video Communications (ZM)?

As the demand for video communication solutions remains strong, even in the post-pandemic period, it is vital to examine whether the prominent tech company, Zoom Video Communications (ZM), holds the potential to be a valuable portfolio addition or not. Let’s look at its financial metrics to get an idea….

StockNews.com

Video-based intervention on diaphragmatic breathing was effective in lowering stress among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: NIMHANS study

NIMHANS study shows diaphragmatic breathing intervention effective in reducing stress, negative emotions in young adults during COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Rajeev Jayaram Paleri and K.S. Meena, the study found that a one-time video-based relaxation technique was effective in lowering stress and negative emotions in 30 young adults from a Bengaluru…

The Hindu

Victoria paid EY more than $30m for Covid pandemic health projects

Public health expert says value of contracts cannot be assessed as they are described using ‘waffle words generated by the obfuscation machine’

The Guardian - AU

COVID-19 pandemic reminded us that health should be at centre of our decisions: PM Modi at G20 Health Ministers meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded nations that health should be at the centre of their decisions. He said that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown them the value of international cooperation. Read further on Dynamite news:

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Abigail Disney blames the rapid change of the pandemic for Bob Iger's SAG strike missteps

CEOs don't realize how much the world has changed, the Disney heiress says.

The Hindu

Declutter and take back control

Post pandemic, there are 35-40 decluttering experts and companies across the country, Aanchal Kejriwal and Gayatri Gandhi being two of them

The Guardian - UK

Former Covid medical officer Van-Tam takes role at vaccine maker Moderna

One of UK’s public faces of pandemic, ‘JVT’ was known for football-related metaphors in No 10 briefings

The Hindu

How the deadliest virus in human history paved the way for new cures

CDC approved study of the virus that caused the 1918 pandemic. Researchers wanted to recreate the virus from its genetic material. CDC installed special security measures and only one man, Terrence Tumpey, was authorised to work on it. He found the virus’s haemagglutinin and RNA polymerase genes responsible for virus'…

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The Independent UK

Taekwondo athletes appear to be North Korea's first delegation to travel since border closed in 2020

North Korea appears to have sent its first delegation abroad since it closed its borders in early 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Conversation

Thousands of migratory birds will make NZ landfall in spring – will they bring a deadly bird flu with them?

A highly pathogenic bird flu is currently sweeping the world – and New Zealand could be better prepared for its potential arrival.

The Conversation

The use of AI during the COVID-19 pandemic required adapting the technology to its context

The artificial intelligence (AI) divide between industrialized and developing countries is not just about being able to access and use new technologies. It’s also about governments and local enterprises around the world being able to create their own AI tools, to both benefit from their potential and better mitigate their…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on England’s class of ’23: failed by the government

Editorial: The Whitehall decision to return to pre-pandemic grading was premature, and unfair on a cohort whose education was defined by Covid

The Independent UK

Top A-level results fall in return to pre-pandemic grading system

Some 73,000 fewer top A-level grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland than last year, exams boards said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dr. Arwady, thank you for your public health leadership

None of the emergencies we faced as Dr. Arwady’s two immediate predecessors compares to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fortune

My two RTOs as a bank employee and yoga teacher couldn’t be more different. Here’s why

In the pre-pandemic 2010s, water-cooler conversations weren’t a symbol of collaboration and productivity. They signaled something else: slacking off.

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