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Education Scotland | August 04, 2020

Pupils who did not get the results they expected can call the Results Helpline set up by Skills Development Scotland on 0808 100 8000. The Helpline is available from 8am - 8pm on Tuesday 4 August and Wednesday 5 August, and from 9am - 5pm on Thursday 6 August to Wednesday 12 August, closing at weekends. With exams cancelled for the first time ever due to Coronavirus, young people are receiving qualifications based on a combination of teacher judgement and national moderations by the Scottish Qua...

Elsevier | July 01, 2020

The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida (UF) and Elsevier, a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, have agreed to a new pilot program to support open access (OA) publishing at UF. The agreement will support UF’s open access goals by providing the university’s researchers with incentives to publish OA articles. It also presents the opportunity to better understand researcher behavior and to learn from the resulting data—helping pro...

edsurge | February 18, 2020

In some hands, social media tools are blights on society, tools for bullies and misinformation campaigns. Sometimes, they’re a canvas for artists, sources to build community, paths by which people find a higher calling. Sanah Jivani has personally experienced both extremes of the spectrum. It was on Facebook where she found an account dedicated to guessing why Jivani—whose hair had fallen out by age 12 due to an autoimmune disease—wore a wig to school. That discovery, coupled w...

educationdive | April 13, 2020

As the U.S. Department of Education considers whether to recommend waivers from certain aspects of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, several organizations have joined together to support the special education community through the challenges caused by school closures. The Educating All Learners Alliance, announced last week, features resources, case studies, webinars and virtual “office hours” and brings together special education and technology organizations, such as the ...