Tag: schools

COVID-19

Millions of children may return to a school with nowhere to wash their hands

Children returning to school this September may find a very different classroom to the ones they left, with socially distanced desks and a renewed […]

S 08/14/2020 / SixDegrees

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COVID brings Unprecedented Global Education Emergency

Almost 10 Million Children May Never Return to School Following COVID-19 Lockdown Deep budget cuts to education and rising poverty caused by the COVID-19 […]

S 07/13/2020 / Save The Children

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Education

Millions of dollars’ worth of food ends up in school trash cans every day. What can we do?

Lela Nargi When kids waste food, they not only waste resources but also set patterns of behavior for life. K–12 schools across US are […]

E 04/30/2019 / Ensia

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Data & Reports

620 million children’s education and health compromised by lack of decent school toilets

The health, education and safety of millions of children around the world is threatened because they don’t have a decent toilet at school or […]

S 11/19/2018 / SixDegrees

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Sustainable Business

12,000 U.S. schools are within a mile of a hazardous chemical facility. What should we do about that?

Elizabeth Grossman In the absence of a federal U.S. policy for schools located near potentially dangerous sites, community activists search for safer solutions. On […]

E 11/15/2016 / Ensia

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