Prof Prachi Srivastava
Global ed policy #globaldev. Prof @WesternU. Member @WorldBank Expert Advisory Council on Citizen Engagement. Previous life @UniofOxford @SussexUni @UN @theIRC.
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Why the COVID-19 pandemic has TDSB searching for thousands of absent students — and possibly $42M | CBC News
Thousands of children appear to have fallen off the Toronto District School Board's radar in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic — and the board's budget is taking a serious hit because of it, TDSB staff say in a new report.
LECCE: It's about time we hire teachers on merit
Hiring and promoting new educators should be based on their qualification, not seniority. It’s about protecting the quality of learning and putting students…
Macpherson: 25 years ago, Quebec's 'ethnic votes' held Canada together
Never has anyone more appreciated being Canadian than federalists living in Quebec in the final days of the 1995 referendum campaign.
Prof Prachi Srivastava
Je me souviens. I remember.
What a day that was. What a night. The 1995 referendum was one of the most beautiful displays of democracy. I don’t think it would happen today.
And yes- I was one of those ethnic votes.
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Summit 2020: New Thinking on Public Education - November 16, 2020
Summit 2020: New Thinking on Public Education by People for Education on November 16, 2020. . Register now, and learn more!
Averting an Education Catastrophe for the World’s Children - Save Our Future
Education faces a triple threat: 90% of children in the world have had their education interrupted due to COVID-19. This...
The forgotten ones
Inspiring and connecting more than 300,000 alumni who share pride and passion for Western University.
Prof Prachi Srivastava
Honoured to be profiled alongside my two incredible colleagues @KateHeeChoi @WesternuSOC and Eric Arts @SchulichMedDent for the cover story:
'The Forgotten Ones: untold and unseen consequences of COVID19'
Western Alumni Gazette by @JeffRenaud99
alumni.westernu.ca/alumni-gazette… pic.twitter.com/L5nOv2KuC2
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Disabilities and Technology: Expanding Inclusive Education to Achieve SDG 4
Around the world, children with disabilities regularly face discrimination which prevents them from going to school. While pushes for inclusive education have been made in the recent years to enable children with disabilities to study in mainstream...
Leaked Alberta school curriculum proposals include cutting references to residential schools, equity | CBC News
Curriculum advisers hand-picked by the Alberta government are recommending Grade 3 and 4 students learn about feudalism, Chinese dynasties and Homer’s Odyssey in social studies classes, as well as removing references to residential schools and...
Prof Prachi Srivastava
I wish residential schools didn't happen. This isn't the way. Equity. Who needs it?
Curriculum advisers hand-picked by AB govt recommend changes to KG-Gr 4 fine arts & soc studies curriculum to eliminate all references to residential schools and equity.
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The Norman Borlaug Rap
This song was written and produced in 2004 in honor of the 90th birthday of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Norman Borlaug, a man who is credited with saving over a...
Centre for International Education 'CIE' UoS
The Centre for International Education (CIE) was established in 1989 and is one of only nine 'University Research Centres' at Sussex. CIE research is interdi...
Prof Prachi Srivastava
And b/c they're so wonderfully organised, here's the YouTube channel where all the lectures will be available to view.
An amazing resource.
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Social impact bonds boost literacy and numeracy but can they scale?
New tools generate funding from investors who receive a return, but questions dog their expansion
Prof Prachi Srivastava
In my actual, non-parallel-universe life, I work on non-state engagement in education.
My 2 cents on education SiB/DiBs for @FT. In company w/ @amelkarboul @safeenahusain @EGWBrookings @sirronniecohen @pkcof @abhathorat @daveswords @avnish_g by @AJack.
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Appreciate the miracle being performed by schools
School boards have been creating and staffing virtual schools that are larger than most Ontario school boards in a matter of days. I challenge critics...
The Politics of COVID 19 and Education - The Education and Development Forum
15 Oct 2020 @ 1:00pm - 2:15pm - Prachi Srivastava, Western University , Canada THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EDUCATION IN TIMES OF CONFLICT, CRISES AND PANDEMICS Online Lecture Series Thursdays at 1pm – 2.15pm, October 8th -December 10th, 2020 Online...
Prof Prachi Srivastava
Thrilled to be giving a lecture on 'The Politics of COVID-19 and Education'.
Tomorrow (15 Oct) 8-9:15 am EDT | 1-2:15 pm BST | 5:30-6:45 pm IST via Zoom.
Part of the incredible PEER Network Lecture Series led by @novelli_mario @SussexCIE @UKFIET
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Scuola, via libera ai test antigenici rapidi come strumento di prevenzione
Chiarimenti del ministero sull’utilizzo dei test antigenici rapidi in ambito scolastico per accelerare la diagnosi di casi sospetti di COVID-19. Avviata la richiesta pubblica di offerta dal Commissario straordinario per l’emergenza Covid per la...
Florida cuts ties with Quest Diagnostics after lab failed to report nearly 75K COVID-19 test results
Some of the test results date back to April.
Updated estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty: The effect of new data
In our previous post, we estimated that COVID-19 was responsible for 71 million to 100 million additional people falling into extreme poverty in 2020 (measured using the international poverty line of $1.90/day). Since the time of this analysis...
The Political Economy of Education in Times of Conflict, Crises and Pandemics - Introduction to Lecture Series and Overview - The Education and Development Forum
8 Oct 2020 @ 1:00pm - 2:15pm - Mario Novelli, CIE, University of Sussex, UK THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EDUCATION IN TIMES OF CONFLICT, CRISES AND PANDEMICS Online Lecture Series Thursdays at 1pm – 2.15pm, October 8th -December 10th, 2020 Online on...
Political interference in public health science during covid-19
Populist leaders like Trump, Bolsonaro, Modi, and Johnson view scientists as their opponents
On 26 September, Donald Trump held a lengthy ceremony at the White House to announce his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court seat left...