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The Student Voice
Too often in education we think we know what is best for our students. Not often enough do we listen and hear what our students are saying about their education. This collection tries to show more of the student perspective.
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Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Unitec student loses both parents to virus in two weeks

Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Unitec student loses both parents to virus in two weeks | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Unitec says thousands of its students are facing huge challenges as a result of Covid-19.
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Duke University students told to quarantine amid spike in coronavirus cases

Duke University students told to quarantine amid spike in coronavirus cases | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Duke University officials have blamed the coronavirus outbreak on fraternity parties.
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Teenagers during the coronavirus pandemic: The loneliness of an interrupted adolesence

Think being a teenager was rough? Try doing it in a pandemic.
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Students in four states return to school as nation navigates coronavirus crisis

Students in four states return to school as nation navigates coronavirus crisis | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Catherine is heading back to the classroom for year 12, but admits she is nervous after seeing the havoc COVID wrought on last year — "Are we going to cop it the way the 2020 year 12s did?"
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Tips for adult children living at home during the pandemic

Set ground rules and emotional boundaries, and try changing your mind-set. Although it’s a diversion from your planned path, it could be “a steppingstone to a better future.”
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Young people are making their way through COVID

Young people are making their way through COVID | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
In bleak times Australia’s young people are working hard at getting work, volunteering and connecting to communities, say University of Melbourne researchers.
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Stressed out, dropping out: COVID has taken its toll on uni students

Stressed out, dropping out: COVID has taken its toll on uni students | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Student mental health was already an issue before the pandemic. And then students felt the strain on all fronts as studies went online and they lost jobs and social contacts.
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"Deplorable": Monash student residents feel let down after lockdown

"Deplorable": Monash student residents feel let down after lockdown | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Students living on campus at Monash University say they've been let down by residential management's poor handling of coronavirus lockdown.
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Victoria coronavirus disruption causes leap in university applicants citing 'difficult circumstances'

Victoria coronavirus disruption causes leap in university applicants citing 'difficult circumstances' | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Number of Year 12 students seeking special consideration triples as more than 30,000 say remote learning affected them adversely
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Free supermarket feeds 2000 international students a week

Free supermarket feeds 2000 international students a week | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
With casual work drying up and no federal government support, many international students have struggled to put food on the table.
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How to talk to college students about covid-19 safety

How to talk to college students about covid-19 safety | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
These tips from experts will help you discuss the coronavirus with your kids so they’re more likely to listen.
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College Administrators’ Dangerous COVID-19 Response Is Literally Killing Students

College Administrators’ Dangerous COVID-19 Response Is Literally Killing Students | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The response of university systems in states like North Carolina have been wildly inadequate to the coronavirus pandemic’s gravity. Students are now dying as a result.
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Coronavirus gives regional students chance to study in their communities

Coronavirus gives regional students chance to study in their communities | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Victorian universities have indicated online learning will be part of their future strategy going and, while it has advantages for students wanting to live in the country, support services say face-to-face experiences are vital.
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How children are spoofing Covid-19 tests with soft drinks

How children are spoofing Covid-19 tests with soft drinks | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Some children have found a devious method to get out of school – using cola to create false positive Covid tests. How does it work?
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Where health and education collide!
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Why I Turned to TikTok During the Pandemic

Why I Turned to TikTok During the Pandemic | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Freshman year was going to mean sleepovers, new friends, and independence. The coronavirus changed all that.
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Schools in England need post-Covid fund to tackle mental health decline, says report

Schools in England need post-Covid fund to tackle mental health decline, says report | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Study finds worsening wellbeing and self-esteem among teenagers, raising fears pandemic will exacerbate trend
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Spring term delays: New wave of coronavirus uncertainty slams higher education 

Spring term delays: New wave of coronavirus uncertainty slams higher education  | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
As coronavirus pandemic intensifies, many colleges are starting classes online.
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The Pandemic Will Leave More Students Unprepared For College. Developmental Education Must Help.

The Pandemic Will Leave More Students Unprepared For College. Developmental Education Must Help. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Nearly 20 million students were projected to attend an institution of higher education in the United States during the fall 2020 semester, according t
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Students find creating covid-19 tracing app for school was easy. Navigating fault lines of the teenage pull to socializing was more treacherous. 

Tensions between privacy and need for contact tracing cause conflicts in school districts and communities in U.S.
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In managing covid-19, colleges must tend to students’ minds as much as their bodies

In managing covid-19, colleges must tend to students’ minds as much as their bodies | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Alone in her dorm room, she told me she felt smothered by anxiety.
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'Students feel vulnerable': how Covid-19 has put a strain on mental health | Universities

'Students feel vulnerable': how Covid-19 has put a strain on mental health | Universities | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Students need more support from their universities than ever before as they grapple with online learning and self-isolation
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Coronavirus Victoria: How Jolyon got through year 12 when his family got COVID-19

Coronavirus Victoria: How Jolyon got through year 12 when his family got COVID-19 | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Year 12 student Jolyon Simpson had to juggle final-year studies with the job of looking after his parents, both of whom had COVID-19 and were sick and isolating.
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To Cover College Quarantines, We Turned to the Best Sources: Student Journalists

To Cover College Quarantines, We Turned to the Best Sources: Student Journalists | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
A network of freelance correspondents provided a rare glimpse into how schools were handling the pandemic.
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Why Did Colleges Reopen During the Pandemic?

Why Did Colleges Reopen During the Pandemic? | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The pandemic has revealed that higher education was never about education.
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‘Awkward’ Campus Job: Telling Other N.Y.U. Students to Wear Masks

‘Awkward’ Campus Job: Telling Other N.Y.U. Students to Wear Masks | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
New York University hired students to help keep their classmates safe, and our reporter recently met a couple of them. Here’s what she saw on campus.
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