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For many students, the Covid-19-driven online learning experiment has so far fallen flat, with seven out of ten rating their online courses as worse than the in-person classes in which they were initially enrolled. But, when it comes to learning, not everything online is created equal. 
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Without a coordinated strategy on hardship funds, poorer students risk dropping out of their courses to make ends meet
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The class of 2020 is coming of age in a pandemic, the most severe in 100 years. After a stressful HSC year, they will graduate into a very different world from the one they expected.
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For thousands of university students, online learning was not what they paid for. Motivation has dropped and many fear they haven't learnt content they need to progress their degrees.
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Many families are turning to local two-year institutions amid the pandemic, but the schools aren’t equipped to handle an influx of students.
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“At home, it seems to be a bit easier to focus on all the work,” said one eighth grader who was struggling in school. “Everything in general is easier.”
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Many students finishing a school year with online classes in the midst of coronavirus are thinking of taking a year off, or an alternative type of education.
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International students facing the prospect of seeing years of work and their dreams destroyed are calling for more government assistance to help them stay in the country they've fallen in love with.
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Whether you need to develop a new skill for work, you're thinking about switching jobs down the track, or you're looking to start your career, here are some things that can help.
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Schools are online and many students may find this new learning environment challenging. But organising your time and taking effective notes can help students learn better.
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Mississippi State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs said an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the city of Oxford -- where the University of Mississippi is located -- have been linked to fraternity parties,
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There are calls for fee reductions as some universities keep lectures online only for the rest of the year.
Peter Mellow's insight:
Students mourning lectures? What are we teaching them about education?
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A new online exhibition of photos from students at the University of Melbourne documents the experience of life and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Restaurants get eulogies. Airlines get bailouts. Shakespeare gets kicked when he’s down.
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The current economic conditions could take this year’s grads 10 years or more to recover from.
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International students in hardship due to coronavirus a 'looming humanitarian crisis', advocates say
At the start of the year Ezgi Karasu and Stuart Craig were a financially stable young couple with big dreams for their new lives in Australia, but within months of coronavirus taking off, the pair found themselves without work, facing eviction and asking homeless services for help.
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Year 12 students joke about yearbooks filled with Zoom photos, while some parents prepare for a new logistical challenge as school returns in stages.
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Nancy Darling writes that as the Class of 2020 prepares to graduate into a pandemic, there are concrete steps they, their parents and even their schools can take to ensure students stay on track and find employment opportunities.
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I spend all my time fighting with the apps that are supposed to help me.
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