September 17, 2020
International Baccalaureate cancels May 2020 DP examinations and the MYP eAssessment, to ensure that IB students are not disadvantaged as they progress to their next phase of education.
September 17, 2020
Ontario’s released a new full math curriculum for Grades 1-8 in the summer and teachers will use it in classrooms starting in September 2020. However, teachers decry 'unrealistic' math curriculum rollout during pandemic, saying they've had little guidance on material they're expected to teach in just a few weeks.
September 16, 2020
Minister of Education Foley announced that Calculated Grades will be issued to students directly, in addition to issuing simultaneously to students' schools. This change comes as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and making sure students and staff stay safe.
September 16, 2020
With the school year in Alberta beginning the first week of September, parents and teachers are protesting provincial re-entry plans. Protests have been held outside more than two dozen MLA offices across Alberta, putting pressure on the province to implement changes for school in the fall.
September 16, 2020
Ireland Department of Education releases statement on plans to fully re-open schools for this upcoming academic year. Minister of Education Foley also provided an update on state examinations for 2021.
September 15, 2020
Minister of Education Foley announced that the 2020 Leaving Certificate examinations will be postponed until November 2020, subject to public health advice and engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic.
September 14, 2020
Minister of Education and Research of Estonia announces that students will be able to take two state exams on a voluntary basis: Estonian language and mathematics. English exam will not be held this year.
September 14, 2020
The new school year is set to stick to the traditional September 1 start date, despite having closed down initially in March and making state exams in Math and Estonian language option due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The education ministry also says that an autumn coronavirus second wave would not lead to a repeat of the mass school closures that spring's outbreak brought.
September 11, 2020
Thousand of students who received the International Baccalaureate diploma this year will have their grades increased. This comes after backlash IB applied its algorithms to adjust their final results downwards, causing students failing to meet their university offers.
September 10, 2020
After this year's GCSEs and A-levels fiasco, calls have been made that next year's results need to be based again on teacher assessments. Several top education officials have also been fired or released due to the mishandling of this year's exam results.