Today’s Solutions: January 16, 2025

Education

Great minds lead to great solutions. Our education section features solutions and innovations directed at strengthening educational systems around the world.

Zoom offers free virtual meeti

Zoom offers free virtual meeting services to K-12 schools

While COVID-19 slows down business around the globe, one company is seeing an increase in demand. Zoom, the online video conferencing platform, is becoming more integral than ever as companies facilitate connecting remote workers.  CEO Eric Yuan is taking this surge as an opportunity to give Read More...

Use these strategies to sharpe

Use these strategies to sharpen your analytical skills

Analytical skills allow us to digest information and communicate it to others. These skills are critical in both our professional and personal lives, so how can we better cultivate them? Here are nine ways to improve your analytical skills, and some of them are even fun! Play games. We played Read More...

College homelessness problem.

College homelessness problem. Here’s what some schools are doing about it

The simple fact about college education these days is that students struggle with expenses and levels of precariousness that far exceed what students in previous generations faced, and that’s especially true when it comes to housing. In fact, roughly 60 percent of community college students, and Read More...

Chris Martin hosts virtual con

Chris Martin hosts virtual concert to bring fans together online

You can now watch a virtual Coldplay concert put on by lead singer Chris Martin as you practice social distancing. The concert is the first in a “Together, At Home” series put on by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Citizen to share music and build community spirit while concerts Read More...

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Need some at home entertainment? Take one of these virtual tours

Practicing social distancing can feel isolating and even boring, but fortunately, with the help of modern technology, you can still explore some of the world’s best parks, museums, and cultural sites from the comfort of your own home. More and more destinations are offering virtual tours online Read More...

How to talk to your kids about

How to talk to your kids about coronavirus

As many schools close to slow the spread of coronavirus, kids will naturally have questions about the disease and its implications. It’s important to be honest and keep your children informed, but not cause panic or fear. So how do you best talk about a pandemic with your children? This week we Read More...

Tips for keeping kids excited

Tips for keeping kids excited about learning, even when they’re not at school

As schools around the world close to slow the spread of coronavirus, many parents may find themselves with the daunting task of keeping their children educated and entertained at home. Today, Denise Pope, a senior lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, shares some of her Read More...

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Comic books are a powerful tool for explaining social issues. Here’s some to read

Comic books are no longer simply for superhero fans and Sunday morning chuckles. Young activists are getting involved in the fight against climate change and social injustice, and comic books are becoming a powerful tool in the battle.  Comic books are accessible resources for teaching kids Read More...

When it comes to coding, langu

When it comes to coding, language skills could be more important than math

If you’re intimidated by the concept of coding, you’re not alone. The word itself brings up images of tech geniuses and math whizzes. However, new research published in Nature‘s Scientific Reports has found an unexpected key factor in coding success: the ability to learn languages.  The Read More...

Ohio schools offer mindfulness

Ohio schools offer mindfulness sessions to help kids improve their behaviors

As far as after-school detention goes, being forced to sit in a room against one’s will for an hour rarely promotes the personal reflection that leads to any behavior change. An alternative would be to allow students to get in touch with their senses and calm their emotions. And that’s exactly Read More...