What benefits students most?

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Issue 75: 3 Aug 2021
Every week, HEADlines brings you the latest news, stories and commentaries
in education and healthcare. This week, get insights on the latest developments in education.  
 
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The rises and falls of for-profit education

In a sweeping law, China has mandated that its vast private tutoring industry has to turn non-profit, and has also installed a ban on tutoring core subjects on weekends and holidays. The new law is aimed at reducing student stress and inequality in a system notorious for its intense competition, and based on a conclusion that the private tutoring industry is threatening the social well-being of the country.  

Conversely, the United States is just overturning a century-old ban on for-profit medical universities. Despite concerns of fiscal transparency, accreditation, student loan eligibility, and quality of both applicants and the curriculum, some argue the rise of for-profit medical universities may fill the gap in the shortage of healthcare professionals most apparent in this pandemic.  

With pros and cons on both sides of the non-profit vs for-profit debate, perhaps the ultimate question that we should ask is: "Which model would best benefit students and society at large?"
 
Education in the Spotlight
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Pupils are working with an energy company and suppliers to reach a carbon-neutral goal.
In a country heavily at risk from climate change impacts, teachers and students need to understand the threats - and opportunities - better.
 

That's all for the week!
 
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