Once head of former Minister Azzolina’s task force for re-opening schools, economist Bianchi is now the new Minister of Education under the Draghi government
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Gustavo Pietropolli Charmet talks to us about how COVID-19 is affecting young people and why it is crucial for them to remain in school, pandemic notwithstanding
She is 35 years’ old and a tenured professor of hygiene at the University of Pavia. But she is also a mother, and during the lockdown she launched an animated cartoon, Leo e Giulia: Noi come voi! [Leo and Julia: like me, like you!] to explain the pandemic to children. Face to face with Anna Odone
Having even basic financial skills could be crucial to coping with economic shocks, including the coronavirus crisis. Annamaria Lusardi, director of the EduFin Committee for financial education, explains how
We need to radically re-think our idea of intelligence . In the opinion of the renowned British educationalist and author, every child has natural talents that schools fail to value. Education systems should be unlocking creativity, the engine of learning
A report by the World Bank has highlighted that many of the service sector jobs that are hit hard by the current crisis are disproportionately female think about home helps, waitresses, hairdressers and beauticians. For many others smart working has meant an increase in domestic chores leaving less time for work
There are over 100,000 people in Italy who have not locked down: staying at home is not for them – they go out to help others. They are Italy’s volunteers. Without them, the Covid-19 emergency would be even tougher.
He is just 27 years-old and the Republic of San Marino has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Still I Rise, the NGO he founded, is providing education and a future to hundreds of children in India, Greece, Turkey and elsewhere too.
There is a generation, as Francesco Vecchi, a journalist from the Italian TV channel Canale 5 explains in his book I figli del debito. Come i nostri padri ci hanno rubato il futuro (Children of debt. How our forebears stole our future) Piemme, that is kept hostage by the consequences of the big black hole in the State budget
In a world that is moving quickly, it is important for children and teenagers to be aware of what is happening around them. From Internazionale Kids to Avvenire , here are some Italian and foreign newspapers that can inform kids in a simple and clear way
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.