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Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange, president of Seattle Central College, was recently recognized as the 2020 Chief Executive Officer of the Year by the Washington State Association of College Trustees (ACT) for her transformational leadership, commitment to equity, and development of partnerships that
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School Reopening | The Savannah Tribune
Unprecedented. That seems to be THE word for 2020. We are in uncharted waters in many areas and Education is no different. Reopening schools will be one step in defining the “new normal” for our community. Rest assured… there is no “one size fits all” plan for reopening. We must be prepared to
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Rita Canton named executive director/head of school at Nazareth Prep | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that Rita Canton, the principal of Vincentian Academy High School, which recently closed permanently, has been named executive director/head of school at Nazareth Prep High School. The announcement was made June 23. In a release provided to the Courier, Canton
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Hundley, Walter R. (1929-2002)
Walter R. Hundley, minister, sociologist, civil rights worker, and administrator, served in a number of important offices in Seattle government.  Hundley was born in Philadelphia on March 8, 1929, and raised there in a black neighborhood which he recalled as being pretty rough.  He graduated from
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Union maintains stay-home call for teachers due to COVID-19 - Stabroek News
Saying that there remains a health threat posed by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the General Council of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) yesterday maintained its call to teachers to continue to instruct their students from home despite an instruction from the Education Ministry that
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Welfare of children concerns lecturer
Senior lecturer, researcher, and coordinator of early childhood programmes at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr Zoyah Kinkead Clark is expressing concern for the welfare of young children, many of whom she says might be displaced come September, given the upheaval in a number of private
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Five local schools awarded $100K Farm to School Grant
Charleston County School District has been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to offer Farm to School programs at five schools. It is the first Farm to School grant awarded to CCSD. The district is excited to partner with a group of innovative community
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Teacher develops aids to support distance learning
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is fostering a new wave of entrepreneurship and innovation among Jamaicans, many of whom are staying at home or are out of work. One such individual is St Ann early-childhood teacher Racquel Davis, who has...
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All Tanzania schools reopen amid strict virus protocols | Africanews
Schools in Tanzania reopened after three months of closure due to the coronavirus. All other levels of schools are now open again, following the earlier reopening of universities and certain high schools at the beginning of
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Education ministry not backing down from plans to hold exams
The Ministry of Education (MoE) is not backing down from its request to have teachers return to schools while the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) insists that returning to schools at this time can pose a threat to students and teachers
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Africa: Projections On Pandemic's Path, Strandfontein Court Case Postponed and Provinces Motivate for Level 3
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Africa: COVID-19 - How to Press the Brakes On the Escalating Global Learning Crisis
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Mpumalanga police condemn school disruptions as 13 people arrested
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Dusenbury, Paul R. (1935-1998)
Paul Dusenbury was a multi-talented visual artist, musician, teacher, and proponent of the synthesis of many art expressions. His explorations, infectious inspiration, and originality were well appreciated throughout the Seattle, Washington area where he taught and worked. He expressed caring
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Rita Gilbert Greer, EdD, shares the inspiration, initiative and insights of more than 40 African-American educators
/EIN News/ -- LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When Rita Gilbert Greer, EdD, began thinking about the challenges that today's teachers are dealing with--low wages, lack of respect, little if any, positive recognition, she decided that she wanted to do something to recognize
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Almost half of Region One COVID-19 cases are teachers
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Africa: Hormuud CEO Calls for the Development of Clear Strategies for the Prevention and Containment of the Coronavirus in Africa
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world as we know it — and with that change comes an opportunity to reimagine the fundamentals systems of modern society. The current United States education system is not serving everyone, according to Big Picture Learning (BPL), a nonprofit organization that
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Chip Fu Uses a Hip-Hop Curriculum to Elevate Students
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Medical Student Malone Mukwende Creates Booklet to Teach Doctors How to Spot Symptoms of Illness on Dark Skin
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