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Atlanta Public Schools proposes full digital start to 2020-2021 school year on Aug. 24 | The Atlanta Voice
Atlanta Public Schools has proposed opening the 2020-2021 school year utilizing a full virtual learning model on Aug. 24. The Atlanta Board of Education approved moving the start date on first reading, during a special called meeting Monday evening. The second and final reading is scheduled for the
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
Parents threaten to sue State if schools do not open Sept
Parents of school going children have threatened to sue the State if it fails to order reopening of schools by September.
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Disturbing times provide teachable moments
by Fed Ingram, President, Florida Education Association STATEWIDE - What should you say to the people in your life during the disturbing times of this pandemic? What do you say when you are angry and frustrated at the police killing of George Floyd? When you are stunned at President Trump’s refusal
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Gary Schools welcomes Gary Native Dr. Tyneasha Banks as Principal of Beveridge Elementary School | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Recently, the Gary Community School Corporation appointed Dr. Tyneasha Banks principal of Beveridge Elementary School, 1234 Cleveland St. in
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The positive side of remote learning | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Elizabeth Lampkin, Contributing Writer March 13, 2020, changed education forever. This day marked the beginning of remote learning worldwide. Educators scrambled to turn their homes into classrooms. Parents adjusted their daily routines to become in-home school staff. Students were instantly
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88-year-old praises God for sending help
FORMER BASIC school teacher, 88-year-old Luna Hall, peered out of her board dwelling and shouted, “Thank you, Jesus, help is here,” as she received her care package on May
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Nancy Etz Shares 6 Ways We Can All Help Make Education Accessible.
Great Value Colleges explains opening up different pathways to achieve a two or four-year degree will make it easier for students to leave school with their qualification.
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Data driven instructions boosts performance - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, I don’t know if it’s been done before but kudos to Education Minister Priya Manickchand for using data analysis of the NGSA mock exams to drive instruction. The article Data driven instructions boosts performance appeared first on Stabroek News.
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21 Savage Launches Bank Account at Home Program So Kids Can Continue Learning About Financial Literacy During Pandemic
21 Savage started a financial literacy program for Atlanta students a couple of years ago, and he wants to ensure their learning isnt halted while []
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NFL Player Jalen Ramsey Donates $1 Million To Nashville-Based School
NFL player Jalen Ramsey donated $1 million to a school in Nashville.
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A Washington Mother Demands a Public Apology After She Claims Her Twin Daughters Were Asked to Clean Cotton as Part of a Classroom Lesson
A Spokane, Washington, mother is furious after she claims her twin daughters were asked to clean cotton for a classroom assignment. When she took the […]
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Shift system suggested for schools
FORMER PERMANENT secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen, said a combination of shift system, distant learning and alliances with local organisations will need to be considered in preparation for the new school
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Edmund Burke makes plans for fall reopening
Edmund Burke Academy plans to release its COVID-19 fall reopening guidelines in the coming weeks, but officials say classes will begin as scheduled for the 2020-2021 school year. According to EBA Headmaster Adam Brett, the plan calls for students to return to campus on Aug. 10 with limited
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Rep. Smith supports bills providing pandemic relief to small businesses and schools | The Crusader Newspaper Group
State Representative Vernon G. Smith (D-Gary) recently voiced his support for two bills that he believes are crucial to Indiana’s recovery – House Bill 1004 and House Bill 1008. As Hoosiers continue to work together and adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indiana General Assembly is considering
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Students push teachers, state board to adopt anti-racist curriculum - DefenderNetwork.com
To high school seniorErika Alvarez, some of her most important history lessons didn't come up in class at Cinco Ranch High School in Katy. Instead Erika, 17, learned some of that history on social media, like in thisTikTok videoabout the1921 Tulsa race massacreperpetrated against one of the
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All Tanzania schools reopen amid strict virus protocols
Schools in Tanzania reopened after three months of closure due to the
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Resumption of in-class learning to hinge on success of COVID vaccination rollout - Stabroek News
Schools will remain closed to face-to-face learning this month and while the Education Ministry is eying the possible resumption of in-school learning after the Easter Holiday, the decision would ultimately rest on further advice from the Ministry of Health on the success of its ongoing COVID-19
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Pennsylvania Professor on Paid Leave After Using the N-Word Three Times During a Lecture, Gave Students Permission to Use It In a ‘Pedagogical Sense’
A Pennsylvania professor was placed on paid leave after a video showed him using the N-word during a lecture last week. Duquesne University instructor Gary […]
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Tulsa Public Schools Parents Plan Protest To Support In-Person Instruction | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.kjrh.com By: Sierra Pizarro There is a tug-of-war between parents and the Tulsa Public Schools district. They are torn between distance learning and in-person instruction. Parents who want to go back to school will make their pull known at a scheduled protest called Rally for Choice. TPS
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Georgia teacher under fire for saying Breonna Taylor was responsible for her own death - Face2Face Africa
A high school teacher in Georgia is under fire after a video recording of her telling her students Breonna Taylor was responsible for her own death during an online class was shared on social media. In the video of the incident that was shared on Instagram, Susan McCoy, a forensics science teacher
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'Parade for a Champion' salutes National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee - TSDMemphis.com
Cars started lining up about 4:30 p.m. at John P. Freeman Optional School, 5250 Tulane Rd. With Shelby County Schools in virtual-learning mode, the ensuing procession had nothing to do with end of a school day. The draw was a drive-thru 'Parade for a Champion' - John P. Freeman Optional School
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EDUCATION: College Board Creates Advanced Placement Curriculum on African Diaspora for High School Students
(Photo of high school students by AP/Jaime Henry-White via Creative Commons) Years in the making, the influential College Board is launching an ambitious national curriculum on race with an Advance…
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‘Our Youth Will Be Taught to Love America’: Trump Vows to Restore 'Patriotic Education' In Schools to Counter the Narrative That Nation Is ‘Wicked and Racist’
On Thursday, Sept. 17, President Donald Trump announced that he would establish a new commission purposed with restoring 'pro-American education' to schools across the nation. […]
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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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Parents petition govt over teachers’ strike
PARENTS have given the government a seven-day ultimatum to resolve the salary impasse with teachers, saying the strike was violating children’s right to education. BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE A Bulawayo parent Patrick Sande told NewsDay in an interview that due to the impasse, a group of parents had
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FEEL GOOD | Meet the woman who teaches children to read and write isiZulu and English via WhatsApp | News24
Durban University of Technology alumni Gloria Thandekile Mngadi has started a WhatsApp group where she gives lessons on reading and writing in isiZulu and English to children.
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Gov. Whitmer Releases MI Blueprint for Comprehensive Student Recovery     | Community | The Michigan Chronicle
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released the MI Blueprint for Comprehensive Student Recovery, guidance to help districts and schools create recovery plans that provide every Michigan student with the resources they need to thrive post-pandemic. The Blueprint provides evidence-based recommendations
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SB 98 Sows Chaos When Students, Families and Educators Deserve Support - Black Voice News
by Margaret Fortune, Secretary-Treasure of California State National Action Network and Joanne Ahola, President of the Sacramento County Board of Education It’s August in California and hundreds of thousands of educators are about to step into the uncertainty of distance and hybrid learning models
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Beginning in the fall of 1968, Black student unions were formed in most Boston high schools to defend the rights of Black students and to push for educational reform in Boston.
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MLK Day Celebration focuses on education of 'The Beloved Community' | Atlanta Daily World
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. On January 15, 2021, in celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., The King Center is calling on
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