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COVID-19
As of July 1, 2020 at 10:00 AM Alabama had 38,442 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 947 deaths Greene County had 166 confirmed cases with 7 deaths; 9 more cases in a week Sumter Co. had 276 cases with 12 deaths Hale Co had 293 cases with 21 deaths
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At-home learning throughout summer – Florida Courier
Tips for keeping students sharp over te long-haul FROM FAMILY FEATURES With the majority of schools across the country closed, many parents are feeling the stress of taking more active roles in their children's education. As time away from the classroom extends into summer, parents also face the
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Newswire : Native American groups ask NFL to force Washington Redskins name change
By: Stephen Whyno, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately. The letter was signed
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MPS recommends remote learning to start school year
Plan to be presented to school board Thursday On Tuesday, July 14, 2020, Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Keith Posley recommended no in-person classes to start the 2020-2021 school year. MPS has outlined three instructional model scenarios and a three-phase return model that begins with
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Students can win with fall registration at Lone Star College-North Harris | Afram News
To encourage students to think about fall registration during the sunny days of summer, LSC-North Harris is hosting a weekly prize drawing for students who register for fall courses during June and July. The lucky students’ prize will be a pair of LSC-North Harris branded sunglasses, because their
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Greene County High students show noted progress in ACT scores
The Greene County Board of Education held its regular meeting on Monday, June 15, 2020, as a Virtual Zoom meeting in keeping with safety measures relative to COVID-19 Pandemic. All board members were participants as well as Superintendent Corey Jones, Attorney Hank Sanders and CSFO LaVanda Blair.In
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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper
Rep. Maxine Waters Keynotes California Statewide Black Graduation - Los Angeles Sentinel
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) served as the virtual keynote speaker for more than 2,500 African American graduates from 24 colleges across the state of California on Friday, June 19. The virtual graduation was organized by students and one of the founders of Brunch 2 Bomb, Adrienne Reed, as
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A salute to the AKA AKAdemy Class of 2020
Due to the pandemic, the AKA AKAdemy Class of 2020 were not able to have their end of the year celebration, but the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Zeta Upsilon Omega Chapter and the men of Eta Rho Chapter of Omega Psi made sure each graduating student received a proper send-off. ST. PETERSBURG
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States Struggle With Reopening Of Schools - The Seattle Medium
"We all want to protect the safety of the children that are in schools," Redfield said. "There's really a public health crisis. We are paying by not having these schools open, and I think we really need to get that
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Michigan Chronicle/TCF Bank S.W.A.G. Awardees Continue to Build Community and Reach Higher | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
As the cost of higher education continues to trend upwards, students are searching far and wide for scholarships to pay for college. Recognizing the need to remove the financial barrier to higher education, the Michigan Chronicle partnered with TCF Bank to develop the S.W.A.G. Scholarship Awards to
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Billionaire Robert F. Smith Launches Student Freedom Initiative to Ease Student Debt at Historically Black Colleges
Robert F. Smith—the billionaire who pledged during a commencement speech last year to pay off the student debt of the Morehouse College class of 2019—is, according to time.com, launching a new init…
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U.Va. Students Need Negative COVID-19 Test to Enroll in Fall
The University of Virginia reportedly has mandated that students looking to enroll for the fall semester must take a coronavirus test.
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Dr. Glover: TSU methodically moving toward fall semester - TSDMemphis.com
A month out from the projected Aug. 17 start of Tennessee State University’s 2020 fall semester, Dr. Glenda Glover was asked if she would open the state’s only public HBCU that day given the COVID-19 status of Metro Nashville-Davidson County. Her answer – yes –  came with amplification. “Two weeks
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Districts expecting less state education money - The Bay State Banner
Governor Charlie Baker announced Thursday that Massachusetts schools will reopen in the fall under one of three possible scenarios – a full return with social distancing, partial remote teaching, or fully
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COVID-19
As of July 8, 2020 at 10:00 AMAlabama had 46,424 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 1,032 deaths Greene County had 188 confirmed cases with 8 deaths; 22 more cases in a weekSumter Co. had 285 cases with 12 deaths Hale Co. had 317 cases with 22 deaths Coronavirus Testing in Greene County
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Newswire : Congress moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act measure forward
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and
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Calls for more teachers, despite uncertainty over schooling
The announcement comes as the future of schooling for the year hangs in the balance, as calls grow for academic activities to be suspended
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UT-Austin will keep some racist symbols, pledges to honor historic Black students - Dallas Examiner
  By REESE OXNER The Texas Tribune   The University of Texas at Austin is making several changes to address racial issues on campus but will keep its statue of prominent segregationist James Hogg and
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Roberto Monsivais joins BancorpSouth, Longview, Texas | East Texas Review
BancorpSouth Bank (NYSE: BXS) announced today Roberto Monsivais has been hired as a community development mortgage loan originator, serving the Longview and Marshall, Texas markets. He is responsible for developing business and growing the bank’s mortgage loan portfolio by delivering superior
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Source: East Texas Review | The Community Paper Everyone Should Read
Meet School Board District 7 candidates
Dr. Ricardo Davis, Caprice Edmond, Corey Givens Jr, Dr. Sharon Jackson ST. PETERSBURG – Meet some of the candidates running for Pinellas School Board, District 7. The seat is being vacated by Rene Flowers, who is running for the Pinellas County Commission. District 7 encompasses most of south
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Gov. Walz, Lt. Gov. Flanagan announce public-private partnership to support technology needs of MN students
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced a public-private partnership that aims to meet the technology and connectivity needs across the state. Source
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Inglewood’s Choice to Quickly Close Elementary School Harms Children and Hurts Our Community - Los Angeles Sentinel
This is the path the Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) took when it decided to close Warren Lane TK-7 Elementary School. The school serves predominantly African-American students in the Morningside Park community in the city of
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$200,000 Matching Gift Challenge for #ConnectMilwaukee Issued by Burke Foundation and Zilber Family Foundation - Milwaukee Community Journal
The MPS Foundation is announcing a major matching-gift fundraising challenge issued by the Zilber Family Foundation and the Burke Foundation. The foundations will match up $200,000 in donations to the #ConnectMilwaukee fundraising campaign, meaning a donation of $10 turns into $20, $500 becomes
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US Supreme Court supports Black Gwinnett College students freedom of speech | Atlanta Daily World
Georgia Gwinnett College’s speech policies previously forbid any expression “which disturbs the peace and/or comfort of person(s)” and restricted speech to two tiny speech zones that made up less than 0.0015 percent of campus and were open only 18 hours per week. School officials used the policies
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TSTA: Governor in too big a hurry to reopen schools while pandemic is still raging | East Texas Review
Texas State Teachers Association President Noel Candelaria issued the following statement on school openings: “When schools are reopened, the governor and the Texas Education Agency must require, among other things, that all students, employees and anyone visiting a school have a mask available and
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Worldwide Pediatric Experts Argue Schools Should Reopen | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
(The Center Square) – Several reports published in western countries worldwide argue that children should be returning to in-person classrooms in the fall. Reports by the top pediatric hospital in Canada and by a leading expert in the British government argue that schools should reopen with
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Spelman College Creates Scholarship Honoring the Late John Lewis
Spelman College creates an endowed scholarship in honor of Congressman John Lewis worth $10,000 to five social justice fellows each school year.
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SPS Announces Plans For Remote Learning To Start School 2020-21 School Year - The Seattle Medium
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau announced the district’s recommendation to use a remote learning model beginning with fall classes of the 2020-21 school year, and to continue the remote learning model until the risk of significant transmission of Covid-19 has decreased enough to
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COVID-19 Could Mean Better Pricing from Your College of Choice. Heres How to Ask - Milwaukee Community Journal
If your financial aid offer is lower than you had hoped, you don’t have to settle for paying more—especially if the pandemic and the subsequent downturn have hit you hard. Financial guru Eric Tyson, MBA, shares strategies parents can use to get a better price. Hoboken, NJ (July 2020)—COVID-19 has
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Milwaukee Public Schools reopening plan approved by Board of School Directors
Milwaukee Public Schools' (MPS) phased-in reopening recommendation for the 2020-21 school year was unanimously approved by the Milwaukee Board of School Directors. The Board, in a 7-2 vote, also approved to maintain the early and traditional start calendars for the school year. The phased-in
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Saint Lucia Willing To Subsidise Food For Arriving Vincentians - St. Lucia Times News
Two Shootings, Five Physical Assaults Prompt SLFS Weekend Responses - St. Lucia Times News
'Impartial' Probe Launched Into Fatal Police Shooting In Dennery - St. Lucia Times News
Three Males Charged In Teenager's Fatal Shooting At Trois Piton - St. Lucia Times News
'World's Biggest Rabbit' Believed Stolen - St. Lucia Times News
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COVID-19: Saint Lucia Records Seven New Cases - St. Lucia Times News
Police Make Arrest In Hermina Lorde Homicide - St. Lucia Times News
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Pierre Says Saint Lucia Economy Underperforming Since 2019 - St. Lucia Times News
Chastanet: 'Ours Is A Story Of Delivery!' - St. Lucia Times News
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Police Lay Charges In 2018 Double Homicide At Agard - St. Lucia Times News
Saint Lucia Records Two New COVID-Related Deaths - St. Lucia Times News
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Gasoline, Diesel And LPG Prices Drop - St. Lucia Times News
Police Respond To Shots Being Fired In Dennery - St. Lucia Times News
COVID-19: Saint Lucia Records 16 New Cases - St. Lucia Times News
Crew Of Vessel That Sank Grateful To Be Alive - St. Lucia Times News
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Driver Trapped In Car After Crash On Choc Highway - St. Lucia Times News
Bush Shocked By Reaction To His Friendship With Michelle Obama - St. Lucia Times News
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