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Mentorship programme helps students cope during pandemic
A Toronto-based student-mentoring programme has been pulling on the expertise of local educator Grace-Camille Munroe to help students and their parents cope with studies during nationwide lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The...
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An Introduction to Chess: Ways to terminate a game (Part 2)
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Ali, Holder, rapper Nas among 2015 DuBois Medal recipients
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and rapper Nasir “Nas” Jones are among the 2015 recipients of Harvard’s W.E.B. DuBois
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Patrick Williams honoured for his service to media and communications
WESTERN BUREAU: Patrick Williams, the chief executive officer of Montego Bay-based radio station More 91.7 FM, has established himself as the western city’s chief local radio broadcaster after 31 years of experience in media and communication,...
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How Milton Lee Olive III fell on an enemy grenade to save comrades in battle
He was a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam Pfc. Olive threw his body on a grenade saving four comrades in the
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Dallas Public Library's Summer Reading | Dallas Weekly
Dallas Public Library’s SMART Summer with Mayor Johnson will kick off May 30, with incentives and prizes to encourage reading and at-home virtual learning
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Nigeria: Interview - Why Nigerian Govt Cannot Allow Marketers Fix Petrol Prices - Sylva
The deregulation of the downstream of the petroleum industry presupposes the end of fuel subsidy and return to the era where retail prices of petroleum products are determined through the interplay of market
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2020 Howard Grad Earns Ph.D. at Age 73 | Afro
On April 26, Florence Nwando Onwusi Didigu, 73, defended her dissertation to earn her doctoral degree in communication, culture and media
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Charleston County School District to provide Full-Time Virtual academy option for students
Charleston County School District will offer a Full-time Virtual Academy during the 2020-2021 school year. The option provides a quality curriculum and instruction with a more flexible environment than the traditional school setting. As a full-time online public Kindergarten-12th grade program, the
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Namibia: Retailer to Cut 500 Jobs
Retailer Pick n Pay said it was cutting about 25% of its workforce or roughly 500 jobs in light of plans to restructure the company "aimed at reversing losses and setting the business on the path of
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Chess federation aiming to produce first grandmaster
The Guyana Chess Federation, in an effort to raise the standing of the sport locally, recently began discussions with three prominent International Chess Federation (FIDE) personnel for guidance to design a programme to produce elite local
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Five early lessons the pandemic has taught us about Texas schools
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HISD Board approves 'Innovation' designation in 7-2 vote
The Houston Independent School District Board of Education at its virtual meeting on Thursday voted 7-2 in favor of a resolution to initiate the process of designating HISD as a District of
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Angola: Zaire Government in Favour of Resuming Classes
Mbanza Kongo — The governor of northern Zaire province, Pedro Makita Armando Júlia, Thursday expressed his support for the resumption of classes in the 2nd Cycle of Secondary Education and Higher
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HISD students can apply now for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer
HISD families can now complete the applications necessary to receive Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT), a one-time benefit for families who lost access to free or reduced-price meals due to school
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Ashes instead of soap: Inside Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 fight – Voice and Viewpoint
COVID-19 has worsened the underlying structural and perennial problem of water shortages in Matabeleland North, South and Bulawayo provinces, said Dumisani Nkomo, chief executive officer for Habakkuk Trust, a nonprofit
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Black moms like me will not be patient with Pittsburgh Public Schools. We need to demand more.
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A shoutout to these high achievers from Flagler high schools –
His mom, Adrienne Harvey, says that Alex is a 2020 graduate of Flagler Palm Coast High School (FPCHS) and a high
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NFL Ambassador and Health Care Advocate Chris Draft Brings Hopeful Message to Lung Cancer Survivors
For the second year in a row, former NFL linebacker and Team Draft Co-Founder Chris Draft served as keynote speaker at the nation’s largest gathering of lung cancer survivors—LUNGevity’s National Hope Summit. At the Summit, Draft shared Team Draft’s mission with hundreds of survivors who gathered
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Westchester Rotary Club to present scholarships June 24
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2021 Africa Cup of Nations postponed by a year due to virus
Next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon has been postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Confederation of African Football announced Tuesday in a video
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Saturday school is out as SCS lays out options for school year calendar
After pushback from teachers and school board members, Saturday school is out as an option to help Memphis students catch up after missing 44 days of school because of coronavirus
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No assessments for Grades Two, Four and Nine - Ministry - Stabroek News
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, yesterday said that the Grades Two, Four and Nine assessments will not be administered because it would be impractical to assess students at this time. The article No assessments for Grades Two, Four and Nine - Ministry appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Lauder backed group ramps up fight to keep NYC elite school test
Along with former Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons, the Bronx Science graduate is putting up an additional $500,000 to renew and expand a test prep tutoring program for African-American and Hispanic city
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GALLERIES: Simply Red was the call and eager the response
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