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Education ministry unclear as to release date for NGSA results - Stabroek News
A date has not been set for the release of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results according to the Ministry of Education (MoE). The article Education ministry unclear as to release date for NGSA results appeared first on Stabroek News.
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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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Dr. Boyce Watkins: Black people must educate black children on black history
One of the reasons black people are not where we should be in terms of progress is because weve relied on other people to educate our children for far too long.   As a child, you were taught that your goal is to go to a public (or private school), typically one that is run []
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Kenya: Public Has Until 5pm Give Views on School Reopening Date
Kenyans have until five o'clock today to give their views to the National Covid-19 Education Response Committee that will advise Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha on whether schools should reopen on June 4 or the date be
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Rwanda: Teachers, Parents Warned Against Violating COVID-19 Directives
Teachers moving from home to home to coach students in their respective areas of residence are violating the guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Police have
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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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T.I. To Teach “Business Of Trap Music” Course At Clark Atlanta University
The self proclaimed King of the South is about to add another jewel to his already accredited crown. T.I. has announced he will partnering with one of Atlantas premier educational institutions for a much needed history lesson. On Tuesday, June 23 the Live Your Life rapper confirmed class will be in
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Parents barricade gates of Limpopo schools as more grades return to the classroom | News24
Parents at some schools in Limpopo barricaded gates on the first day of the return of pupils because of lack of preventative measures against Covid-19.
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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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Street Academy’s Parents and Teachers Plan Together for School in the Fall
A happy mix of Oakland Street Academy staff and parents planned the school’s approach to distance learning together at an evening Zoom meeting. It was not like a lot of education meetings. Parents weren’t being “talked at.”  They came with their children. The Spanish translation was homey and
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Will Effective K-12 Education Survive Gov. Newsom’s May Revise Budget?
According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), the actions taken by Newsom achieved overall school funding that is “roughly flat Newsom’s efforts, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said,” I want to thank Governor Newsom for working hard to prioritize and preserve
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Serena Williams Teams Up with Scholastic and Others to Donate Over 4 Million Masks to U. S. Students
To send children to school or not send them to school. That's a question that many parents across the U.S. are now asking themselves, as a national
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Kenya: 80% of Students Missing Virtual Learning Amid School Closures - Study
The survey conducted by Usawa Agenda, a lobby championing equitable access to quality education, indicated only 22 per cent of students interviewed in forty-two counties were accessing online learning resources with those enrolled in private schools being twice as likely to take part in digital
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Coronavirus Forces Families to Consider Alternative Forms of Education.
The school year is ending, and Chicago families are preparing for a long
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Former Manchester spelling bee coach dies
The Mandeville Primary School community is in shock following the death of retired teacher and spelling bee coach extraordinaire, Primrose Sawby.
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As school begins amid virus, parents see few good options - Black News Channel

By JEFF AMY Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — John Barrett plans to keep his daughter home from elementary school this year in suburban Atlanta, but he wishes she was going. Molly Ball is sending her teenage sons to school in the same district on Monday, but not without feelings of

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‘Black slave’ assignment upsets students - African American News Today - EIN News
A high school teacher in Iowa in the US has been put “on leave” after asking students to “pretend you are a black slave” for a school assignment.
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Nursery schools face admissions crisis after 2020 calendar cancelled
Most schools across the country are already overstretched in terms of facilities and teaching staff.
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Governor Whitmer Releases MI Safe Schools Roadmap | The Michigan Chronicle
Governor Whitmer released the MI Safe Schools Return to School Roadmap, a comprehensive document to help districts create local plans for in-person learning in the fall. The Roadmap outlines a number of safety protocols for schools to implement in each phase of the governor’s MI Safe Start
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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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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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Struggle stalwart Thomas Manthata dies of Covid-19 complications | News24
Struggle stalwart and former TRC commissioner Thomas Manthata died on Friday night at the age of 80, reportedly of Covid-19-related complications.
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Louis A. Reeves Archer: Dedicated Educator to the African American Community
A dedicated teacher, Louise A. Reeves Archer a well-known and dedicated educator to the African American community. Archer grew up in North Carolina and attended Livingstone College. She taught school in Southampton County, Virginia, where she married Romulus C. Archer Jr. in 1915. They moved to
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Virginia state commission recommends African American history be made a graduation requirement for students
… cultural competency and African American History content for … course study in African American History.”  In addition … “more inclusive of African American history.” Among those … appropriate foundational knowledge in African American history.”  “Even though …
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YMCA announces new virtual Learning Center - DefenderNetwork.com

The YMCA of Greater Houston is proud to announce the Y Learning Center, a new safe and structured environment that will allow students to attend virtual classes, benefit from peer interaction and participate in engaging enrichment activities, while parents return to work. The Y Learning Center

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Middleton: It's time we teach our kids what's not in the textbooks - African American News Today - EIN News
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A message from SCS Supt. Ray: Grace above all things - TSDMemphis.com
by Dr. Joris Ray While it is my honor to serve as the superintendent for Shelby County Schools, my greatest role is father – to be more precise – the father of a college student and the husband, brother, uncle and cousin of teachers. These hats are not unique to just me – my []
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Educators march on Georgia's state capitol to say, 'Kids' Lives Matter'
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Homeschool Program Founder Dr. Sheva Quinn Offers Free Black Lives Matter Course To School Students | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Georgia, USA The founder of Black Classical University and educator to educators, Dr. Sheva Quinn is launching a free course to teach children about Black Lives Matter and the present civil rights movement in the United States. The first classes started in late June but another course will take
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How Old Were You When You First Learned About Black Wall Street?
It’s no secret that the many of the history curricula required to be taught in public schools do a piss-poor job of teaching about Black history outside of slavery and perhaps the Civil Rights
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