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Schools reopen in S. Africa after delay over health concerns
Children in South Africa began returning to classrooms on Monday as part of a gradual loosening of restrictions imposed under a months-long Covid-19 lockdown in the continent’s most industrialised
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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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African American private K-8 school founded by NFL player may be the best school in nation with online remote learning
100% certified in Google Classroom, Trey Whitfield School may be best school in US with remote learning. Graduates attend most prestigious private high schools.
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LETTERS: Hard choices as schools await reopening
This will make it hard to implement a system of managing students, teachers and workers for those who stay out of school with their families and who may be a potential link to community based transmission
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Our students cannot properly prepare for Grade Six assessment in two months
The Minister explained that ample time was given to parents and students to prepare and urged parents to work along with their
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Kenya: Counties Urged to Upgrade Health Facilities As COVID-19 Cases Soar to 2,474
Nairobi — County Governments have been urged to upgrade their health facilities to accommodate cases of coronavirus as infections soared to
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Rwanda: Data Management System to Expedite School Feeding Support
[New Times] A school data management system that has started being used in public and private schools is expected to address the issue of delays in disbursement of the Government financial support to schools, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning has said.
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Educators march on Georgia's state capitol to say, 'Kids' Lives Matter'
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Private Schools Urged to Leverage Recovery Fund
The Minister of education, Valentine Uwamariya has urged private schools including Higher Learning Institutions to leverage the national recovery fund so as to keep teachers on the payroll amid Covid-19
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Source: allAfrica.com
Alliance For Education Helps Secure $1.86 Million To Support SPS Black Male Achievement - The Seattle Medium
Seattle Public Schools’ Department of African American Male Achievement (AAMA) recently received the generous financial support of Seattle’s Philanthropic community to help the department fulfill its mission to ensure Seattle Public Schools has the culture, conditions, competencies, and community
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Source: https://seattlemedium.com
Student Unions
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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What About the Children?
By LaKeshia Myers While states debate the probability of shuttering their “safer at home” policies, one key constituency is yet again left behind, school children. With the 2019-20 academic year abruptly interrupted—many teachers and students were left to fend for themselves. Lack of disaster
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Newport to Begin Floodwall Mural Depicting Historic African American Southgate Street School - African American News Today - EIN News
The mural series celebrates the city's 225th anniversary, and the first mural highlights Newport's historic Black school — the only one in Campbell County
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Allan C. Golston is President of the U.S. Program for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, Golston presides over a major program within the world’s largest private
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Chet Weird Science
By which a student has to study matters that are various to get a subject in a sense, it’s similar to other
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Homeschool Program Founder Dr. Sheva Quinn Offers Free Black Lives Matter Course To School Students
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
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Word on The Street
Compiled by Erica Wright We asked Birmingham-area residents, What is best for students in the fall, in person or remote classes? LaNese Boyd: “I believe if you can practice the social distancing and if the staff at the schools are committed to making sure the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Africa: COVID-19 - How to Press the Brakes On the Escalating Global Learning Crisis
And governments must develop a plan for distance learning, remedial education, and to get students back into schools when they
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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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Disturbing times provide teachable moments
Encourage African American students, who are too often limited by unfair stereotypes about what they can 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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Western Cape first to introduce landmark LGBTQ+ guidelines for schools
The Western Cape Education Department has drafted South Africa’s first Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Guidelines.
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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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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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DA wants Gauteng education dept to shut down schools in Diepsloot | News24
The DA is calling on the Gauteng Department of Education to close all schools in Diepsloot because of a lack of running water.
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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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Source: https://www.news24.com
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Nine publishers win tender to supply Grade 5 new curriculum books
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The student becomes the teacher
In times of adversity, there are some who rise to the challenge to help others in need. The following is the latest in the Jamaica Observer series, COVID-19 Kindness, highlighting one of those who have risen to the challenge.�
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Lockdown: DA supports reopening of schools, but will monitor closely to ensure safety
The Democratic Alliance says, while it supports the Department of Education's decision to reopen schools as the country grapples with Covid-19, it will be closely monitoring the implementation of plans to ensure they are ready, safe and
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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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