WHI could face closure

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WHI could face closure

The closure of the embattled, privately operated Western Hospitality Institute (WHI), which gets 90 per cent of its revenue from the education ministry, is being considered as questions mount over how it came to enjoy such close financial ties with...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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MONTEGO BAY, St James — President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Owen Speid says while the association welcomes the appointment of Karl Samuda as minister of education, there is nothing to

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McDonalds USA today announced the launch of its $500,000 Black Positively Golden® Scholarship Fund to help students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue their education this fall, despite impacts of COVID-19. Facilitated by Thurgood Marshall College Fund

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Belair suspends face-to-face classes after suspected COVID case

The Belair High School in Mandeville, Manchester has suspended in-person teaching after a suspected case of COVID-19. The student suspected to have the virus is now awaiting test results. In the meantime, all classes are now being held online. The...

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DeSoto ISD Adopts Crisis Priorities Amid Pandemic | Dallas Weekly

The crisis priorities, developed with guidance from the Texas Education Agency (TEA), are specific to the district’s Coronavirus response and do not replace the standard 2019-2020 Board Goals adopted earlier this academic year and are separate from the evaluation of the

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Student at Mona Heights Primary tests positive for COVID, classes suspended

A grade six student at Mona Heights Primary School has tested positive for COVID-19, triggering a shutdown of face-to-face classes at the institution. Last month, school administrators quietly wrote to parents requesting that they sign COVID...

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SCS weathers all-virtual opening - TSDMemphis.com

Imperfection is to be expected on the first day of school, even when there isn’t a global pandemic driving an all-virtual opening, which was the case for Shelby County Schools this week. For one thing, technology was not fully cooperative as thousands of students logged on almost simultaneously

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$150 million road rehabilitation project for Treadlight, Clarendon

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is set to roll out a major road rehabilitation project in the community of Treadlight in

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Zikalala says 6 000 schools in KZN are ready to reopen

South Africa's biggest provincial education machine - the school system in KwaZulu-Natal - has been declared safe and ready for pupils on Monday, Premier Sihle Zikalala has

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Covid-19: Most SA universities aim to complete academic year in 2021, education committee hears | News24

Ten South African universities are pulling out all the stops to complete the 2020 academic year before the end of 2020. The other 16 are aiming for next year.

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FAMU switches athletic conference; joins SWAC –

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CMPI seeking applicants to address lack of minorities in orchestras | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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McDonald’s Launches $500,000 Scholarship For HBCU Students

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Higher education department not in a 'financial position' to clear student debt - Blade Nzimande | News24

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Samuda explains sudden CXC exam date shift

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All systems go for 2021 academic year, says Motshekga | News24

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US to withdraw visas for foreign students whose classes move online | New York Carib News

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