The Clark County School District in Nevada is moving to partially reopen schools in response to a surge of student suicides, The New York Times reports. Eighteen students in the county took their own lives in the final nine months of 2020, the Times reports, leading the Clark County school board to […]
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‘The Boy in the Box’ was first remote learner in Akron Public Schools
Mark J. Price | Akron Beacon Journal Mark Palchick couldn’t go to school so he learned from home. In doing so, he became the first student in Akron Public Schools to participate in remote learning. This school year, more than 21,000 students in the district are receiving online instruction during […]
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Why does the ‘COVID slide’ look worse in math? Texas schools struggle to get students back on track
Rosa Mendoza tried her best to make sure her children kept up with their math lessons during the prolonged school closures. She hung a white board in the kitchen of their East Dallas apartment so she could work out problems alongside her 10-year-old daughter. To help her son, a first-grader […]
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Up-Island schools certify over $13 million budget
The Up-Island Regional School District (UIRSD) certified approximately $13 million expense and assessment budgets for FY22 during the school board’s meeting Monday. In the fifth draft of the budget, UIRSD committee chair Alex Salop said the line items in both the general operating budget and the assessed budget had been […]
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Chiefs to help Missouri schools with purpose-based athletics
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce embraces wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) after Kelce scored a touchdown against the Las Vegas Raiders during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Las Vegas. David Becker AP The Kansas City Chiefs are joining with the […]
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Blue Valley parents urge district to reject gating criteria in schools | School Authority
OVERLAND PARK, KS (KCTV) – Just like hospitals, Schools are coping with growing numbers of students and teachers with COVID-19. They are rapidly approaching or exceeding guidelines they set for when to close classrooms. But returning to virtual learning is a step many parents strongly oppose. At Monday night’s Blue […]
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‘Pony Up for Kids’ raises $46,000 for Stillwater schools | Education
The Partnership Plan’s first virtual fundraiser, “Pony Up for Kids! – Partnering With Today’s Classroom” included four days of online giving from Oct. 23 through Oct. 26. The giving campaign included a virtual auction that featured customized items created by Stillwater High School Pathways Program students, peer to peer leaderboard […]
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French schools reopen in mourning after beheading of teacher
A woman holds her child by the hand on their way to the school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris, Monday Nov.2, 2020. All schools in France hold a minute of silence at 11h to honor the teacher beheaded in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine for showing his class caricatures of Islam’s prophet for a […]
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Focusing on economic diversity, Array offers free online coding classes for Wyoming teachers, students | In Our Schools
CHEYENNE – Wyoming’s first-ever computer coding school is now offering free introductory classes to students and educators living in the state. The course, which teaches the basics of the widely used programming language JavaScript, is self-paced and taught entirely online. For those who don’t qualify for the education discount, the […]
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Fayette schools get an F in pandemic planning
The Fayette County school board and administration appears to be living in some kind of “Groundhog Day” scenario, where every day, they wake up and realize for the first time that we are living in a pandemic. There’s no other way to explain why AFTER SEVEN MONTHS they would conclude […]
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Opinion | Prince George’s plan to build schools will help students and the community
For example, all schools must be delivered no later than July 15, 2024, or the developer will be subject to liquidated damages for each day that they are delayed; a design-build reserve account will be in place for the developer to access should there be cost overruns or unforeseen charges. […]
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Ikea’s online sales surged as people turned homes into offices and schools
The company said in a statement on Tuesday that online sales surged 45% over the 12 months to August, driven by 4 billion visits to its website. Outdoor furniture was the retailer’s fastest-growing category, with sales of office furniture also performing strongly, a spokesperson told CNN Business. The company began […]
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As More Schools Move to Hybrid or Virtual Learning, Construct Working with Canvas to Improve Online Learning Experiences for Students and Teachers | News
With growing emphasis on virtual learning, online program enablement is more important than ever SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As more schools respond to COVID-19 exposure with hybrid or virtual learning this fall, educational technology providers focus on delivering interactive online learning that engages students. That is why […]
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In a major test, Orange County schools reopen to joy, anxiety and gallons of hand sanitizer
A crossing guard helps students as they return to in-class education, after months of closure due COVID-19 pandemic, at James H. Cox Elementary School in Fountain Valley. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) On Thursday morning, months of finely-curated planning will be turned into action at five Orange County school […]
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Why are so many schools closed when California cleared them to reopen?
Principal Ryan Stanley, left, welcomes second-grader Maeva Chappaz, with her mother, Amelie Chappaz, upon arrival for her first day of in-class instruction at Ocean Air School in the Del Mar Union School District. ( Bill Wechter / San Diego Union-Tribune) The Capistrano Unified School District is ready to go, preparing […]
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N.J. students may lose mental health services at schools
After giving birth almost two years ago, Nayeli Espinoza agonized over whether to drop out of her high school in Trenton, New Jersey, and get a job to support her newborn son. She credits the School Based Youth Services Program at Trenton Central High School with allowing her to continue […]
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Nurses Are on the Virus Front Lines. But Many Schools Don’t Have One.
As the lone nurse for her school district in central Washington state, Janna Benzel will monitor 1,800 students for coronavirus symptoms when classrooms open this month, on top of her normal responsibilities like managing allergies, distributing medications and writing hundreds of immunization plans. “I’ll have to go to these schools […]
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When is it safe to open schools? States have varying answers
As schools across the U.S. decide whether to reopen this fall, many are left wondering how to know if it’s safe. Public health experts say virus rates in the community should be low, but there’s little agreement on a specific threshold or even a measurement. The federal government has largely […]
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Keeping Schools Closed Is, Yes, Unprecedented
(Bloomberg Opinion) — First there were a spate of teacher lawsuits aimed at keeping public schools shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic. Now we’re seeing a rash of litigation aimed at forcing schools to open. Parents in several states are suing to require in-person instruction. Private school parents have also filed lawsuits challenging […]
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Poquoson breaks with other Peninsula schools in bringing some students back in fall
In the past few weeks, school boards from Middlesex County to Hampton to Virginia Beach have made the call not to bring students back to buildings immediately. But on Tuesday night, the Poquoson School Board voted to bring some students back to class two days a week on Sept. 8. […]