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BB Gun Bill Would Redefine Virtual School Discipline Policies in Louisiana
A bill spawned by the suspension of a Louisiana fourth-grader because his teacher saw the student's BB gun while he…
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‘Everybody’s Quite Worried About What the Price Is That We’ve Paid’: Large Districts Are Slowly Reopening Their Doors
Large school districts across the country are reopening campuses to students, a slow-moving reversal driven by fear that students are…
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San Francisco District Doesn’t Have a Timeline for Reopening, but Has Spent Hours Discussing Unrelated Issues
The criticism comes as the district has spent hours of recent public meetings on issues unrelated to reopening — including…
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Idaho Students Thank Teachers Who Did Not Participate in District-Wide ‘Sick-Out’
Lowell Scott Middle School students wanted to show their appreciation for their teachers by surprising them with treats Monday morning.
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Betsy Devos: Families, Not Government, Are the Heart of American Education
In a speech at Hillsdale College, Sec. DeVos conveyed that in American education, the fight has just begun to restore…
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Cyber Charter Enrollments Are Surging in Pennsylvania, and Districts Don’t Like That Funding Is Following the Student
Virtual schools that draw students from across Pennsylvania, cyber charters have seen interest spike amid the pandemic. The state’s 14…
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School Shutdowns in NYC Coronavirus Hotspots Could Go on for Weeks, but Nearby Restaurants and Bars Remain Open
Just days after New York City reopened all its school buildings, 124 public schools in coronavirus hot spots were ordered…
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Boston Parents Hold Dual Rallies in Protest Over Plan to Suspend Entrance Exams for Magnet Schools
Parents and alumni rallied Sunday on the front steps of Boston Latin School in both protest and support of a…
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Philadelphia Teachers Union Preparing a Possible Strike Vote Wednesday
Philadelphia’s teachers union is planning a possible strike vote this week, as negotiations have stalled nearly two months after the…
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Illinois Teacher Retirements in Illinois Have Jumped 45% Over Last Year
A dramatic increase in Illinois teachers retiring in recent months is likely linked to educators stepping away from the classroom…
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Baltimore-Area Parents Blast Plans to Begin In-Person Learning in February: ‘When Schools Are Free, You Get What You Pay For!’
Some Baltimore County parents are speaking out, saying they want their children back in school. And that message has triggered…
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New Jersey’s Largest School District Will Stay Remote Until Early 2021
Newark public school students will continue remote learning until at least late January, the district said Monday night.
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‘I Pay My Taxes…I Didn’t Move’: NY District to Kick Out Students Who Are Learning Remotely While Visiting Another State
Can you visit a friend or relative in another state for an extended period while your kids keep up with…
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San Francisco Board Considers Limiting Families’ School Choices in Order to Integrate Classrooms
School board members on Tuesday will discuss a long-awaited proposal to overhaul the notoriously complicated student assignment system.
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Data Breaches Hit Thousands of K-12 Students, Federal Watchdog Reports
Thousands of K-12 students were affected by 99 reported data breaches in the United States over the last four years,…
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New York City Schools Report Just 18 Positive Coronavirus Cases Three Weeks Into In-Person School Year
The absence of outbreaks, if it holds, suggests that the city’s efforts to return children to classrooms could serve as…
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Some San Diego Schools Have No Teachers Willing to Return for ‘Phase One’ Reopening
San Diego Unified leaders launched their “phase one” reopening this week to help the district’s most vulnerable students. But the…
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New Mexico Students Registered for Homeschooling Increases More Than 50%
As of late September, there were 13,242 students registered for home schooling statewide, according to Karen Woerner, deputy director of…
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Florida Ed Chief Moves to Strip License From Reinstated Principal Who Declined to Call Holocaust a Fact
Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said Friday that former Spanish River High School Principal William Latson “took advantage of his position…
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Minneapolis District Spends $355,000 on Student Surveillance Tool, Raising Ire After Terminating Its Police Contract
Minneapolis education leaders have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars this year to surveil children online, even after the district…
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‘I Am Livid’: San Francisco Mayor Blasts District for Focusing on Renaming Schools Instead of Reopening Them
"The fact that our kids aren't in school is what's driving inequity in our city, not the name of a…
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New Hampshire Democrats Block Federal Charter School Grant Again
The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee continued to vote along party lines to refuse to consider a $10.1 million federal grant…
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‘They Silenced Us’: Colorado Parents-Turned-Teachers Want Schools, Lawmakers to Give Them a Voice
Parents are as hands-on as they’ve ever been in education, particularly for students taking classes remotely. Yet some don’t believe…
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‘Why Do We Have Summers Off?’ Former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Calls for Year-Round Schooling
Secretary Duncan, now a member of the Emerson Collective — a social change organization focused on education, immigration reform, the…
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Teachers Say Doing Both Online and In-Person Instruction Concurrently Is Exhausting
The Covid-19 pandemic has led many schools to offer both classroom and virtual instruction, but teachers say doing both concurrently…
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