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Maryland County Rescinds Ban on Private Schools Reopening This Fall
Montgomery County says private schools can hold in-person instruction after a struggle with the governor over their ability to reopen.
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Teachers at New York City School Enlist Parents in Reopening Fight
In a letter sent to families this week, staffers at The Neighborhood School in the East Village encouraged them to…
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Texas Schools Reopening Mandate Sets Off Another Local Control Debate
Abbott’s decision to curb the role of local health authorities in school reopening decisions has added to the ongoing conflict…
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Education Officials Say $200 Billion More in Federal Funding Is Needed for Schools to Reopen Safely
U.S. public schools need $200 billion in federal aid to be able to safely open for the fall semester with…
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After Being Put on Leave over Unspecified ‘Performance Issues,’ Head of Troubled IL Teacher Pension System Quits
The Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System’s board voted unanimously last Friday to put Richard Ingram on administrative leave “due to performance…
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Indiana Schools That Don’t Offer In-Person Instruction Could Lose Funding, Top Lawmaker Says
Public schools that do not offer an in-person education option could see their budgets slashed, despite prior assurances from Gov.…
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Self-Described ‘Social Justice Warrior’ Will Be the Next President of the NEA Teachers Union
Becky Pringle, a self-described "social justice warrior," will be the next president of the nation's largest teachers' union at a…
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Some St. Louis Students Are Switching to Private Schools to Attend Class in Person
No public school in St. Louis city or county will open five days a week to all students this fall.…
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‘I Wanted a Sense of Normalcy’: What Students Say School Is Like in the Age of COVID-19
As the first students return to American classrooms, many face a profoundly altered experience, where sitting next to a friend…
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‘We Have Their Back’: Michigan Teachers Union Says It’ll Defend Teachers Who Refuse to Return to School Buildings
Michigan’s largest teachers union says it will support any of its local units whose members decide it’s not safe to…
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Catholic High School Files Lawsuit against California Governor to Reopen in the Fall
The private, San Diego-based Catholic high school wants the California governor to allow its campus to hold in-person instruction this…
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Emergency Medicine Physician: If Schools Open in the Fall, They’ll Close by the End of October
The fall semester is quickly approaching for numerous US school districts, but lawmakers, school board members, and parents are still…
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While Students Go Fully Online, California District to Offer Free Child Care for Teachers, Staff
As the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District begins to ramp up the start to the school year, teachers and other…
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New Study Makes the Argument for Getting Rid of Middle School: Less Bullying and a Greater Sense of Belonging
Oh, middle school. The land of pantsing. Mean girls who won't let you sit with them in the cafeteria. And,…
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Why a Houston Facebook Group ‘Blew Up’ with Desperate Parents Looking for Help
Even though she had left her kindergarten teaching job to care for her newborn in February, anxious parents would not…
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‘I Wouldn’t Send Anybody to School’: As Schools Plan to Reopen, Newark Mayor Advises Families to Keep Kids Out of Classrooms
With Newark schools set to reopen next month, Mayor Ras Baraka is advising families to keep their children out of…
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Illinois Teachers Union Sets Up Its Own Panel to Judge School Reopening Safety
The state's largest teachers union is creating a medical review panel it says will judge whether individual school districts' reopening…
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WATCH: Senator Rand Paul Talks with Corey DeAngelis about the SCHOOL Act Legislation
U.S. Senator Rand Paul spoke with Corey DeAngelis about the SCHOOL Act on August 6, 2020.
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Two Students Say They Were Suspended from Their Georgia High School for Posting Photos of Crowded Hallways
The images of students packed together in hallways went viral on Twitter as the school faces scrutiny from staff and…
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As Classes Are Set to Begin Online Only, ‘School Daze’ Program to Offer Las Vegas-Area Students Facilities for Distance Learning
Clark County is offering 13 facilities across the Las Vegas Valley where young children will have access to distance learning…
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Oregon Districts Harvest Hundreds of Millions in Extra Dollars on Bond Measures with Limited Accountability to Voters
Portland Public Schools board members said last week they plan to ask voters to approve the district’s largest ever bond…
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Chicago Catholic Schools Will Stick with In-Person Learning as District Goes Online for the Fall
As Chicago Public Schools switches to remote learning for the fall, the Archdiocese of Chicago said it’s sticking to its…
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Iowa Governor: At Least 50% of Classes Must Be Held in Person This Fall to Get Credit for Those Days
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds pushed back at school districts threatening to ignore a state mandate on in-person learning Tuesday, saying…
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Eight New Jersey Catholic Schools Join Growing List of Permanent Closures Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Eight Catholic elementary schools, including three in Bergen County, have become casualties of the pandemic and will permanently shut their…
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Former Ed Secretary Duncan and Others to Testify before Congress on Opening Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan and other education officials testify on the safety of opening schools during the coronavirus pandemic.
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