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North Dakota Introduces Native American History

North Dakota is the latest state to make a push for integrating Native American or other ethnic studies into school curricula.




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Ohio Must Rethink How Online Charter Schools Are Funded, Says State's Auditor

Ohio auditor Dave Yost, a Republican, says that virtual schools should be compensated based on what their students learn.




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Ohio Expected to Ban Most Suspensions, Expulsions for Youngest Students

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign a bill into law that would ban suspensions and expulsions for children in prekindergarten through 3rd grade for minor offenses.




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Eligibility for Federal School Improvement Grants Helped Ohio Students, Study Says

Academic achievement at Ohio schools eligible for School Improvement Grants during the Obama administration increased for a few years, a new study says, but SIG's legacy remains complicated.




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Ohio District's Armed-Employee Program Struck Down Over Training Requirement

An Ohio appellate court struck down a district's policy allowing staff members to carry concealed weapons in school with 24 hours of "active shooter/killer training."




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Ohio Supreme Court dismisses Toledo bullying lawsuit




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Ohio lawmakers OK revamp of eligibility for school vouchers




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Wyoming's Native Students More Likely to Face Suspension

Although Native American students make up a small percentage of Wyoming's student population, they are suspended more than their non-minority peers.




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Wyoming, Idaho Laws Expand K-12 Computer Science Education

All districts in Wyoming will be required to provide K-12 computer science instruction, and Idaho high schools will offer at least one high school CS course.




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Budget Cuts Lead Wyoming to Scale Back Relationship With Accrediting Agency

AdvancED, the national accreditation company, has for the last two years operated Wyoming's entire accreditation process but the state will now do the work on its own.




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States Dependent on Natural Resources Face Tricky Path on K-12 Revenue

Governors in several natural resource-dependent states said recently they will have to continue to cut public education funding because prices for oil and coal have not rebounded.




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State of the States: Education highlights from latest governor's address before the legislature.




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Half of the 48 school districts in Wyoming have fewer than 300 students. But they’re linked together, thanks to the state’s investment in a video and high-speed Internet connection that ties schools to the state university and community colleges, where students have access to classes that might not




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Wyoming Adopts New Science Standards

Wyoming's new science benchmarks are similar to the Next Generation Science Standards.




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School-Year Closures Now Affect 50 Million Students

Maryland's announcement Wednesday that school buildings won't reopen this academic year marked a a sobering milestone in the disruption to American education caused by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Unlike many other states, Wyoming finds itself in a healthy financial position, thanks to its mineral and energy wealth.




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Why Is This Teacher Running for Office? To Help 'Students Get What They Deserve'

High school teacher Jenefer Pasqua is running for Wyoming's state legislature to fight against education funding cuts.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wyoming

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Wyoming

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Wyoming Schools Chief on the Coronavirus Challenge

"In communities most devastated by COVID-19, academic achievement is pretty far down on the priority list—this is the reality," says Wyoming state chief Jillian Balow.




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Wyoming teacher honored for student support amid pandemic




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How Will Schools Pay for Compensatory Services for Special Ed. Students?

States’ efforts so far suggest there won’t be enough money to go around for all the learning losses of students with disabilities from COVID-19 school shutdowns.




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Lucille Bridges, Mother of Activist Ruby Bridges, Dies at 86

Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first Black student at her all-white New Orleans elementary school, has died at the age of 86.




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Ohio Supreme Court dismisses Toledo bullying lawsuit




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Gov. Lee hoping for teacher pay raises amid budget crunch




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Philadelphia schools will stay virtual as virus cases spike




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Anchorage schools delay plan to bring students back to class




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Enrollment in Missouri public schools declines by 3.2%




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What Schools Are (and Aren’t) Doing to Support Teachers Worried About Safety of In-Person Learning

More schools are trying to shift to some in-person learning for students, but many teachers don’t believe it’s safe.




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How Hybrid Learning Is (and Is Not) Working During COVID-19: 6 Case Studies

The mix of hybrid learning approaches is dizzying, but schools are learning valuable lessons about what is worth replicating.




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Hybrid learning approved for high schoolers amid COVID spike




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In-class teaching continues in Reno; Las Vegas vote Thursday




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Teachers union: More Pennsylvania schools should go virtual




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Fever, symptom screening misses many coronavirus cases




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Clark County School District employees to work from home




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Anoka-Hennepin elementary schools to close due to COVID-19




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A Highly Effective Vaccine Is Likely on the Way. What Does That Mean for Schools and Kids?

Two infectious disease experts weigh in on how a COVID-19 vaccine that’s 90 percent effective, as early results are showing, could change school health and safety protocols.




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The Pandemic Is Raging. Here's How to Support Your Grieving Students

What do students who have experienced a loss need in the classroom? Brittany R. Collins digs into the science.




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As virus spreads, NYC parents choose: Live or remote school?




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Idaho's 2nd-largest school district goes online-only, again




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Federal Way reaches settlement with DOJ over school bullying




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Key role for Black policy leaders on Biden's transition team




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Iowa posts sixth day of more than 4,000 positive virus cases




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Polis: Proposed budget will ease suffering, set up recovery




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As coronavirus spikes, NYC prepares to close schools again




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As Election 2020 Grinds On, Young Voters Stay Hooked

In states like Georgia, the push to empower the youth vote comes to fruition at a time when “every vote counts” is more than just a slogan.




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As schools reopen in Africa, relief is matched by anxiety