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Earthquake Scuttles Classes in Alaska, As California Students Return to School

While thousands of students in wildfire-ravaged Northern California resumed classes last week, thousands of others in Alaska stayed home after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Nov. 30.




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Gifted Students 'Make the Most' of School in Alaska

In remote regions of rural Alaska, both schools and the students themselves have to work harder to put together an education that meets students' needs.




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1 in 3 American Indian, Black, and Latino Children Fall Into Digital Divide, Study Says

Nearly 17 million children lack high-speed internet at home that's considered crucial to their ability to participate in remote learning during the pandemic, according to a new study.




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Troubleshooting Tech Realities in Rural Schools

Internet connectivity, recruiting staff, and finding partners to learn from are all big challenges for an ed-tech leader in a district off the coast of Alaska.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Alaska

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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A Perennial Challenge in Rural Alaska: Getting and Keeping Teachers

Recruiters already are offering bonuses, free housing, and airfare to entice teachers to their remote districts—and the competition is about to get worse.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Alaska

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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Fewer Kids, Less Money: How the Pandemic Puts Districts in a Bind

Enrollment snags, head-count problems, and more home schooling could end up costing districts millions in funding based on the annual tally of how many students actually show up.




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Program aims to retain aspiring American Indian teachers




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Anchorage schools delay plan to bring students back to class




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Anchorage School District in Alaska projects a $15.2M loss




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Anchorage School District to continue online-only learning




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Washington

Washington state has a small pot of money to aid educational technology, and it is mainly allocated between two major initiatives: the nine educational technology support centers the state runs and a K-20 telecommunications network that serves K-12 schools and colleges and universities in the state.




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Washington Supreme Court Ends Years-Long Funding Dispute

The supreme court put an end to five years of legal wrangling that landed the state's public school system with millions more dollars from the state and teachers with a pay raise.




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Washington

Gov. Gregoire, addressing state legislators, gave herself high marks for overcoming budgetary difficulties and “creating a world-class, learner-focused, seamless education system that gives our kids a chance to get a good job” since taking office in 2005.




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Van Ness Elementary: Integrating Social and Emotional Learning in Compelling Ways

The principal of an elementary school in Washington, DC, describes how she and her staff broadened the focus of the school towards broader, more holistic goals for students.




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The 'Ripple Effects' of Integrating Social-Emotional Learning into Elementary Learning

The principal of a school in Washington, DC, describes a shift toward equity, diversity, and inclusion.




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In Washington State, the Last Few Teacher Strikes Charge Ahead

Teachers are still on strike in three Washington school districts, and their fights with the districts are escalating.





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'Grassroots' Child-Care Advocates Bring Their Concerns to Washington

Members of 30 different state and national advocacy groups and unions are meeting in Washington, D.C., for the Grassroots Assembly for Child Care and Early Education.




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Washington Supreme Court Upholds State's Embattled Charter Schools

The state's highest court ruled that Washington's charter school law is mostly constitutional, and that charter schools can continue to receive public money.




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Washington State Teachers Strike Over Salary Negotiations

Teachers in seven districts are striking for higher pay—and Seattle may be next.




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School Aid Skirmishes Still Flare in Washington State

The state’s supreme court ended a yearslong fight over K-12 funding earlier this summer, but in districts across the state the battles have continued and tensions remain.




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Washington: A Love Story

We've got information and images a-plenty, if we want to look at states which might have some educational moxie. Teachers are now talking to each other across district and state boundaries, sharing information about how education policy is impacting their daily practice, where market-based reforms h




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Teacher Evaluation in Washington, D.C.

Unless students are randomly assigned to teachers, it's unfair to label teachers.




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Transition Update: Washington

DeVos slammed for remarks on HBCU's, a new Senate measure could overturn Obama-era ESSA rules on accountability, and more.




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Legislature in Washington State Lifts Local Tax Cap for Schools

Washington lawmakers last week reached a deal to lift the state's "levy lid," blunting tighter limits on voter-approved local taxes for schools that were set to take effect this year. Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, was expected to sign the legislation that Republicans had criticized.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Washington

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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Washington voters reject affirmative action referendum




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Washington

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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Washington State Kindergarten Teachers Ask: Where Are the Children?

Thousands of Washington’s kindergartners haven’t shown up or logged in to their public schools this year.




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Washington state teachers protest school return in Monroe




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in South Dakota

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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Rapid City area schools move to all virtual instruction




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Rapid City students return to in-person instruction




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College Football Playoff rankings: Georgia drops out of the provisional field after loss to Ole Miss

The Bulldogs are the first team out of the 12-team playoff after Week 11.




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Oregon still leads the second 2024 College Football Playoff rankings for the 12-team field

Nothing has changed at the top of the second 2024 College Football Playoff rankings.




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Where’s Alabama in latest College Football Playoff bracket? Full playoff picture

The latest update of the College Football Playoff rankings was officially released Tuesday night on ESPN, with the Alabama Crimson Tide seeing some movement as a result of their dominant 42-13 road win over the LSU Tigers on Saturday. In the rankings




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Penn State ranked No. 4 in latest CFB Playoff Rankings

Penn State moved up in this week's College Football Playoff rankings.




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College Football Playoff rankings: Texas rises to No. 3 behind Oregon, Ohio State

The second College Football Playoff rankings were released, with the big questions surrounding who would be No. 3 and where the SEC teams would land.




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Where's Oregon in the latest College Football Playoff bracket? Full playoff picture

No. 1 Oregon will travel to Madison this weekend to take on the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium.




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Where Tennessee ranks in second College Football Playoff poll: See full list

The second College Football Playoff poll of the 2024 season was released Tuesday. Check out the Top 25 and where Tennessee ranks.




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Where Ole Miss football ranks in second College Football Playoff poll: See full list

After Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss football team beat Georgia, the Rebels moved up in the latest College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night.




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Where’s Texas A&M in latest College Football Playoff bracket? Full playoff picture

Texas A&M's Week 11 bye week was (hopefully) successful in terms of fixing the issues that plagued the Aggies, especially the defensive issues that led to 25 missed tackles in the 44-20 loss to South Carolina, which dropped the Aggies to No. 14 in the first Col




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Texas A&M football’s CFP rankings update: Everything to know

Where did Texas A&M land in the latest CFP bracket? Here’s the College Football Playoff picture for the Aggies and their path to the championship.




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CFP rankings update for Georgia football: Did Bulldogs land in bracket?

Where did Georgia land in the latest CFP bracket and rankings? Here’s the College Football Playoff picture for the Bulldogs and path to championship.




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Miami Hurricanes CFP bracket update: Everything to know after latest rankings

Miami landed 9th in the latest CFP bracket. Here’s the College Football Playoff picture for the Hurricanes and path to the championship.




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Penn State football’s CFP bracket update: Everything to know after latest rankings

Penn State football landed Xth in the second CFP rankings. Here’s the College Football Playoff picture for the Nittany Lions.




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How the College Football Playoff bracket would look after the selection committee's second rankings

The College Football Playoff selection committee released its second top-25 rankings of the season ahead of the first 12-team playoff, and unsurprisingly, the Oregon Ducks are still the No. 1 team. Of course, there are still many game




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College Football Playoff Rankings, Version Two, dominated by Big Ten

How did the Miami and Georgia losses impact the CFP rankings in their second release?