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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Arkansas

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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Which States Have the Biggest Home Internet Access Gaps for Students?

Mississippi, Arkansas, and New Mexico have the highest percentages of students who lack adequate home technology for remote learning.




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Pandemic forcing some Arkansas school districts to adjust




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Kansas

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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State of the States: Iowa

Gov. Branstad urged lawmakers in his Condition of the State address to pass legislation that would require schools to inform parents if their child is involved in a bullying incident and allow school personnel to intervene in any bullying that takes place off school grounds.




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Betsy DeVos Approves ESSA Plans for Alaska and Iowa

That brings the number of states with approved plans to 44, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Still awaiting the OK: California, Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Utah




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Iowa

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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Iowa Caucuses Offer Students a Laboratory for Civics Education

With their state’s caucuses the first official marker in the 2020 presidential contest, Iowa teenagers are in a unique position to observe and participate.




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Schools Losing Out So Far in Court Challenges to Pandemic Orders

Challengers of state executive orders, to open schools for in-person instruction in some places and keep them closed in others, are having difficulty getting meaningful relief from the courts.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Iowa

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




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Iowa seeing full hospitals, closed classrooms as virus rages




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Achievement Gap Growing in Minnesota Charter Schools, Analysis Finds

The Minnesota Star Tribune review found that similar to traditional district schools, the highest performing charters generally served wealthier families.




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Betsy DeVos OKs ESSA Plans for Minnesota, West Virginia

Minnesota and West Virginia are the first two states that submitted plans in the fall to win federal approval.




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Minnesota High School Designed for 'Flexibility'

Alexandria Area High School was created to accommodate changes in education and technology.




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State of the States: Minnesota

Gov. Dayton used his State of the State address to announce a review of all K-12 assessments with a goal of streamlining and reducing standardized testing, to push for expansion of early-childhood education, and to introduce the idea of extending school days and the school year.




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Minnesota Governor-Elect Names AFT National VP to Be State Education Chief

The state's incoming governor and education commissioner both are former teachers. They face battles over school accountability, funding and the achievement gap between white and minority students.




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Minnesota Education Leaders Grapple with Findings from Early-Ed. Audit

An audit of the early-childhood education offerings in Minnesota finds complexity and fragmentation as well as a lack of data about program effectiveness.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Minnesota

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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What's Next for School Policing in Minneapolis

The district’s chief of accountability, research, and equity talks about racism, racial equity, and the district’s search for a new student-safety strategy.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Minnesota

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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Marny Xiong, School Board Chair and Social Justice Champion, Dies at 31 of COVID-19

The daughter of Hmong refugees was an outspoken advocate for minority communities. She was elected to the St. Paul, Minn., school board in 2017.




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Minnesota schools struggle with staffing as virus surges




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Where They Are: The Nation's Small But Growing Population of Black English-Learners

In five northern U.S. states, black students comprise more than a fifth of ELL enrollment.




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Vermont State Chief Resigns Amid Ambitious District Consolidation Effort

State Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe has been officiating over the state's politically thorny district consolidation process, and many are asking for it to be placed on hold until the state board replaces her.




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Nation Gets a 'C' on School Finance, Even as Economic Downturn Takes Hold

Wyoming once again takes the top spot in Quality Counts' annual ranking of the states on school finance, while 22 states receive grades between C-minus and D-minus.




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New Breed of After-School Programs Embrace English-Learners

A handful of districts and other groups are reshaping the after-school space to provide a wide range of social and linguistic supports for newcomer students.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Vermont

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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Schools Lean on Staff Who Speak Students' Language to Keep English-Learners Connected

The rocky shift to remote learning has exacerbated inequities for the nation's 5 million English-learners. An army of multilingual liaisons work round the clock to plug widening gaps.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Vermont

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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Burlington could use empty store or trailers for high school




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Some schools go remote, others ask for voluntary quarantines




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Flyers Star Rookie Has Monster Response Game

This Flyers rookie dominated in his return to the lineup.




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Three Takeaways From Penguins Embarrassing Loss To Stars

The Pittsburgh Penguins returned home after a three-game road trip only to get blown out by the Dallas Stars 7-1 on Monday night.




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Kent Hughes' Trade With Brad Treliving Complicates Craig Conroy's Life

The Montreal Canadiens are not the only team in the midst of a rebuild and it's not easy for anybody, especially not for Craig Conroy who's at the helm of the Calgary Flames and will be down a first-round pick at the next draft.




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The Opportunity That Lies Ahead For Islanders On Tuesday

Could the Islanders potentially find themselves in a wild-card spot on Wednesday morning? In this economy?




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Three Takeaways From Canadiens Wild Win In Buffalo

The Montreal Canadiens snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-5 come-from-behind victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Remembrance Day.




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Former Predators Captain Shea Weber Inducted Into The Hockey Hall of Fame

Shea Weber gets inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame after an impressive career.




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Fantasy Hockey Goalie Waiver Wire: Elvis will take care of business in the City of Grunge

Elvis Merzlikins is expected to start for the Blue Jackets, who are mired in a five-game losing streak and have never beaten the Kraken in regulation.




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Former Red Wings Forward Done For Season

The 30-year-old had only played 13 games this season.




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Calgary Flames Recall Adam Klapka

Klapka has seen five games with the Flames this season




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Montreal Canadiens Still Shopping For Help

The Montreal Canadiens sit near the bottom of the NHL standings, fuelling more speculation about trade targets.




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'It's A Great Day': Kenzie Lalonde To Call Play-By-Play For Ottawa Senators Games In 2024-25

Kenzie Lalonde will become the first woman play-by-play announcer for an NHL team's TV broadcasts in Canada. Reactions and endorsements have poured in.




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Canucks Gameday Preview #14: Vancouver's Top Prospect Debuts Against The Flames

The Vancouver Canucks take on the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.




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Canadiens: Goaltending Help From The Waiver Wire?

The Montreal Canadiens are struggling on many fronts this season and goaltending is not an exception.




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Ottawa Senators Send Forward Prospect Back Down To The Minors

Zack Ostapchuk returns to Belleville after posting one assist in six games with the big club.




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Underrated NHL Star Could Go From Jets' 'Hidden Secret' To Team USA Standout

Kyle Connor could be the NHL's most underrated player, even after the Winnipeg Jets got off to a historic start. He could also become a bona fide star at the 4 Nations Face-Off.




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Oilers Hope Offensive Breakthrough Continues Against Injury-Riddled Islanders

The Oilers look to claw themselves up above .500 against the team that started their memorable turnaround last season.




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BREAKING NEWS: Former Oilers GM Reveals New Gig

The former Edmonton Oilers general manager has a new gig.




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Former Red Wings, Oilers GM Ken Holland Lands New Job With NHL

Longtime Red Wings GM and Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Holland joined the NHL in a new consulting role just months after parting with the Edmonton Oilers.