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Alabama student names NASA's first Mars helicopter




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Alabama official outlines phased plan to reopen schools




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Rapid Deployment of Remote Learning: Lessons From 4 Districts

Chief technology officers are facing an unprecedented test of digital preparedness due to the coronavirus pandemic, struggling with shortfalls of available learning devices and huge Wi-Fi access challenges.




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New York Poised to Revamp Certification Exams

A task force is recommending that the state lowers the score required on the controversial national edTPA exam.




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New York Proposes Increased Flexibility to Teacher Certification Process

To give districts more flexibility in the face of teacher shortages, New York's education department is proposing to modify its regulations on teacher certifications.




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'Open Algorithms' Bill Would Jolt New York City Schools, Public Agencies

The proposed legislation would require the 1.1-million student district to publish the source code behind algorithms used to assign students to high schools, evaluate teachers, and more.




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Sharing Services Offers Cost Savings and Better Service, Claims N.Y. Survey

New York superintendents who shared services reported more cost savings and improved service quality than improved student achievement, according to a new research brief.




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Yonkers, N.Y., District Commits to More Inclusion of Students with Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights said that some students were placed in self-contained special education settings without an individualized justification for doing so.




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DeVos: State Bans on Public Money to Religious Schools Should Go To 'Ash Heap of History'

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos railed against state constitutional prohibitions on public funds going to religious institutions in a speech to the Alfred E. Smith Foundation in New York City.




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N.Y. Private Schools Didn't Have to Report Abuse to Police. A New Law Changes That.

Private schools in New York soon will be required to report suspected sexual abuse of students in their schools to law enforcement, bringing the independent schools under the same rules as public schools.




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New York City Schools Will Stay Closed for Academic Year, Mayor Says

Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed back on the Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement, however, saying "no decision" had been made about reopening schools in New York City or elsewhere in the state.




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What Teachers Tell Us About the Connections Between Standards, Curriculum, and Professional Learning

A statewide survey of educators in Tennessee provides critical insights into connections that exist between standards, curriculum, professional development, and ultimately student success.




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How Teachers' Insights Inform State Policy in Tennessee

Teachers in Tennessee have an important voice in shaping state initiatives and policies.




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Tennessee School District Prohibits Crowdfunding for Class Supplies

A school district in Tennessee says it no longer wants teachers to use crowdfunding websites to get extra school supplies.




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Lee encouraging voucher applications despite court order




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John Hickenlooper, Who Helped Start a Scholarship Program For Needy High School Students, Announces Presidential Run

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, who helped initiate a shakeup of Denver Public Schools, has announced that he's running for president as a Democrat in 2020.




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Virus Outbreaks Lead to Closure of Two Colorado School Districts

All 46 schools in the Mesa County Valley School District closed last Thursday and Friday after students and staff at more than a dozen schools experienced norovirus-like symptoms.




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San Francisco schools adopt new grading policy amid pandemic




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Lincoln Public Schools students getting free hotspot service




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Food crisis deepens as Puerto Rico school cafeterias shutter




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Alabama student names NASA's first Mars helicopter




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Puerto Rico officials face outrage over school food crisis




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Washoe County School District names new superintendent




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District Hard-Hit by COVID-19 Begins 'Tough Work' of Getting On

No place in Georgia has suffered a higher rate of coronavirus cases than Dougherty County. And the school system, largely rural and poor, is in the middle of it.




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American public space, rebooted: What might it feel like?




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Alabama official outlines phased plan to reopen schools




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Vermont school district eliminates 36 teaching assistants




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Missouri teachers virtually educate students about pandemic




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No race balance, but desegregation ends for Georgia district




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New Jersey schools to stay closed for rest of academic year




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Some 2020 grads will take victory lap at Daytona speedway




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This Pandemic Is No Time to Backtrack on Special Education

It's worth remembering how far we've come on educating students with disabilities, writes Nebraska's education commissioner Matthew L. Blomstedt.




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Gay teacher ousted from Catholic school after 23 years




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Lee encouraging voucher applications despite court order




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Public schools, classes at Univ. of SC hope for fall return




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The Pandemic Is Causing Widespread Emotional Trauma. Schools Must Be Ready to Help

Students and adults in the school community will all need more support when schools reopen, writes the head of the National Association of School Psychologists.




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Official: Schools should be flexible with start dates




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State offficials to review complaint against Florida sheriff




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Trump Administration Shelves Guide to Reopening That Included Advice for Schools

The Trump administration has shelved a document created by the nation’s top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how and when to reopen restaurants and other public places during the still-raging coronavirus outbreak.




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Audit slams Española Public Schools’ finances




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Judge to hear lawsuit on Puerto Rico school food crisis




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California doom: Staggering $54 billion budget deficit looms




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Official: Nebraska schools should be able to reopen on time




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How Principals and District Leaders Are Trying to Boost Lagging Teacher Morale During COVID-19

Knowing the shift to remote learning would be tough for teachers, school and district administrators have scrambled to assemble as many kinds of supports as they can.




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A School District in Fiscal Free-Fall Scrambles to Avoid Crash Landing

Emotions remain raw as educators and residents in a rural Wisconsin district dig for solutions after being denied the option of dissolving.




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Open Enrollment Has Drained One District. It's Looking to Dissolve

Wisconsin’s Palmyra-Eagle district has lost more than half its students in the last decade, sparking a fiscal crisis. A special board is deciding whether the district should be allowed to dissolve.




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Should Schools Have an N-Word Policy? Uproar Over Guard's Firing Forces Hard Questions

The firing of a black staff member for repeating the n-word while telling a black student not to use it underscores how uneasy many districts, schools, and educators are with handling the use of racist language in any context.




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Most Wisconsin schools, districts meet expectations




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Verdict Looms on Whether Insolvent Wisconsin District Can Dissolve

Palmyra-Eagle, a mostly rural school district in Southeast Wisconsin, lost more than half its students to surrounding districts and then taxpayers voted to dissolve the district.




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Why Don't Struggling K-12 Districts Just Dissolve?

Emotions remain raw as educators and residents in a rural Wisconsin district dig for solutions after being denied the option of dissolving.