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Tennessee voucher program challenge heads to court Wednesday




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Teachers Without Internet Work in Parking Lots, Empty School Buildings During COVID-19

While most teachers have online access at home, internet service for many educators in rural areas is spotty, expensive, or nonexistent.




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Lincoln Public Schools students getting free hotspot service




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Right-to-Education Ruling Jolts Education-Advocacy World

The decision by a federal appeals court recognizing the right to a basic minimum education may be felt far beyond the substandard Detroit schools underlying it, but hurdles could remain.




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Puerto Rico officials face outrage over school food crisis




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LeBron James to honor Class of 2020 with all-star event




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Questions surround governor's proposal to open schools early




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Judge weighs Tennessee voucher program arguments




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Given the option, Montana schools choose to remain closed




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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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Ohio primary voters approved fewer school tax issues




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Alaska book ban vote draws attention of hometown rockers




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Vermont school district eliminates 36 teaching assistants




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Special-needs children facing challenges amid virus outbreak




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Riots, escapes and pepper spray: Virus hits juvenile centers




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Bobby Lee Verdugo, leader of 1968 LA school walkout, dies




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Missouri teachers virtually educate students about pandemic




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North Dakota spring high school sports, activities cancelled




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Daily videos help teachers stay in touch with students




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Nevada forms panel to help develop plan to reopen schools




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Trump pushes economy reopening, says virus could kill 100K




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Some 2020 grads will take victory lap at Daytona speedway




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Judge rules Tennessee's voucher law is unconstitutional




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Georgia allocates $411M in federal COVID-19 aid to schools




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In-person graduation events tentatively back on in Cheyenne




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Barack Obama will headline televised prime-time commencement




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Getting Students to Talk About Math Helps Solve Problems

Math discourse is a technique that works as well virtually as it does on paper or in face-to-face classrooms, according to experts.




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Stop Giving Inexperienced Teachers All the Lower-Level Math Classes, Reformers Argue

“Detracking” math teachers is tough because many educators resist upending their routines or challenging informal hierarchies, and PD initiatives to make it happen are limited.




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Are Math Coaches the Answer to Lagging Achievement?

A sizable body of research shows that intensive, one-on-one coaching can improve instructional practice and student achievement more than other professional development offerings for teachers.




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A New Worry From the COVID-19 Crisis: Paying for College

Fewer students are filing financial aid applications this year, as the pandemic continues to disrupt college plans for high school seniors nationwide.




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Lee encouraging voucher applications despite court order




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Alabama lawmakers advance pared down budgets amid COVID-19




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Ohio governor: $775 million budget cut as revenue crashes




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




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Coronavirus Upends After-School World

With schools shut down, social distancing in place, and parents at home, after-school programs are laying off staff and switching gears to meet families' needs.




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State offficials to review complaint against Florida sheriff




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In reversal, Lee says state no longer implementing vouchers




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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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Teachers at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Wonder: Should I Even Go Back?

As the national conversation on reopening schools accelerates, experts say the best way to protect vulnerable teachers might be to not have them in school buildings at all.




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Ex-Florida sheriff's removal lawsuit dismissed




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Judge blocks Tennessee from implementing voucher program




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Hogan vetoes major education bill, cites virus budget impact




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W. Virginia teachers hold car parade with students, families




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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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In Wisconsin, a High-Pitched, Emotional Battle over K-12 Spending

Wisconsin is one of a handful of states where how much schools will get this fall is still being debated in the state capitol.




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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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Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed

A special state panel in Wisconsin has rejected a financially strapped district's request 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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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.