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San Francisco schools adopt new grading policy amid pandemic




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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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Teachers, We Cannot Go Back to the Way Things Were

Injustice in our education system was normalized long before the pandemic, writes Bettina L. Love. Now is the time to radically dream for a better future.




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




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Judge weighs Tennessee voucher program arguments




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Washoe County School District names new superintendent




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Suit challenges power of 4 N.C. towns to run charter schools




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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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Suit challenges power of 4 N.C. towns to run charter schools




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Raimondo tells schoolkids: I'll help you cope with isolation




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Ohio primary voters approved fewer school tax issues




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Murphy tells Trump at White House NJ will need billions




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New York Schools Staying Closed Through Spring, Cuomo Says

New York’s schools and colleges will remain shut through the end of the academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.




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Alaska book ban vote draws attention of hometown rockers




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A Blueprint for Reopening This Fall: What Will It Take to Get Schools Ready?

There are six areas of key work ahead, write John P. Bailey and Frederick M. Hess.




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




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Trump-backed lawmaker faces school board head for Congress




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




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Planning process for Arizona's next school year underway




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Accreditor frowns on Georgia school system's board troubles




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Daily videos help teachers stay in touch with students




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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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Judge rules Tennessee's voucher law is unconstitutional




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New Louisiana education chief to be selected May 20




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Tiny Teaching Stories: 'I Wish I Had Known'

Super-short stories written by teachers about their triumphs and frustrations, and the hilarious or absurd moments from their lives.




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With camps shut, families face summer in the great indoors




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Barack Obama will headline televised prime-time commencement




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How to Make the Coming Teacher Layoffs Hurt Schools and Students Less

If budget cuts force pink slips, many districts leaders may be able to protect their most effective teachers, especially in schools where turnaround is high.




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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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Who Takes the Hardest Calculus Courses?

Digging a little deeper into the data from international tests reveals ways in which differences in the content students can access widens math achievement gaps.




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How to Teach Math to Students With Disabilities, English Language Learners

Experts recommend emphasizing language skills, avoiding assumptions about ability based on broad student labels, and focusing on students’ strengths rather than their weaknesses.




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Who's Afraid of Math? Turns Out, Lots of Students

A program in Howard County, Md., is built on the insight that children can have strong emotions around academics, and those emotions can sabotage learning.




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How Schools Are Putting Equity First in Math Instruction

Educators are changing instructional priorities, altering lessons, and working on ways to help teachers grow professionally, all in an effort to raise math achievement.




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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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Alabama lawmakers advance pared down budgets amid COVID-19




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New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused




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New Hampshire offers guidance on high school graduations




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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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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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Official: Schools should be flexible with start dates




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State offficials to review complaint against Florida sheriff




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Oregon schools to furlough teachers, boost pay with stimulus




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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 to hear lawsuit on Puerto Rico school food crisis




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Some Montana schools reopen; gyms, theaters can next week




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W. Virginia teachers hold car parade with students, families