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Edinburgh clean energy company in six-figure hydrogen fuel delivery deal

A SCOTTISH clean energy company has secured a key part in a six-figure contract for a hydrogen fuel project in Northern Ireland.




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Alison McConnell: Clubs' rift with SPFL will linger long after lockdown

Rangers make Glasgow? Well, they certainly make it interesting.




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Graeme Macpherson: Limited expectations and dreaming big key for fans of smaller clubs

THE most important lesson in life is to always travel in hope rather than expectation. That way the almost inevitable disappointment that follows isn’t quite as crushing. A cheery thought for these troubled times.




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FMQs sketch: Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right

THE last day of term before recess saw MSPs attempt more jokes than usual at FMQs, some of them even bordering on approaching the mildly funny. Heady days.




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Scottish golf courses urged to close as coronavirus takes hold

Scotland’s golf courses have been urged to close in the wake of the Government’s latest measures to combat the coronavirus.




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Link up with an Open champion aids Clare-Marie Macaulay's golf drive

In this country, where the dank, grim days of winter are as short as a resigned sigh, the onset of some decent, dry spring weather doesn’t half raise the morale. Well, it would if the coronavirus wasn’t lurking all over the parish.




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Golf clubs need members 'more than ever' in coronavirus crisis

It wasn’t that long ago that health experts were championing golf as a soothing, morale-boosting haven away from the ravaging rigours of the coronavirus.




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Golf and coronavirus: Why Covid-19 may be the final straw for outdated clubs

To say that amateur golf in Scotland has been slow to adapt to change is putting it kindly. But where the rise of the nomads, the Equality Act, the credit crunch and repeated faltering reform efforts have failed, perhaps Covid-19 will finally be the shock that thrusts the sector into a meaningful if seriously belated overhaul.




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Coronavirus: Dumbarton police station temporarily closed after staff member showed symptoms

Dumbarton police station has temporarily closed after a member of staff showed symptoms of Covid-19.




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Upcycled Art Contest becomes popular event at Shenango Earth Fest

Penn State Shenango's Upcycled Art Contest will be held in conjunction with the campus' annual Earth Fest on Saturday, April 4.




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Coronavirus: Scottish Government urged to help allocate more space for cyclists on roads

THE SCOTTISH Government has been urged to empower the country’s towns and cities can be transformed into healthier hubs for walking and cycling amid the Covid-19 pandemic.




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Con man, charlatan, rebel, visionary. Who was the real Malcolm McLaren?

IN April 2004, the Victoria & Albert museum in London staged an exhibition of the work of Vivienne Westwood. The show was a celebration and a culmination of the fashion designer’s move from the margins of the industry in the 1970s, where she was creating clothes for the punks who hung around the King’s Road, to her 21st-century incarnation as first among equals in British haute couture.




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Iain Macwhirter: He acts the clown but Boris Johnson is a Bolshevik about power

It was a normal Friday night in the Red Lion pub in Whitehall, where journalists gather to gossip about the week. Charlie Whelan, former chancellor Gordon Brown’s personal spin doctor, was holding court as usual, white wine spritzer in hand.




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Iain Macwhirter: 'Hard to conclude that there are any real villains of fifth columnists in Britain’s Covid war so far'

“It's not the end; it's not even the beginning of the end; but it is perhaps the end of the beginning”. Churchill's famous wartime speech after the battle of El Alamein in November 1942 was an ambiguous rallying cry. After all, by saying it was only the beginning, he was suggesting that there could be worse to come.




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Many Districts Won't Be Ready for Remote Learning If Coronavirus Closes Schools

E-learning may help some schools keep instruction flowing but major gaps in access and resources mean not all schools are ready to offer virtual classes, and not all students are equipped to learn online.




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Pritzker orders Illinois schools closed for rest of semester




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R.I. schools to remain closed; 8 new virus deaths reported




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Virtual Education Dilemma: Scheduled Classroom Instruction vs. Anytime Learning

K-12 teachers are faced with a question many likely thought they'd never have to ask: How often during the school day do my students need to see me and when?




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Justices Decline Challenge to Exclusive Public-Employee Union Representation

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a case that held the potential to deal a further blow to public-employee unions after last year's "Janus" decision.




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What Are Your Best Classroom-Management Tips?

The new question-of-the-week is: What are your best classroom-management tips?




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I Tried a Flexible-Seating Classroom. Here's What I Learned

Experimenting with new types and arrangements of furniture can radically change your students' classroom experience, writes Julia Cin.




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Classroom Management 'Is All About Relationships'

Dr. Debbie Silver, Dr. PJ Caposey, Serena Pariser, Timothy Hilton, Dr. Beth Gotcher, Paula Mellom, Rebecca Hixon, and Jodi Weber offer their commentaries on how best to handle classroom management.




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'Classroom Management Is About Being Proactive'

Cindy Garcia, Gianna Cassetta, Amanda Koonlaba, Ed.S., Chelonnda Seroyer, Dennis Griffin Jr., Janice Wyatt-Ross, Barry Saide, and Dr. Vance Austin contribute their classroom-management suggestions.




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TikTok: Powerful Teaching Tool or Classroom Management Nightmare?

The video-sharing platform is a huge hit with teens and some teachers are beginning to integrate it into their lessons. But cyberbullying and data privacy are big concerns, experts say.




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Flexible Seating: Collaboration Catalyst or Classroom Disaster?

Popularized by social media, new classroom arrangements are all the rage in K-12. But experts and educators caution there is more to it than just moving desks around.




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Praise Seen as Effective Classroom-Management Tool

When teachers use more praise and fewer reprimands in the classroom, it seems to help students stay on-task and behave better, according to a new study.




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Wealthier Enclaves Breaking Away From School Districts

Over two years, 27 communities have split from their home districts, and the new districts are mostly wealthier, whiter, and more property-rich than the ones left behind.




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USA Gymnastics Reportedly Failed to Report Sexual-Abuse Claims

USA Gymnastics, which develops the U.S. Olympic team, reportedly failed to inform authorities of numerous allegations regarding sexual abuse by coaches.




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Leveraging Data to Understand Students: Obstacles and Ideas for Data Practices

Stronger data practices can help leaders better utilize data as a way to deeply understand the students they serve.




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Clashing Views on Civil Rights Data Proposal

Proposed changes to the massive trove of civil rights data the U.S. Department of Education collects from every public school in the country has drawn organized praise from advocates concerned about anti-Semitism in schools.




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Maintaining Ties When School Closes Is Critical to Preventing Dropouts

Students who were chronically absent or at risk of dropping out before the coronavirus outbreak are even more at risk now that schools are closed, experts say.




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Wis. Class-Size Study Yields Advice On Teachers' Methods

New findings on a state initiative in Wisconsin suggest that to make the most out of smaller class sizes in the early grades, teachers should focus on basic skills when they have one-on-one contact with students, ask children to discuss and demonstrate what they know, and have a firm, but nurturing,




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Districts Exceeding Fla. Class-Size Lid




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Florida Debates How To Shrink Class Sizes

Gov. Jeb Bush has warned that Florida won't meet class-size limits without taking such steps as expanding private school vouchers, lifting restrictions on the number of charter schools, and moving to year-round schedules.




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Trump's Budget Eliminates Funding for Teacher Training, Class-Size Reductions

The proposed budget from the Trump administration eliminates the Title II grant program, which pays for professional development and class-size reduction efforts.




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Setting Class-Size Limits

A majority of states have at least one policy that limits the number of students that may be in a general education classroom, according to the Education Commission of the States. Among states that have changed their class-size policies since 2008, all have opted to relax those constraints.




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Class-Size Tradeoffs

Renee Moore questions the wisdom of the the idea—raised in recent days by both Bill Gates and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan—of paying effective teachers more for taking on larger class sizes: Giving the most effective teachers larger classes is NOT a way to reward them, but it is a way to




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Questioning Class-Size Increases

In an opinion piece published by the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peter Smagorinsky, a professor of English education at the University of Georgia, questions the value of recent policy reports showing that increases in class sizes do not have a detrimental effect on student test scores. Most peo




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Preschool Class Size—Within Reason—Doesn't Matter, Study Finds

Keeping preschool class sizes at or under 20 children, and keeping child-teacher ratios at 10 to 1, will work for most children in preschool, according to a new study.




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Class Size

In recent years, reducing class size has gained increased prominence as a school-improvement strategy. Some 40 states now have class-size-reduction initiatives in place, and federal money is available for such efforts as well. The teachers' unions, meanwhile, routinely tout class-size reduction as a




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Class Size Proposal Heading to Fla. Senate Vote




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Does Class Size Matter?

Class size does matter for teachers and students, but only if the instruction used in the small class size is different from those instructional practices used in a large one.




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Class Size

Only very large reductions in class size are likely to lead to significant long-term effects on student achievement, a new research synthesis says.




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Class Size

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Class Size Matters

The situation in the Clark County School District is a perfect storm that serves as a reminder of how difficult it is for school officials to plan for changing conditions




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From Class Size to Student Belonging: Tidbits From New Federal Schools Data

Continuing increases in K-12 enrollment, a downturn in higher education enrollment, and a rise in cyberbullying are among the trends illustrated in two new statistical publications from the U.S. Department of Education.




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Decrease Class Size, Increase Learning

If class sizes aren't going to be addressed because of bottom lines, either because of a lack of teacher resources or school funding, then we are going to have to find a way to function better inside of these undesirable situations.




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Smaller Classes Serve a Larger Purpose

Smaller classes could help bridge the gap between home and school, writes former teacher Marc Vincenti.




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Class Size Matters

Size matters in nurturing the relationship between teachers and students.