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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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Teachers union: Stagger school start times, change seating




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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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Baker orders use of masks: Mayor eyes fall school reopening




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Alaska book ban vote draws attention of hometown rockers




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Groups seek injunction to stop Idaho transgender sports ban




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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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Schools Struggle to Meet Students' Mounting Mental-Health Needs

Keeping up with students’ growing mental-health needs was a concern for districts long before the pandemic began. It’s even harder now, educators and psychologists say.




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




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Unimpressed by online classes, college students seek refunds




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Alabama official outlines phased plan to reopen schools




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Trump-backed lawmaker faces school board head for Congress




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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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South Carolina school 'flips' popular teacher parades




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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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Planning process for Arizona's next school year underway




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Missouri teachers virtually educate students about pandemic




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Accreditor frowns on Georgia school system's board troubles




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North Dakota spring high school sports, activities cancelled




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No race balance, but desegregation ends for Georgia district




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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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New Jersey schools to stay closed for rest of academic year




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Florida sheriff defends keeping childhood shooting a secret




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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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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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Should Schools Pay for Teachers' Internet Access?

A nationally representative EdWeek Research Center survey found that just 1 percent of teachers said their school or district was paying for their high-speed, wireless internet at home.




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Judge rules Tennessee's voucher law is unconstitutional




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Gay teacher ousted from Catholic school after 23 years




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New Louisiana education chief to be selected May 20




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




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Tiny Montana school to be among first in US to reopen




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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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N. Carolina principal sorry for racial remark during meeting




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In-person graduation events tentatively back on in Cheyenne




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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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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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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.