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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | I want to invest but am fearful of losing money. How can I overcome this?

An investment writer at Allan Gray discusses how investors can overcome the fear of losing money.




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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | How to deal with the aftermath of festive spending

There are roughly six weeks between an early December salary payment and January month-end. Consumers will likely spend more than at any other time – often on credit.




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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | How can I avoid falling into a debt spiral this year?

TransUnion CEO Lee Naik shares five tips that could help to resolve financial strains.




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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | How do interest rate hikes affect my finances?

Kondi Nkosi, country head at Schroders in South Africa, discusses interest rates and the role it plays personal finance and the greater economy.




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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | Money is tight. How do I go about keeping insurance within my budget?

Stian de Witt, executive head at employee benefits firm NMG Benefits, shares a few tips on how to keep insurance in your budget when times are tough.




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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | How can I financially prepare for life's unpredictable events?

George Kolbe, Head of Life Insurance Marketing at Momentum discusses the recommended ways to prepare for unexpected occurrences.




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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | What are my rights and responsibilities when it comes to insurance?

Wynand van Vuuren, client experience partner at King Price insurance, unpacks the rights and responsibilities of a consumer when it comes to insurance.




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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | My bank account is frozen. What can I do?

JustMoney explains why your bank account may have been frozen, and what you can do to solve the problem.




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News24 Business | Woolies shares surge as food sales shine - but there are problems down under

Shares in Woolworths surged more than 4% on Monday after an update showed its blue-chip food business continuing its strong growth trajectory and its fashion, beauty and home business delivering improving sales metrics.




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News24 Business | This mobile provider is failing to implement RICA law

One can easily and quickly activate multiple eSIMs, free of charge, by uploading false RICA validation information to me&you mobile’s website.




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News24 Business | Former lottery executive fired after disciplinary hearing

A number of dismissed lottery officials who have lodged appeals, as well as suspended officials, continue to draw salaries.




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News24 Business | Third-quarter unemployment rate decline outstrips expectations

South Africa's unemployment rate fell by more than expected in the third quarter, declining by 1.4 percentage points to 32.1%.




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Creating comics to bring “Light in the Darkness”

Why and how OM EAST produces Christian comics to reach minority peoples




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Time of Sowing for Bayash  and Time of Harvest for Arli

OM EAST - Just before Easter 2010, the Hitchings travelled to Serbia with Simon (OM EAST) to deliver 1200 copies of "My First Bible" in Arli to the Arli church...




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Delivering Bibles before the tundra melts

OM EAST and a local partner prepare to send copies of the Right Choices Bible to the Nenets tribe on the Yamal Peninsula.




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Schoolbags for children in Muslim villages

OM EAST, in partnership with OM Bosnia, is getting ready for their annual Schoolbags Project in north-west Bosnia-Herzegovina this summer.




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New booklet for red light ministries

OM EAST produces a new booklet that brings a message of hope to women working in prostitution.




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Speaking to the Arli heart

OM EAST’s publication captures the attention of the Arli in Serbia.




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OM reaches out to victims landslide Costa Rica

Over twenty people have been killed in a landslide in Costa Rica, due to heavy rainfall in the Central American country. The disaster caused huge damage in both in the Pacific coast and in a suburb of the capital San José. Together with local churches, OM Costa Rica is organising help for families who lost their homes.




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Families receive medical aid and Jesus' love

OM Costa Rica has been hoping to initiate a sponsorship programme in the indigenous reservation of Talamanca. Now, they’re finally starting to see it happen.




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First steps to new life for the women in Las Tablas

The Lord opens doors for women in Las Tablas, a slum near San José, to learn how to sew and make mosaics.




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Feliz Navidad!

OM teams in Costa Rica and El Salvador take Christmas to approximately 2,000 children during the run up to Christmas.




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From dancer to trash collector to evangelist

An OM Arts student shares how picking up trash led to sharing the gospel in Israel.




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New lives, new legacy

Three children are named after OM team members who have left an impact on one woman's life.




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English classes provide a way

OM MTI shares the love of Jesus and empowers children and families in Cambodia through English classes that prepare students for future employment.




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'It feels like a family'

OM MTI workers teach the Bible and foster a growing community of Jesus followers among a group of factory workers with polio.




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'Believe and go'

OMer Joelma (Brazil) answers questions about her life and ministry in Cambodia.




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Student Cheating at Issue as College Board Rolls Out Online AP Exams

The College Board's national experiment with virtual AP exams gets underway this week amid accusations and stern warnings about student cheating.




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With vibrant communities, seeing is believing

"Indeed, there are so many variables as we ‘see’ vibrant communities develop among the least-reached peoples. As we work towards this vision, I nevertheless fall back on the age-old cliché that my father stressed repeatedly: 'We are not called to be successful, but called to be faithful.'"




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Betsy DeVos Stresses That She Supports 'Great Public Schools' (Video)

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently spoke at Council of the Great City Schools annual legislative and policy conference in Washington, D.C. Here are some of her remarks.




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Teacher-Equity Thrust Gets Chilly Republican Reception

Republicans have some big questions for the U.S. Department of Education's plans to begin a 50-state strategy to address the unequal distribution of top teachers.




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DeVos May Bypass Congress to Get Rid of the Office for English-Learners. Can She?

The answer is unclear but "the threat is real," English-language-learner advocacy groups say. The advocates say the Education Department has evaded their questions about the future of the office of English-language acquisition.




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Trump Signs Legislation Promoting Evidence-Based Policymaking

Just before Christmas, federal lawmakers sent President Donald Trump the Foundations for Evidenced-Based Policymaking Act of 2017, which aims to improve how federal data is used, shared, and protected.




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Federal Teacher-Quality Funds Spread Too Thinly, Brief Argues

A report suggests that the $2.5 billion program should focus more on continuous improvement than on scattershot activities.




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Bill Goodling, Influential U.S. House Republican on Education, Dies at 89

The former teacher, principal, and school superintendent became one of the most influential members of Congress on education policy during his 13 terms in the House.




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Strategies for Online Instruction

Six educators share tips for teaching virtually, including making time to connect personally with each student and emphasizing collaborative work.




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What Early-Childhood Accountability Can Learn From K-12's Mistakes

Education needs to stop going around in circles, writes Stanford’s Thomas S. Dee.




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Literacy-Rich Preschool Classrooms Key to Early Reading

Expert says labels, books, and writing centers all help with skill development




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Is Online Early-Childhood Education the Next Big Thing?

Waterford UPSTART, an online program that offers literacy and math enrichment lessons aimed at preschoolers, received support from a philanthropy dedicated to funding "bold ideas for social change."




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How to Assess English-Learners' Needs From a Distance? Here's Some Help

With schools unable to conduct in-person evaluations, schools must find new ways to determine if students need English-language-learner support services.




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English-Learners and Virtual Learning During COVID-19: Will Federal Guidance Help?

New sheets outlines how districts can support English-learner students, but concedes that "schools may not be able to provide all services in the same manner they are typically provided."




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DeVos Appoints New Director for English-Learner Office

The selection of Lorena Orozco McElwain as director of the office of English language acquisition shakes up a long-standing tradition.




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How Will Schools Measure English-Learners' 'COVID-Slide' Learning Loss?

Native-language assessments may more fully reflect what English-language learners know and can do academically after months away from school. But not all states offer them.




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Schools Failed English-Learners During the Shutdown. How Can They Do Better?

A new report urges districts to pay close attention to how they choose and use technology for students who are not yet fluent in English.




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How Will Schools Teach English-Language Learners This Fall?

A new database offers a state-by-state look at guidance on supporting English-learner students and their families amid the global pandemic.




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Teachers, Live Screen Time Is Precious. Use It Well

Research suggests a way to restructure remote learning to give students what they've been missing, write H. Alix Gallagher and Ben Cottingham.




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Teacher Tips: How to Reduce Screen Time When School Is Online

Concerns about screen time are not new—but they are heightened when kids across the country are spending much of their school day online.




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A Day in the Life of a Hybrid Teacher

It involves pivoting between two laptops, students online and in person, and a lot of safety precautions, writes teacher Mary M. McConnaha.




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13th annual Dr. Jane A. Williams Memorial 5K run/1 mile walk set for Oct. 12

Penn State Shenango hosts the 13th annual Dr. Jane A. Williams Memorial 5K run/1 mile walk on campus on Saturday, Oct. 12.




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Former campus director establishes endowment to fund Shenango Athletics

Retired Penn State Shenango Campus Director Jo Anne Carrick, along with her husband, John, have pledged a $50,000 gift to the campus to establish the Carrick Family Endowment for Penn State Shenango Athletics.