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Texas education board set to revise sex education curriculum




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Arizona winter high school sports delayed to January




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Teacher shortage has Connecticut turning to college students




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No More Snow Days, Thanks to Remote Learning? Not Everyone Agrees

An increasing number of schools are replacing snow days with remote learning, but some plan to stick with the snow day tradition for now.




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Teachers call for full remote learning, absent new protocols




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Tribal leaders back bill on teaching Native American history




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Theater Educators Struggle to Keep Shows Going Amid COVID-19

Convinced that the show must go on, many high school theater troupes are turning to livestreamed productions, outdoor performances, and radio plays.




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We Americans Risk Losing the Ability to Govern Ourselves. Better Civics Education Can Help

The ability to discern fact from fiction and to recognize reliable news is fundamental, writes News Literacy Project’s Charles Salter.




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Tennessee Governor: COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Optional in K-12 Schools

“Vaccines are a choice and people have the choice and will have the choice in this state as to whether or not they should take that vaccine,” the governor said.




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Maryland lawmakers say it’s time to close the digital divide




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NYC to reopen schools, even as virus spread intensifies




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Students' notes offer encouragement to health care workers




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Louisiana education leaders look to improve child literacy




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Navajo school, students fight to overcome amid COVID-19




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Anchorage School District to continue online-only learning




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Schools struggle to stay open as quarantines sideline staff




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MCAS testing to continue, but some changes possible




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Utah high school to replace Braves mascot amid backlash




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Pennsylvania expands virus app to school-age phone users




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Rapid City students return to in-person instruction




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School district returns to remote learning amid COVID spike




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How Parents and Schools Can Work Together to Keep Math Learning on Track

Collaboration doesn’t require turning parents into math experts, classroom teachers say.




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An Open Letter to the NAEP Governing Board

The change under consideration would make the reading test less accurate not more, writes E.D. Hirsch Jr.




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Tennessee expands COVID-19 mental health hotline to teachers




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Carney urges school districts to continue hybrid learning




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DeVos says free college amounts to a 'socialist takeover'




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Confederate president's name to disappear from Biloxi school




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Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed

A collection of articles from the previous week that you may have missed.




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NC audit questions monitoring of virus funds for education




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Cyberattack forces large Alabama school system to close




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Alexander preaches consensus in farewell to fractious Senate




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Narrowed digital divide touted as pandemic silver lining




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What Educators Need to Hear From Biden on COVID-19

Consistent, science-based messaging is crucial, but the new administration still faces political headwinds and a skeptical public.




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Remote Learning Cuts Into Attendance. Here Are Remedies

Data suggest low-income communities are hit much harder than affluent ones, writes researcher Heather C. Hill.




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New Virginia laws seek to close ‘school-to-prison pipeline’




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School district to pay $200K to settle public records battle




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GOP senator: Let high schools decide about opening




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New Mexico to delay winter high school sports until February




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Delaware schools begin to announce plans to go virtual




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Rutland City students to return to in-person classes




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Alabama's First Charter School Gets Green Light to Open

Alabama lawmakers passed a charter school law last year, becoming the 43rd state to adopt one.




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Opening of New Charter School Brings Integration to County in Alabama

A K-8 charter school has opened in Livingston, Ala., that is making history.




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Alabama School Board Members Weigh In on Plan to Replace Them

State Board of Education members weighed in today about a proposal to eliminate their elected positions and replace the board with an appointed commission.




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AEA: Doctors letting quarantined kids return early to school




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Alabama superintendent wants schools to remain in-person




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Cyberattack forces large Alabama school system to close




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Memphis Superintendent Dorsey Hopson Leaving to Join Healthcare Company

Hopson became the interim superintendent in Shelby County, Tenn., in 2013 after the Memphis City School system merged with Shelby County schools. That merger then led six suburban communities to break away from the merged school system to form their own school districts.




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A Once Homeless Teen Earned $3 Million in Scholarship Offers. Here's What Made His Story Possible

Tupac Mosley overcame homelessness to graduate as valedictorian, writes Jonathan E. Collins, but there’s an overlooked part of his inspirational story: policy.




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Tennessee Teachers Have Warmed to Evaluation System, But Not State Tests

Tennessee improved its teacher evaluation and training systems by integrating data and teacher voice, according to a new report. But value-added measures that evaluate teachers based on student test scores remain controversial.




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Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed