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Nevada school district to consider reopening campuses




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Washington state teachers protest school return in Monroe




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Anchorage schools delay plan to bring students back to class




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What Schools Are (and Aren’t) Doing to Support Teachers Worried About Safety of In-Person Learning

More schools are trying to shift to some in-person learning for students, but many teachers don’t believe it’s safe.




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How Hybrid Learning Is (and Is Not) Working During COVID-19: 6 Case Studies

The mix of hybrid learning approaches is dizzying, but schools are learning valuable lessons about what is worth replicating.




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Hybrid learning approved for high schoolers amid COVID spike




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In-class teaching continues in Reno; Las Vegas vote Thursday




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Fever, symptom screening misses many coronavirus cases




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The Pandemic Is Raging. Here's How to Support Your Grieving Students

What do students who have experienced a loss need in the classroom? Brittany R. Collins digs into the science.




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Federal Way reaches settlement with DOJ over school bullying




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More schools ending in-person learning amid rising outbreaks




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Missouri guidance change seeks to reduce school quarantines




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Polis: Proposed budget will ease suffering, set up recovery




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As Election 2020 Grinds On, Young Voters Stay Hooked

In states like Georgia, the push to empower the youth vote comes to fruition at a time when “every vote counts” is more than just a slogan.




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Program aims to retain aspiring American Indian teachers




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Michigan halts classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges




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NYC virus rate stays below school-closing threshold, for now




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Failing students triple in SC's largest school district




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Non-English speakers face challenges in virtual learning




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Minnesota schools struggle with staffing as virus surges




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With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education




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Arizona school districts' responses vary to growing outbreak




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Clark County school board delays vote on reopening plan




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Iowa seeing full hospitals, closed classrooms as virus rages




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How Schools Are Preparing for the Perfect Storm of Holiday Travel and COVID-19

Schools are putting in place or considering measures such as extending holiday breaks or shifting back to full-time remote learning.




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Changing course, Iowa governor enacts limited mask mandate




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WVa education group seeks virtual learning until year's end




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Advice From a Long-Serving School Board Member

Felton Williams shares insights from his 16 years as one of the few Black members on the Long Beach, Calif., school board.




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Getting New School Board Members Up to Speed

One way to train newly elected school board members for the job ahead is to start before they even run for office.




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Building Better School Boards: 3 Strategies for District Leaders

Here are strategies for creating strong, respectful, productive relationships between superintendents and school boards.




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Training Bias Out of Teachers: Research Shows Little Promise So Far

After a summer of protests over racial injustice, school districts are embracing anti-bias programs. The problem is: Few studies show they work.




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Teaching's 'New Normal'? There's Nothing Normal About the Constant Threat of Death

As the bizarre becomes ordinary, don't forget what's at stake for America's teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Justin Minkel.




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Pennsylvania school disciplined for marching band's costumes




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Survey: Michigan educators feel unsafe returning to school




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Virus worries latest hurdle in Florida school shooting case




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Vegas school district to stick with remote learning for now




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Parents Are Watching Like Never Before. 'Trust Us' Isn't Enough

COVID-19 has revealed stark inequities, but education leaders should seize the moment to dismantle them, writes Sonja Brookins Santelises.




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Georgia schools suspend in-person teaching as virus spreads




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My District Reversed Course on the Implicit Bias Training We Need. What Now?

The principal advice column takes on communicating district decisions you disagree with, optimizing virtual lunch bunches, and more.




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Noem says Education Secretary moving to Historical Society




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School Funding and Teacher Experience in Maryland

Marc Tucker discusses the work of the Maryland Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Education, with support from NCEE, to update the state's school funding formula and to develop policies and practices to match the performance of the world's top-performing education systems.




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Across the Nation, More Teachers Are Protesting With a Broader Set of Demands

Even when schools remain open, teachers across the country are speaking out for an investment in public education and protesting school-choice measures.




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Here's What One State Is Doing to Prepare Students for the Jobs of the Future

Maryland may be a model for how states should approach educating students for the workforce of the future, according to a new policy brief.




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Maryland Backs Away From Allowing Noneducators as Superintendents

A vote by a professional-standards board means Maryland will not permit noneducators to be appointed as schools superintendents, after all.




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States Gear Up to Overhaul K-12 Funding in 2020

The political landscape for updating school finance systems won’t be any easier in the 2020 legislative season, despite a surging economy, state flexibility under ESSA, and single-party control in many states.




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Rapid Deployment of Remote Learning: Lessons From 4 Districts

Chief technology officers are facing an unprecedented test of digital preparedness due to the coronavirus pandemic, struggling with shortfalls of available learning devices and huge Wi-Fi access challenges.




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'It's Our Time': Maryland Teachers March for School Funding

Thousands of teachers marched in Annapolis on Monday evening, pushing for higher pay and more resources for their students.




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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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Mining for Gifted Students in Untapped Places

An internationally known gifted-education center is scouting—and helping to develop—gifted students in after-school programs and pullout classes in one of Maryland’s most challenged school districts.




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Here's Why a Maryland School Finance Overhaul Could Prove Groundbreaking

Maryland's legislature has proposed a unique way to fund schools and also wants to hold school districts more accountable for how they spend their money as part of a new funding formula.