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Survey results show most New Hampshire students, parents, teachers want schools to reopen
Strong Foundations Charter School students explore their new iPads on Jan. 3, 2012, as then-presidential candidate Jon Huntsman (right) visits…
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House GOP member sponsors plan to discount property taxes during pandemic
Kate Way | Shutterstock.com By Christen Smith (The Center Square) – A Pennsylvania House Republican lawmaker thinks families should get a…
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Microsoft launches new Teams features to support the future of global education
Over 150 million students, faculty, institutional leaders, and teachers have been actively using Microsoft Education products, with Microsoft Teams as…
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National Level Patriotic Poem Competition
Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), an autonomous organization of Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, announces National Level…
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Pennsylvania ‘optimistic’ about students returning to the classroom
Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) – Pennsylvania health officials remain optimistic that students can return to the classroom next month, even as…
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Michigan House passes ‘Return to Learn’ education plan
Shutterstock.com By Scott McClallen (The Center Square) – The Michigan House Wednesday night approved Republican’s “Return to Learn” plan to change how…
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Ducey orders schools to open for students next month
Kathy Hoffman answers questions from reporters on July 23. From Gov. Doug Ducey’s YouTube page. By Cole Lauterbach (The Center…
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Denver Public Schools included in lawsuit attempting to block education secretary’s federal aid rule
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the Department of Education building Wednesday,…
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New framework, funding expected to help Maine schools with reopening plans
Portraits of graduating seniors at Telstar Regional High School are displayed May 22, 2020, near the school’s athletic field in…
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Tennessee education commissioner highlights school options for parents in Congressional testimony
Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn testifies Thursday, July 23, 2020, in front of the U.S. House Committee on Education and…
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State agencies release guidance for Colorado schools to open in the fall
School buses at the Colorado State Capitol on Thursday March 31, 2011. AP Photo/Ed Andrieski By Derek Draplin (The Center…
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Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Tuesday, July 21, 2020
The dome of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo The Center Square COVID-19 cases increase in Metro…
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High school football still uncertain in Illinois for this fall
Maine South’s Nick Longs (4) runs the ball in for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the IHSA Class…
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Wisconsin’s largest teachers’ unions don’t want to go back to school this fall
Shutterstock.com By Benjamin Yount (The Center Square) – Teachers in Wisconsin’s largest school districts say students and teachers need to…
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North Carolina teachers’ unions demand support for undocumented immigrants, more funding to reopen schools
The North Carolina state flag flies. railway fx / Shuttertock.com By Nyamekye Daniel (The Center Square) – Two North Carolina teachers’…
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Florida’s largest teachers’ union sues to stop school reopening mandate
Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran Mark Wallheiser / AP By John Haughey (The Center Square) – Florida’s largest teachers union…
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Teacher unions at odds over in-person instruction this fall
Sarah Marton, para-professional at Niles Township District for Special Education, left, talks with her son Cooper Marton, an 8th grader…
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New York education officials say extensive public input part of newly released guidance for school reopening
Students wait to receive school laptops for home study March 19, 2020, at the Lower East Side Preparatory School in…
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New York Board of Regents outlines discussion plans for equivalency standards in private schools
Students at Manhattan High School for Girls look out of windows as U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos leaves after meetings…
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Op-Ed: Louisiana students are set up to struggle without access to broadband
Shutterstock.com By Joshua Levine As Louisiana students and parents await answers on returning to the classroom this fall, the issue of broadband…
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Tennessee Department of Education awards funding for special education training
The Tennessee state flag flies. railway fx / Shutterstock.com By Vivian Jones (The Center Square) – Every public school district…
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Pritzker issues stern warning to school districts over safety guidelines
Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at a news conference Wednesday in Chicago. Courtesy of BlueRoomStream By Brett Rowland (The Center Square)…
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Richmond schools will have virtual learning in fall after strongly worded letter from union
Shutterstock.com By Tyler Arnold (The Center Square) – After a strongly worded letter from the teacher’s union and testimony from…
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DeVos: Children need to get back into school routines
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at a news conference Tuesday, July 14, 2020, with Vice President Mike Pence in…
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Arizona school choice advocates hail Supreme Court decision
The United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. Shutterstock photo (The Center Square) – A recent U.S. Supreme Court…
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Cooper rolls out plan for partial in-person learning for North Carolina schools
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (right) listens to Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and…
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American Academy of Pediatrics urges local governments to reopen schools
First-grade students listen to their teacher inside a Sidney, Ohio classroom. Kate Way / Shutterstock.com By Bethany Blankley (The Center…
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Study ranks Illinois as the 21st most prosperous state
Chicago Board of Trade building. CiEll / Shutterstock.com By Kevin Bessler (The Center Square) – Illinois ranked in the top…
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As Louisiana officials prepare to reopen schools, football remains in doubt
Louisiana Education Superintendent Cade Brumley and Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Courtney Phillips speak to the House Education Committee on…
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