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WASHINGTON — Public school leaders nationwide estimated that, on average, 44 percent of their students did not begin the 2023-24 school year at grade level in at least one academic subject, an improvement over the 49 percent reported for the start of the prior school year, according to data
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A tentative agreement between Pittsburgh Public and the teacher’s union could affect school times | New Pittsburgh Courier
School start, end times may shift following a tentative agreement between Pittsburgh Public and the teacher's union by TyLisa C, Johnson, PublicSource Welcome to 'By The Book: PGH K-12 Bulletins,' which provides updates on emerging and ever changing news in the Pittsburgh K-12 education
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Kenya: Tight Schedule, Covid-19 Rules as Schools Reopen for Third Term
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Biche man admits killing friend in fight over bay rum
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Andrew 'Blackie' Kalicharan - A BICHE man has pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing his friend during a fight over a bottle of bay rum in 2016. On Tuesday, Andrew “Blakie” Kalicharan pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of
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Roger Ross Williams Talks Tackling U.S. Racism in ‘Stamped From the Beginning’: ‘As a Black American, I Am Always Under Threat of Death’ (EXCLUSIVE)
… . With ‘Stamped From the Beginning,’ Black Americans were asking ourselves: What is … it, and how I, a Black American, digested and believed these racist … his “therapy,” adding: “As a Black American, I am always under threat …
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Nigeria: Police Kill Suspected IPOB Commander, Dislodge Others From Camp
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Teachers join cops and canines in tracking missing Clarendon woman
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Kenya: Polls Body Bags Election Management Award in Lisbon
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Lecturer: Increasing crime causes more abuse of women, girls
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Liberia: Who Is Benefiting From LISCR? (Pt1)
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Not so smooth start to new school year in western Jamaica
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Inadequate Internet connectivity and the lack of devices dogged yesterday's start of the new academic year across sections of western Jamaica.During a visit to Montego Bay High School for girls, Principal Gairy Powell disclosed that there were complaints that the online
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Mathias Bonongwe convicted of receiving stolen fertilizer Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi
The Blantyre Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has found businessperson Mathias Bonongwe guilty of receiving 600 bags of fertilizer worth K22 million. Public Relations Officer for South West Region of Police Inspector Joseph Sauka has confirmed to Malawi24 about the conviction of businessman
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The Next Chapter: What to Look for in a Second Career - BlackDoctor.org
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Rwanda: Teachers Upbeat About New TMIS Platform
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Portmore mayor calls for enhanced drain construction in new developments
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Tennis : qualifié pour les demi-finales de Paris-Bercy, Novak Djokovic résiste à la jeunesse - Haiti24
Novak Djokovic, après sa victoire face au Danois Holger Rune, vendredi 4 novembre à Bercy. STEPHANIE LECOCQ / REUTERS Novak Djokovic n’était pas forcément pressé de retrouver Holger Rune, en quarts de finale de Bercy, vendredi 3 novembre. Non pas parce qu’il craignait le trublion danois de 20
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Shannon Harris Officially Begins Tenure as Antilles Head of School
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