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In Africa schools are closed but learning goes on
Globally, school closures due to COVID-19 have affected 1.29 billion students in 186 countries, which is 73.8 per cent of the world’s student population, according to the UN Education Science and Cultural Organization
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700 PEP students to repeat
MORE than 700 students who were registered to take the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exam this year stand to repeat grade six in the next school year which begins in September.The bulk of the students 739 missed February's sitting of the Grade 6 Ability Test and subsequently asked to be deferred for
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—HASSAN DANIEL DAVIS, Montour High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Hassan Daniel Davis, as he graduated from Montour High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—HASSAN DANIEL DAVIS, Montour High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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For Teachers Who Are Parents, Schools Reopening In The Fall Is Bad News
Educators share the thoughts and questions racing through their minds right now.
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Larry Coleman is candidate for Eutaw Council seat, District 4
I, Larry Coleman, am a candidate for Eutaw City Council, District 4. While I was growing up as a child in Greene County, I was schooled on many lifelong lessons. My parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie and Bertha Coleman, taught me the values of hard work, education and faith in God. After graduating for
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Williams named as BCPS superintendent
Dr. Angela Williams, a 29-year veteran with the Burke County Public Schools System, has been selected by the board of education as the new superintendent. The decision was announced June 17, following interviews with five candidates. She will succeed Rudy Falana, who is retiring from the
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Area students combat littering across Birmingham metro
Special to the Times Litter Quitters launched in 2018 as a pilot project for high schools within the Valley Creek Watershed. The project was so well received that it was expanded to include all 30 public high schools located in Jefferson County. Representatives from the Litter Quitters committee
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Former Garbage Man Now Harvard Law Student—24 Years Old Student Who Collects Garbage to Support His Studies All the Way to Harvard Law School - The New York Beacon
By Joséphine Li Recent college graduate Rehan Staton is a 24-year-old man from Maryland who used to collect garbage to pay through college. Despite all the hardships he experienced, now he’s heading to Harvard Law School. Misery loves company. At that time, financial issues
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MCKENZIE THOMPSON, Allderdice High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Mckenzie Thompson, as she graduated from Pittsburgh Allderdice High School.  The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MCKENZIE THOMPSON, Allderdice High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—DARYON MALIK GARDNER, Penn Hills High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Daryon Malik Gardner, as he graduated from Penn Hills High School.  The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—DARYON MALIK GARDNER, Penn Hills High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Two Region Nine students with COVID-19 to get secondary school placements - Stabroek News
The Ministry of Education has decided that while the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will go ahead as planned, the two Grade Six pupils who recently tested positive for COVID-19 will be placed at schools within Region
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He Used to Settle for As and Bs Until He Was Inspired By Another Student. Now He Holds the Record for the Highest GPA At His Florida High School
It may be hard to believe that in 2020 there are still so many Black people achieving firsts, but high school senior Timi Adelakun is one of the latest to
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GCSC officially kicks off Enrollment Campaign | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Strong, Resilient Built for Education! On Friday, June 19, which was also Juneteenth, the Gary Community School Corporation officially launched its 2020 Enrollment campaign. “Undoubtedly, COVID-19 changed the entire landscape of education almost overnight! School districts everywhere were forced
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Obama rebukes leaders over Covid-19 response
Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday criticised the response to the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging America, in what was widely regarded as a rare public rebuke of his successor Donald
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KHSD Board Leans Toward Reopening In The Fall With Hybrid School, Postpones Vote On Plan To Reopen
After nearly three hours of discussion regarding plans to reopen schools in the fall, the Kern High School District Board of Trustees is leaning towards adopting a hybrid plan when school returned in August.
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A rare occurrence: Spelling bee champion is member of winning Schools Challenge Quiz team
Dave Rodney/Gleaner Writer Chaunté Blackwood, a 17-year-old student at Ardenne High School in St Andrew, has just accomplished a feat that has not happened in recent times - if ever. She is a National Spelling Bee champion who is also a team...
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Teens rap on COVID-19
The African American Community Response Team (AACRT), in partnership with the Summit Academy OIC Best Buy Teen Tech Center, launched a COVID-19 Rap Challenge for teens ages 13-18 last month to talk about how the pandemic has affected them, their families or the
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JHTA calls for clarification on COVID pretesting regime
Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Omar Robinson says there needs to be further clarification on the pretesting regime for visitors from certain American states as part of Jamaica’s COVID-19-prevention
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Montego Bay streets sanitised
St James Street and Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay have been sanitised by the parish’s municipal authority as part of ongoing measures to combat the coronavirus
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—NATEL BLESSITT, Pittsburgh Obama High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Natel Blessitt, as he graduated from Pittsburgh Obama High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—NATEL BLESSITT, Pittsburgh Obama High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Obama Criticizes Virus Response In Online Graduation Speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in
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Texas Board approves African American studies course
Starting next fall, high schools around the state will be able to offer African American Studies as an elective course, making Texas the first state to approve both that course and Mexican American
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Black Student At Texas' Robert E. Lee High School Won't Wear School's Name On Track Jersey Until It Ditches The Confederate Homage - Blavity
A Texas high school student-athlete pens a letter to her school board requesting that it change the school's racist namesake.
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Ted Howard Leaving Garfield, Accepts Position In Tukwila - The Seattle Medium
In a bittersweet moment, Garfield High School Principal Ted Howard II announced the he has accepted an offer to become the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) for the Tukwila School District, and will leave Garfield after serving 16 years as
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Cardi B Has Some Vital Advice For Young Folks Heading To College
She partook in of Facebook and Instagram’s #Graduation2020.
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Life after high school in a post-COVID-19 world
Many of the traditional paths are not available to today’s graduates because of the global
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Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in
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The Judge Willie J. Lovett, Jr. Scholarship Program Announces The 2020 Recipient
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Why might UAE university applications spike in the wake of global pandemic?
Affected will be local higher education institutions, like Khalifa University of Science Technology in Abu Dhabi, which was recently ranked amongst the best 250 centres globally, in the respected QS World University Rankings
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Superintendent makes proposal for reopening schools - WS Chronicle
Earlier this week Superintendent Dr. Angela P. Hairston provided more information on what schools could look like at the start of the 2020-21 school year. The post Superintendent makes proposal for reopening schools appeared first on WS Chronicle.
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