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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MACAYLE N. WADE, McKeesport Area High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Macayle N. Wade, as she graduated from McKeesport Area High School.   The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—MACAYLE N. WADE, McKeesport Area High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Peter de Villiers launches scathing attack on the DA
Peter de Villiers has urged the public to create awareness around racial injustices found in school sports in the DA-led Paarl region.
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SCS parents can choose in-person or online instruction for the fall - TSDMemphis.com
Starting in August, Shelby County Schools plans to offer both online and in-person instruction for students — and parents can choose which option they want. The Memphis district plans for teachers to simultaneously teach students in the building and stream the lesson online through a classroom
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D.H. Jackson Long-Term Disaster Recovery Holds Walkathon to Raise Money for Scholarship
The funds raised from the walkathon will allow the committee to continue to provide financial support to the youth in the territory and the University of the Virgin Islands.
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Dallas ISD Board of Trustees approves changes to school year calendar - Dallas Examiner

Special to The Dallas Examiner   Since schools began learning from home in March, there have been questions as to when and how school will reopen. With school originally scheduled to being next

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Hawthorne Elementary Suspends In-Person Learning Due To Absence Of Staff | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.kjrh.com By Brad Halblieb Some Tulsa Public School elementary students logged onto their Chromebooks Wednesday for distanced learning. Staff at Hawthorne Elementary School put out a statement Tuesday saying they are suspending in-person learning for Wednesday. Based on the announcement; the
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My life growing up in Texas - Dallas Examiner
By MOLLIE FINCH BELT The Dallas Examiner As a youth, I went to K.B. Polk and George Washington Carver Elementary schools and Lincoln High School in the 1950s. Schools in Dallas were segregated [...] The post My life growing up in Texas appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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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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Search on for 16 Covid-19 positive pupils who evaded school quarantine | News24
A group of 16 pupils with Covid-19 evaded quarantine at Makaula Secondary School in KwaBhaca, where a total of 204 learners and teachers have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Litter Quitters announces 1st place winners in video competition
By Holly Lynne Killian Special to The Birmingham Times “Littering is dirty. Littering is stupid!” This is the blunt but honest message that the Litter Quitters Committee is hoping to leave with Jefferson County high school students and its citizens. Now in its fourth year, the committee aims to
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No I.D. Needed For Meals School District Alters Policy
Identification and enrollment will no longer be required for free meals by the Oklahoma City Public School District, it has been learned. The free meals program is, once again, open…
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Florida House could open door to pre-game prayers – Daytona Times
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Amid a long-running legal battle, the Florida House appears poised to pass a bill that would allow high-school speakers to offer remarks, including prayers, over public-address systems before athletic championship games. The House on Tuesday took up the bill (HB
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At VMI, Black cadets endure lynching threats, Klan memories and Confederacy veneration
African American students and alumni describe a hostile atmosphere at the state-supported military college, which was the last in Virginia to integrate.
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Search on for 16 Covid-19 positive pupils who evaded school quarantine
A group of 16 pupils with Covid-19 evaded quarantine at Makaula Secondary School in KwaBhaca, where a total of 204 learners and teachers have tested positive for the
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Inglewood parents rally to save school from closing
INGLEWOOD — Parents are rallying to save Warren Lane Elementary School in Morningside Park, after learning the Inglewood Unified School District’s school board passed a resolution on June 12 to close the school because of declining enrollment and budget
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Teachers push for 2-term school calendar
BY TAWANDA TAFIRENYIKA/MIRIAM MANGWAYA TEACHERS have slammed government for compressing the school calendar by resorting to the traditional three-term system, instead of two terms, to give students more learning time after losing almost a third of the year at home due to COVID-19
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Ralph Cooper Inducted into Texas Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2020 - Houston Forward Times
Sports Radio Legend and Longtime On-Air Personality Got His Start at the Forward Times One The post Ralph Cooper Inducted into Texas Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2020 appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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City Of Seattle To Offer Child Care For 550 Children At 19 Sites Throughout Seattle - The Seattle Medium
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan recently announced that the City of Seattle will provide child care for 550 children at 19 sites through Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR). The City-supported child care will provide full-day care to elementary-age kids and will support students’ virtual
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2020 High School Graduates Delaying College Plans | Atlanta Daily World
 2020 High School Graduates Delayed College Plans, Concerned about Financial Security  Class of 2020 Significantly Impacted by COVID-19, concerned about financing college and financial future COVID-19 has significantly impacted how teens are thinking about their financial futures, prompting 25
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Images of student crowds raise questions in Georgia schools | The Atlanta Voice
Two suburban Atlanta school districts that began in-person classes Monday with mask-optional policies face more questions about COVID-19 safety protocols after on-campus pictures showed students packed shoulder-to-shoulder. In Cherokee County, dozens of seniors gathered at two of the district’s six
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Gauteng schools reopening: Thumbs up at one, thumbs down at another
Gauteng Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko raised concerns regarding the level of cleaning at Sehopotso Secondary School in
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No, college is not the only way to be successful – African American News and Issues
While we definitely promote higher learning in the Black community, we need to stop telling our children that it’s the only way to go. There are other alternatives that lead to success without our children incurring a bulk load of debt before they even land their first jobs.
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Piedmont schools apologize for offering support circle for white students after Chauvin verdict - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… Asian, 3% Hispanic and 3% African-American. Among the nearly 900 students … other people of color — and African-American and Black students, according to …
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GCSC officially kicks off Enrollment Campaign | The Crusader Newspaper Group
On Friday, June 19, which was also Juneteenth, the Gary Community School Corporation officially launched its 2020 Enrollment
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‘Welcome to the movement’: Hundreds rally against police brutality, racism at Allderdice, in Bloomfield and Fox Chapel
Hundreds gathered at Allderdice High School and in Bloomfield and Fox Chapel borough on June 11, the 13th day of Black Lives Matter protests in
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UWI students without Internet access take leave of absence
AT least 1,500 University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona students have applied for leave of absence from their studies because they were either without Internet access or did not have devices to access their online last semester.This was disclosed recently by Sujae Boswell, president of the UWI
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First step to financial aid is completing a FAFSA – March 15-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) are collaborating with Governor Pritzker on the new Rock the FAFSA Illinois Campaign. Designed to reach students, parents, schools and communities, the campaign is focused on increasing awareness of
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… in this space as an African American educator. It gives me courage … of all races learn how African Americans have beneficially contributed to art … of an appreciation for the African Americans that live in the United …
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Western Jamaica high schools ready for partial resumption of classes
(Jamaica Observer) Principals of high schools across the western region say all is in place to ensure a seamless start on Monday to the temporary reopening of schools to facilitate students sitting secondary level exit examinations in
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