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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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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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Paine College [Augusta] (1882- )
Paine College is a private liberal arts institution affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church and the United Methodist Church in Augusta, Georgia. Founded in 1882 as a joint effort between the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America (now Christian Methodist Episcopal) and
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Temp checks, distance markers greet Pembroke Hall students
“IT’S A mixture of emotions. I’m nervous and I’m extremely excited,” said Ruth-Ann Findlay yesterday after returning to school three months after COVID-19 containment measures resulted in the suspension of physical classes. “Coming to school...
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Black Nurses Admitted to City Hospital
Led by two Black doctors, W.O. Taylor and William Worthy, a committee of Black Bostonians that includedGuardian editor William Monroe Trotter successfully championed the cause of two Black high school graduates seeking admission to the nurses' training program at Boston's City Hospital in
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Muriel Snowden International High School
While Muriel Snowden (1916-1988) was still alive, the Boston School Committee renamed Copley Square High School, the Muriel Snowden International High School, in recognition of Mrs. Snowden's efforts to foster the study of other cultures and foreign languages among urban youth and for co-founding
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Over 1,000 students in Georgia school district under quarantine - TheGrio
More than 1000 students have been quarantined in a Georgia school district due to possible coronavirus exposure since in-person classes... View Article The post Over 1,000 students in Georgia school district under quarantine appeared first on TheGrio.
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Lockdown: Pupils miss meals as virus limits school return | News24
Before the pandemic, around nine million children in state-run schools received a meal per day as part of a government-led nutrition programme.
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Gov't allocates $1 billion for students on PATH, poor relief support
THE Government will be allocating $1 billion in back-to-school assistance to just over 200,000 children who are on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) and poor relief support.
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Melrose doubles up on valedictorians - TSDMemphis.com
To say Camille “Cami” Taylor and Tarrell Charles were fierce academic rivals at Melrose High School would be inaccurate. As a matter of fact, Taylor and Charles are “best buds.” Not only were they school mates, they both work in FedEx hub. Both were eyeing that valedictorian spot well before senior
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—DAYSHAIYLAH KONIK, McKeesport Area High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Dayshaiylah Konik, as she graduated from McKeesport Area High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—DAYSHAIYLAH KONIK, McKeesport Area High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—IVANNA EUBANKS, West Mifflin Area High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Ivanna Eubanks, as she graduated from West Mifflin Area High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—IVANNA EUBANKS, West Mifflin Area High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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California Prisoners Raises Over $30K For High School In Need
The group of inmates got together to fundraise and successfully garnered over $30,000 for a high school student in need from their shared book club.
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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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Planning For the Unknown This Fall in City Schools
By Sherrel Wheeler Stewart For the Birmingham Times   Even though the school year ended for Birmingham City School (BCS) students in mid-March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, recently named interim superintendent Mark Sullivan and public school leaders throughout the state still face some
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PGCPS to Implement Distance Learning for Half the School Year
Prince George's County Public Schools CEO Monica Goldson announced Wednesday that Maryland's second-largest school system will begin the 2020-21 school year with a distance-learning model.
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The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—CARLOS JAY, U-Prep/Milliones High School | New Pittsburgh Courier
The New Pittsburgh Courier congratulates Class of 2020 member Carlos Jay, as he graduated from U-Prep/Pittsburgh Milliones High School. The post The Courier is celebrating the 2020 graduates—CARLOS JAY, U-Prep/Milliones High School appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Meghan Markle On George Floyds Killing: People Have Said Enough
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also discussed Britain owning up to its colonial past.
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Teacher dies after collapsing at Gauteng school | News24
A high school teacher collapsed and died at her workplace in Gauteng on Friday, the provincial Department of Education has said.
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‘Predominantly Black’ Christian School Refuses Students With Dreadlocks
An Ohio private school receives criticism for banning Black hairstyles.
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Zeta Phi Beta Just Awarded A $100,000 Scholarship To A Young Woman in North Carolina - Watch The Yard
The sorority sisters of Zeta Phi Beta do not play games when it comes to supporting the youth. The sorority recently donated a $100,000 scholarship to a graduating senior in North Carolina. Cayla Withers, a recent graduate of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, NC, was awarded Zeta Phi Beta
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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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AT&T Believe Detroit: Pushing Metro Detroit and Grand Rapids To Dream Big | AT&T Believe Detroit | The Michigan Chronicle
More than two dozen Grand Rapids and Detroit-area students will have an opportunity to participate in a new virtual technology challenge, thanks to a new partnership between ReBrand Cities and AT&T. The Dream Big Virtual Technology Challenge begins with a kickoff event featuring a panel of special
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Bass, Steven
Steve Bass is a native of Seattle.  He graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1969 and from the University of Washington in 1973.  He is a partner with the national accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.  His clients include many types of nonprofit organizations, including social welfare
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Newspaper/Radio/TV Pioneer
In 1954 George Forsyth became the first African-American reporter to be hired by theBoston Traveler, the afternoon paper owned by theBoston Herald. Beginning as a street reporter, he became a feature writer and drama and entertainment critic. In 1968 he joined the staff of WHDH-TV as an on-air
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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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Seniors soar on graduation day | The True Citizen
FCA held its commencement ceremony on Friday night, where a total of 11 graduates received their diplomas. EBA’s Class of 2020 held its ceremony on the school’s football field […]
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Black private equity banker pays off HBCU students tuition
Another Black equity banker and his wife are donating $1 million dollars to Spelman College to assist in offsetting the cost of nearly 50
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Alabama Principal Reimagines 'U Can't Touch This' As Plea For COVID-19 Safety
In a coronavirus-themed tribute to MC Hammer, Quentin J. Lee urges students to "Stop! Sanitize!" as they traverse their high school's hallways.
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Gov. Kemp sets spending of federal COVID-19 school aid | The Atlanta Voice
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced new spending plans for federal COVID-19 aid to schools Tuesday as the state’s newly confirmed infection numbers continue to fall but remain the highest per capita in the nation. Kemp, a Republican, said he would allocate more than $65 million of the remaining $105
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