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Washington, DC: Community Scholar Inc, a United States (US)-based non-profit organisation, is seeking to recruit Jamaican teachers to tutor US students online. Although the main aim of the initiative is to increase the test scores of these US-based...
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Texas orders schools to offer in-person classes if they receive state funding - DefenderNetwork.com
Texas officials are reportedly ordering schools to offer in-person classes in order to receive state funding. Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced the requirement Tuesday, according to the San Antonio Express-News, the same day the Texas Education Agency released its guidelines for resuming
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Oppression of the National Grade Six Assessment continues
In the dysfunction of Guyana where ‘all parties’ go one day to fight Venezuela, and then another day to fight with each other the oppression of the National Grade Six Assessment
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Chip Fu Uses a Hip-Hop Curriculum to Elevate Students
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Ethiopia's Mobile Camel Libraries Keep Children From Forced Labour
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School vs. COVID-19
BY Shimya Mitchell, 16 | St. Petersburg Youth Farm Going into my junior year of high school, I know things will be different. This pandemic has flipped the world completely upside down, and no one knows what’s next, especially for schooling. They are expecting and preparing for us youth to go back
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Rita Gilbert Greer, EdD, shares the inspiration, initiative and insights of more than 40 African-American educators
/EIN News/ -- LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When Rita Gilbert Greer, EdD, began thinking about the challenges that today's teachers are dealing with--low wages, lack of respect, little if any, positive recognition, she decided that she wanted to do something to recognize
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Covid-19: Teachers using fake doctors' notes to avoid returning to school - Limpopo command council
Limpopo's Provincial Coronavirus Command Council (PCCC) has accused some teachers of submitting fake doctor's certificates, on their vulnerability to Covid-19 because of comorbidities, to avoid returning to work on
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DA wants Gauteng education dept to shut down schools in Diepsloot | News24
The DA is calling on the Gauteng Department of Education to close all schools in Diepsloot because of a lack of running water.
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School reopening: 2 740 teachers, 1 260 students infected since restart
During a basic education briefing on the school reopening strategy, Motshekga said that infection rates mirrored those of the communities.
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School leaders offered training to manage institutions remotely
STARTING June 1, school leaders across Jamaica will participate in a virtual instructional leadership (VIL) online course, which will equip them with the skills and competencies to effectively manage institutions
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Closing of schools will be decided by Cabinet - Education Department
According to the Department of Basic Education, the Council of Education Ministers (CEM) had resolved to take legal action against those that continue to disrupt schooling.
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Ghana: 10,000 Schools to Benefit From U.S.$219 Million Education Improvement Projects
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) to help improve the standards and quality of education in low-performing basic schools across the
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Education ministry unclear as to release date for NGSA results - Stabroek News
A date has not been set for the release of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results according to the Ministry of Education (MoE). The article Education ministry unclear as to release date for NGSA results appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Governor Whitmer Releases MI Safe Schools Roadmap | The Michigan Chronicle
Governor Whitmer released the MI Safe Schools Return to School Roadmap, a comprehensive document to help districts create local plans for in-person learning in the fall. The Roadmap outlines a number of safety protocols for schools to implement in each phase of the governor’s MI Safe Start
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Angola: Ministry of Education Assesses Distance Learning Efficiency
Luanda — The upgrade of the TV and radio classes in the primary and first cycle (7th to 9th grade) education system were analyzed last Tuesday, in Luanda, at a meeting between the minister of Education, Luísa Grilo, and coordinators of the
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Saturday school is out as SCS lays out options for school year calendar
After pushback from teachers and school board members, Saturday school is out as an option to help Memphis students catch up after missing 44 days of school because of coronavirus
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Fewer teachers died since schools closed in March, says JTA president
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Police, pupils clash at Durban school after teacher tests positive for Covid-19 | News24
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Oprah and Lionsgate to Adapt the NYT's '1619 Project' Into Films, TV Programming, and Other Content
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Use game technology to promote online learning - Bunting
Western Bureau: Peter Bunting, the Opposition spokesman on education, wants schools to use modern technology, including interactive gaming software, to access learning material and promote online networking among students. Addressing teachers in...
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DTEC-TAG LAUNCHES SUMMER LIVE-STREAMED LEARNING SERIES FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS & LEADERS
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T.I. To Teach “Business Of Trap Music” Course At Clark Atlanta University
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Police, pupils clash at Durban school after teacher tests positive for Covid-19
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Cassava Edutech launches Akello E-library, an online library platform - NewsDay Zimbabwe
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