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In the news: Michael Mason - The Bay State Banner
Dorchester resident Michael C. Mason has been named chair of the Liberal Arts and Sciences Department for Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee. The post In the news: Michael Mason appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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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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Poll shows 75pc of learners missing out on homeschooling
Findings by Usawa Agenda — a not-for-profit company — show that only an average of 22 out 100 children are accessing online learning in the
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Pennsylvania Professor on Paid Leave After Using the N-Word Three Times During a Lecture, Gave Students Permission to Use It In a ‘Pedagogical Sense’
A Pennsylvania professor was placed on paid leave after a video showed him using the N-word during a lecture last week. Duquesne University instructor Gary […]
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Rwanda: COVID-19 - Private Schools Urged to Leverage Recovery Fund
The Minister of education, Valentine Uwamariya has urged private schools including Higher Learning Institutions to leverage the national recovery fund so as to keep teachers on the payroll amid Covid-19
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Teachers' Union Seeks More Funding as Pre-Pandemic Nation’s Report Card Reveals More Student Failure - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Results of the Nation’s Report Card, administered pre-pandemic, found disadvantaged students declined further in both reading and math.
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Africa: Impact of School Closures On Education Outcomes in South Africa
In response to COVID-19 school closures and adherence to social distancing, UNESCO and many governments and agencies have recommended the use of distance learning, open educational applications and online learning to reduce disruption to
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YMCA announces new virtual Learning Center - DefenderNetwork.com

The YMCA of Greater Houston is proud to announce the Y Learning Center, a new safe and structured environment that will allow students to attend virtual classes, benefit from peer interaction and participate in engaging enrichment activities, while parents return to work. The Y Learning Center

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President-elect Joe Biden Is Planning To Overhaul Education
President-elect Joe Biden is planning to overhaul education once President Trump and his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos leaves office
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We need civil society to form a ‘Guardians of School Equity’ group - Stabroek News
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Celebrating the trailblazing first female senate president of Jamaica who died at 82 - Face2Face Africa
It is pointless to acquire so much knowledge and experience and not share them with anyone. Otherwise, when you pass on, you go with what you learned. Jeanette Grant-Woodham was the first female president of the Senate of Jamaica who shared her knowledge with those she encountered and today she is
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Black Educators Alliance ready to take the government to court over PSCHE guidance - Voice Online
THE BLACK Educators Alliance (BEA) and the Coalition of Anti-Racist Educators (CARE) are campaigning against... The post Black Educators Alliance ready to take the government to court over PSCHE guidance appeared first on Voice Online.
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LETTERS: Hard choices as schools await reopening
This will make it hard to implement a system of managing students, teachers and workers for those who stay out of school with their families and who may be a potential link to community based transmission
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Urban One Partners With Black History 365 For New History Curriculum
Distributor Urban 1 Partners With Black History 365 For A New Black History of an adorable little boy using a digital tablet at home (Image: iStock/Adene
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Kenya: KNUT, UASU Want Schools to Remain Shut Until September
Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) and Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) are proposing schools to remain closed until September
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Uhuru gives hint on reopening of schools
President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced allocation of Sh6.5billion to the ministry of education as he indicated that schools will be reopening
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Right move but...
Opposition spokesperson on education Angela Brown Burke says while she has no issue with the Government's plan to physically reopen some schools, there is need for greater clarity and transparency ahead of the planned November 9 resumption of classes at 17 institutions.
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We must invest in the University of California, not cut core instruction - Black Voice News

In summary The social sciences on our campuses – and quite likely throughout the University of California – stand at the edge of a fiscal precipice. By Charles Hale, Charles Hale, dean of social sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara,  crhale@ucsb.edu. Katharyne Mitchell

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Kenya: Public Has Until 5pm Give Views on School Reopening Date
Kenyans have until five o'clock today to give their views to the National Covid-19 Education Response Committee that will advise Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha on whether schools should reopen on June 4 or the date be
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School Reopening | The Savannah Tribune
Unprecedented. That seems to be THE word for 2020. We are in uncharted waters in many areas and Education is no different. Reopening schools will be one step in defining the “new normal” for our community. Rest assured… there is no “one size fits all” plan for reopening. We must be prepared to
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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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Parents barricade gates of Limpopo schools as more grades return to the classroom | News24
Parents at some schools in Limpopo barricaded gates on the first day of the return of pupils because of lack of preventative measures against Covid-19.
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Gang fears: KZN pupil dies after being stabbed, allegedly by another pupil | News24
A high school pupil in Folweni, KwaZulu-Natal, died after he was stabbed, allegedly by a school mate, the education department has confirmed.
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21 Savage Launches Bank Account at Home Program So Kids Can Continue Learning About Financial Literacy During Pandemic
21 Savage started a financial literacy program for Atlanta students a couple of years ago, and he wants to ensure their learning isnt halted while []
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Reimagining Black Educational Communities With Big Picture Learning
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world as we know it — and with that change comes an opportunity to reimagine the fundamentals systems of modern society. The current United States education system is not serving everyone, according to Big Picture Learning (BPL), a nonprofit organization that
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A quarter-billion children getting no education: UN
Children from poorer communities as well as girls, the disabled, immigrants and ethnic minorities were at a distinct educational disadvantage in many countries, the UN's Paris-based education body UNESCO
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Parents petition govt over teachers’ strike
PARENTS have given the government a seven-day ultimatum to resolve the salary impasse with teachers, saying the strike was violating children’s right to education. BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE A Bulawayo parent Patrick Sande told NewsDay in an interview that due to the impasse, a group of parents had
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Covid-19: Cape Town principals call on Ramaphosa to close schools
Principals, teachers, and parents plan to picket in Cape Town on Thursday against the "premature reopening of schools" which they say is compromising the safety of pupils during the Covid-19
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Will Effective K-12 Education Survive Gov. Newsom’s May Revise Budget?
According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), the actions taken by Newsom achieved overall school funding that is “roughly flat Newsom’s efforts, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said,” I want to thank Governor Newsom for working hard to prioritize and preserve
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