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New learning and teaching methods in the private school system to improve students’ skills in…
PILLARS of the local education sector, especially private school owners, are encouraged to adopt new ways of teaching and learning so that they can help bring the country's academic system up to international standards.
A typical…
Troup County School System Concludes Summer ESOL Academy
TROUP COUNTY, Georgia (WRBL) – The Troup County school system concluded its annual English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) summer academy. The academy consists of three intensive weeks focusing on reading, writing, listening…
Prince William School System Hires Assistant Superintendent | Securities
Superintendent LaTanya McDade has a new deputy.Prince William County Public Schools announced that Carol E.…
Superintendent Hess retires after leading the school system for 16 years | Jackson Star and Herald…
RIPLEY, W.Va. (WV News) — Looking back on his 39 years as a student, Blaine Hess sees what his entire career…
Sun Gazette Editorial: Transparency Needed on Arlington School System Numbers | Editorials
The "Alfred E. Neuman 'What am I worried about?' Award” of the week goes to Arlington Superintendent…
Planned salary increases in the local school system
JACKSON, Tenn. – The Jackson-Madison County school system plans to raise salaries for employees.
Superintendent Dr. Marlon King reviews fiscal year 2023 to improve employee compensation. This includes teachers, support staff, substitute…
School system ‘failing’ on multiple fronts – report
The education system is "failing" on several fronts, according to a new report.The Times Education Commission has found that UK education is "failing on all measures", with more than half (59%) of parents of school-aged children believing…
Activists demand equity oversight in the school system
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Journalist of the Local Journalism Initiative
A coalition of anti-racism educators and advocates is calling on the Stefanson government to commit to both creating a K-12 Equity Secretariat and supporting the…
Parents flee public school system as charter schools see surge in enrollment
Enrollment in New York schools is down while charter schools are seeing student numbers increase, according to a report released Wednesday by the Manhattan Institute.Across all New York City schools, enrollment declined with 80,707 fewer…
New Knox County Schools Superintendent Announces Plans for School System
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — New Knox County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jon Rysewyk announced some of his plans for the school system on Tuesday. Dr. Rysewyk, who previously worked for the school system as an assistant superintendent,…
Michael Bloomberg says America’s public school system is failing and blames teachers’…
Michael Bloomberg says America's public school system is failing and blames teachers' unions for resisting return to classroom teaching 'long after it was clear they were safe'Michael Bloomberg's op-ed, 'A Wake Up Call for…
Your opinion on the French school system
French schools have a reputation for rigidity and pressure, with a French sociologist recently telling The Connexion that: "The system is built so that you never achieve excellence".Read more: Education: does the French school deserve its…
Coweta County School System Honors 2022 Teachers of the Year
Macie Fleming, a third-grade teacher at Welch Elementary School, is Coweta County's 2022 Teacher of the Year.
Fleming was recognized at a celebration of the school system's…
Op-ed: How the NYC school system can support immigrant children
According to this year's testimony by Advocates for Children of New York, nearly one in four ELLs in New York City dropped out of high school in 2020, and only 46 percent graduated from high school within four years. In January 2021,…
Deal could end desegregation case in Alabama school system |
LaFAYETTE, Ala. – A federal judge will review a deal between the Justice Department, civil rights lawyers…
School system shocked by planned power outage at school
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BATON ROUGE — Entergy said Tuesday it was looking to “close any gaps” in communication between its team and its public school system client after a scheduled outage in the neighborhood around Parkview Elementary…
“Improving the school system will benefit teachers”
BACHOK: Teachers can expect to spend more time teaching as the Ministry of Education is committed to improving several structures in the system, Education!-->…
Municipalities seek to remove Grade 10 from the public school system
Traditionally, children entering the Danish public school system have a decision to make at the end of the ninth grade.
Some skip tenth grade altogether and begin their upper secondary education in a gymnasium.
Others choose…
The NDP candidate spoke out in favor of the single school system
Content of the article A former teacher's union leader and Ontario NDP candidate once publicly backed a proposal to study the “merits and challenges” of ending the Catholic school system. Content of the article Harvey Bischof, the NDP…
City Council scuppers meal tax hike, tells school system to ‘deal with it’ | Winchester…
WINCHESTER — Two weeks after requesting a budget scenario for fiscal year 2023 that included a 0.5% increase…
School System Celebrates Achievements at JMCSS Gala
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local school system highlights its achievements.
"What tonight has been is a night to celebrate all the things that have been accomplished in the past and look to the future," said Melissa Spurgeon,…
Govt. Abbott: Immigration has created ‘challenges’ to school system
Gov. Greg Abbott says he plans to challenge the 1982 Supreme Court ruling that guarantees a public education for children brought illegally into the United States.
HOUSTON — Comments from Governor Greg Abbott over who…
Cross-Cultural LEAD Alumni Maintain Their Impact and the Houston School System Community –…
Anahi Ortiz-Acosta '19 hails from Houston, so it's quite natural that she would move back to Texas after graduating from the College of Saint Benedict. But she didn't expect so many former students of Saint Ben's and Saint John's…
Saraland student becomes first in school system’s history to head to Harvard
Saraland, Ala. (WKRG) - A Saraland high school student becomes the first student in the relatively young school system's history to attend an Ivy League school. During a library assembly, Jaynie Snow briefly ran her hands over…
LETTER: Benefits of Greene Technology Center outweigh differences between school system leaders |…
The benefits of the Greene Technology Center outweigh the differences between school system leadersWinston…
Bosco School System to Transition to K-12 Leadership Next Fall with Departure of Administrator |…
GILBERTVILLE - A new administrative structure is planned in the Bosco Catholic schools from next fall with the departure of one of its directors.Casey Redmond, Principal of Don Bosco High School since fall 2017, quits his…
Influx of Ukrainian children poses huge challenges to school system, says ASTI
Integrating thousands of Ukrainian children into Irish schools will present challenges on a scale the education system has never seen before, said ASTI General Secretary Kieran Christie.…
STATE OF EDUCATION: Compliance issues reported for West Virginia school system | VM News
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SBS language | “Learning Makes Sense Here”: Explaining the Australian School System to…
Kuldip Kaur is passionate about helping migrant parents understand the Australian education system. As a tutor, she teaches English and maths lessons to children from prep to tenth grade and believes that “there is no one way to learn for…
Harrison County, West Virginia Sheriff and School System Say Drugs Played No Role in South Harrison…
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Young reconnects with the school system | News
Wendy Young's first meeting at the Scott County school board only lasted a few minutes."Can I make a motion…
Lauderdale School System Receives $5 Million Grant
LAUDERDALE CO., Ala. - The Lauderdale County School System has been working on a new career technical center for half a decade. Thanks to a new $5 million grant from the Lauderdale County Commission, that plan is about to become a…
School system submits draft budget to county
HAMLET — Richmond County Schools will not be asking the county for an increase in their proposed 2022-23 capital spending budget, but will be asking for an additional $385,000 from three identified needs.
Last year, the school system…
Pope Francis apologizes for the role of the Catholic Church in the Canadian residential school…
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ROME/TORONTE (TVC network) — Pope Francis apologized to a group of Indigenous delegates for the role of the Catholic Church in Canada's residential school…
Pope Francis on the residential school system: ‘I’m so sorry’
Pope Francis today apologized for the Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential school system.
After private meetings between Pope Francis and First Nations, Inuit and Mestizo delegates this week, all parties met with the…
South Fulton educators named Teacher and School System Professional of the Year | Education
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New Superintendent of Exceptional Children Appointed in Alexander County School System
Ms. Jessica Anderson, Director of Accountability and Testing, has been appointed Executive Director of Child and Exceptional Student Support Services for Alexander County Schools, effective June 1.
“I am honored to continue serving the…
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Carter County School System Plans to Make Hunter Elementary Largest Elementary School in District |…
ELIZABETHTON — Hunter Elementary School will become the largest elementary school of Carter County's nine…
East Kanawha residents call on school system to save Cedar Grove Middle gymnasium | Education
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Public Advocate outlines ways to reimagine New York’s public school system in new report
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams' office released ambitious news report analyze how the city can work to reinvent and improve New York's public school system.
The report released on March 18 highlights the problems faced by…
School remedial audit reveals systemic shortcomings in KS school system
A recently released state audit found that about one-third of Kansas high school graduates have taken at least one remedial course in college. High school and college educators mostly cite shortcomings in the public education system as…
Steps are underway to integrate Ukrainian refugee children into the school system
ATS, March 16, 2022 - A total of 87 Ukrainian schoolchildren have taken refuge in a center for foreigners in Logatec. The state is now looking for solutions to integrate them into the education system as quickly as possible, said Education…
The school system should have a mental health program, not a crisis mentality
One of my hardest times as a Montgomery County Public Schools parent was driving my high school daughter to a mental health therapy session in a…
Japan’s school system faces backlash for ponytail ban over fears the hairstyle could…
The Japanese school system is filled with strict rules about what students can wear, from their socks to their hair.But one rule is now drawing growing backlash for the reasoning behind it: Female students are forbidden from wearing their…
Wake County Public School System Ends Mask Mandate :: WRAL.com
For about 159,000 students and 20,000 employees in Wake County, this is the first time since the pandemic school closures in March 2020 that masks will no longer be required, but recommended.
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Chicago school system set to end mask mandate as Union backs down
(Bloomberg) - Chicago Public Schools said it plans to move to optional masking for staff and students within a week, a move that could set up America's third-largest system for another fight with its union teachers. The system, which serves…
RCC joins school system and drops mask mandate
ROCKINGHAM – Richmond Community College will join schools in Richmond County in dropping their mask mandate beginning Thursday, March 3.
“Masks will be optional for students and employees at all of our campuses and locations,” Dr. Dale…
Letter: Identifying and addressing inherently divisive concepts in our own school system
For the editor:
On January 15, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 1 of 2022, which ended the use of inherently divisive concepts, including critical race theory, and restored excellence in the K-12 public education…
ClassLink Announces Individual and School System Award Winners at CLON 2022
The first and new celebrations this year were the Learning & Development Awards, created to celebrate champions in digital learning and design. These awards recognize an individual, an administrator and an instructor for their…
Lawmakers want to shake up Florida’s virtual school system | Florida Trend Education –…
Lawmakers want to shake up Florida's virtual school system
State Representative Randy Fine said Florida's online education program needs an overhaul. Designed before the iPhone, the model that allows the Florida Virtual School…
Maryland mask mandates start dropping this week, school system to meet on masking – CBS…
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Marylanders will begin to see significant changes with mask policies across the state this week.Starting Tuesday, the state and several counties will no longer require masks in government buildings.READ MORE: Maryland…
Canadian Secular Alliance on the Coalition for a One Public School System
Greg Olivier is the president of the Canadian Secular Alliance. Here we are talking about One Public Education Now or OPEN, and challenging the privileges of Catholic schooling.
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: One Public Education…
Alabama school system implicated after teacher accused of asking class to give Nazi salute
An Alabama school system's 'baffling' response to a Jewish student's complaints that a teacher asked classmates to give a Nazi salute shows a lack of commitment to diversity, it said Friday. an organization that promotes civil and…
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Says Alabama School System Shows Lack of Commitment to Diversity
Birmingham's Civil Rights Institute has called "baffling" an Alabama school system's response to a Jewish student's complaints that a teacher had asked classmates to give a Nazi salute and that he showed a lack of commitment to diversity.…
Alabama school system at fault for responding to Nazi salute in class
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama school system's "baffling" response to a Jewish student's complaints that a teacher asked classmates to give a Nazi salute shows a lack of commitment to diversity , an organization that promotes civil and…
Alabama school system accused of responding to Nazi salute
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — An Alabama school system's "baffling" response to a Jewish student's complaints that a teacher asked classmates to give a Nazi salute shows a lack of commitment to diversity , an organization that promotes civil and…
Parent sues SC school system claiming disabled son was molested at school
GREEN SEA, SC (WBTW) — A mother filed a lawsuit Monday against Horry County Schools after claiming her disabled son was assaulted at school.
The student, who is referred to in the lawsuit as HJ, has a disability and was…
School system releases findings on East Hamilton Bible controversy
Mom pulls Jewish daughter out of class after discussing 'how to torture a Jew'
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Hamilton County School System has released a response to the controversy over a Bible class at East Hamilton High.…
Global education at your doorstep: the flaw in the Danish school system
Three years ago, a report published by the economic and political think tank Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd (AE) concluded that the education sector was witnessing a gradual migration of students from public schools to private schools…
Wake County Public School System employee faces criticism after comments about masks for children…
RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) — A staff member with the Wake County public school system is facing criticism over a social media post that has gone viral.
A video clip from Tuesday's Wake County School Board meeting shows Paul Koh,…
Goes. Holocaust Museum Responds to Tennessee School System’s Banning of “Maus”
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – The Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus is attracting a lot of attention, including in the Richmond area, despite being published almost 40 years ago. In January, a Tennessee school board voted to ban the novel,…
Parkison talks about the future of ‘Maus’ in the county school system | News
McMinn County Schools Superintendent Lee Parkison said there is no blanket ban in place on the "Maus"…
South Portland school system looking for replacements
SOUTH PORTLAND - The South Portland school department needs a few extra hands. South Portland schools have been understaffed due to higher than normal numbers of teachers and sick staff.
The department asked parents and community members…
Grand Rapids Private School System Sees 27.5% Increase in Enrollment Under Planned Campus Expansions
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Amid an approximately 27.5 percent increase in enrollment over the past year, a Christian private school system in Grand Rapids is expanding its elementary and secondary campuses to accommodate growth and better serve…
School system in Humphreys County, Tennessee gets much-needed funding
HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - The United States Department of Agriculture is providing financial assistance to an aging high school in Humphreys County, the same school district hit by raging floodwaters in August 2021.
McEwen…
How Estonia Does It: Lessons From Europe’s Best School System | Education Committee
In Estonia, children are learning robotics from the age of seven and teachers are using virtual reality to bring geography, chemistry, history and languages to life. This tiny former Soviet state has the best education system in Europe,…
Letter: The school system has undergone significant changes
For the editor:
I wanted to clarify a few points raised in Our Views from January 20, “2020 Census: Little Changed Population,” which asks, “Why is the school district making so much of race and diversity? What has changed now compared…
Mask mandate lifted in Douglas County school system
DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — After a two-week districtwide mask mandate, the Douglas County school system has lifted its mask requirement, with exceptions for certain circumstances.The district returned to in-person learning on Jan. 5, and masks…
Hastings school system lists May 3 as bond election date
The Hastings School Board officially approved a bond election for May 3 at its monthly meeting on Monday.
The decision came after the Treasury accepted the district's 100-page preliminary qualification application for a bond…
What type of school system does not teach calligraphy?
I called the bank last week to inquire about a check I had written.When I asked the person on the phone if he could look it up on his system, he read back the exact amount of the check. But I had several checks written out for similar…
Parents and school system condemn ‘unacceptable’ Spanish homework
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Mobile County Public School System To Switch To Virtual Learning Next Week As Omicron Spreads |…
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Public School System will transition to virtual learning for the…
DA Won’t File Obscenity Charges Against Wake School System
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman will not file criminal charges against the school system for distributing books that some parents say are obscene because they contain graphic language and images about sex. A group of…
‘You’re Mexican and ugly’, parents and school system condemn…
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Chicago school system and teachers’ union disagree on safety conditions as COVID cases rise
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The Chicago School District and the teachers' union are at odds over school safety conditions amid the spread of the omicron variant.The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted on Tuesday to return…
JUST IN: APS closed Thursday, citing other school system closures | ARLnow
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(Updated at 8:55 p.m.) Arlington Public Schools will be closed tomorrow because, according to the APS, other school systems are also…
Prince William school system hires an ombudsman | Securities
Prince William County Public Schools announced earlier this month that they have hired Monique Bookstein as…
California school system sends every student and staff member home with a Covid-19 antigen test for…
For Marin County schools in California, home testing is nothing new for their teachers and students, Superintendent Mary Jane Burke told CNN. The school system used the tests throughout the year and over Thanksgiving, but because they were…
California school system sends every student and staff home with a Covid-19 antigen test for the…
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN
With the Omicron variant Rapidly spreading across the United States, several school districts are sending Covid-19 antigen tests home for the holidays to help curb a spike when they return to school in…
East Baton Rouge Parish school system responds to TikTok trend ‘encouraging violence in…
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Ascension Parish Public Schools issued a statement on the TikTok trend threatening violence on Friday.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System joins APPS in acknowledging the threat and asking the…
North Carolina school system sets campus gun record
File image of a classroom inside a Charlotte school (Photo: WSOC)CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — North Carolina's second-largest school system says it has surpassed its previous 10-year record for the number of guns on campus after…
North Carolina School System Sets Campus Gun Record | North Carolina News
CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — North Carolina's second-largest school system says it has surpassed its previous 10-year record for the number of guns on campus after just three months of the 2021 school year- 22.Previous highs of 19 firearms found or…
Extensive colonial boarding school system discovered in Tibet
Chinese government policies force three out of four Tibetan students to join a vast network of colonial boarding schools, separating children as young as four from their parents, Tibet Action Institute disclosed in a report…
Boarding school system in China robs Tibetan children of their languages and culture, report says
The Tibet Action Institute relied on official data to estimate that 806,218 Tibetans between the ages of 6 and 18 currently attend boarding schools, or 78% of the 1,039,370 school children in Tibetan areas.Mark Schiefelbein/Associated…
East Baton Rouge Parish School System to Host Holiday Event
CONWAY, SC - Redshirt-Freshman Kobe Julien punched a 3-point clutch with 5.8 seconds left to give Louisiana men's basketball a 65-64 victory over Coastal Carolina on Saturday afternoon at HTC Center.
With the victory, Louisiana…
East Baton Rouge school system finds tactics to tackle nationwide teacher shortage problem
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (BRPROUD) - The East Baton Rouge school system continues to search for teachers as the country faces a shortage of educators.
For Erin Keys, teaching in the midst of a pandemic is even more difficult with…
Virginia school system returns books it removed after outcry
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A northern Virginia school system said on Tuesday it was putting two books back on library shelves, two months after they were taken out for formal review over complaints that they contained…
INTO warns that the school system is creaking
Primary schools are creaking due to 'skyrocketing' Covid-19 transmission rates and a crisis in substitute coverage, according to the country's largest teachers' union.…
Cafeteria workers organize work stoppage in North Carolina school system
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Collaboration with local school system brings mental health counseling services to rural Georgia
(Pictured above, left to right, Joan Anderson of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center, Loren Nix of the Global Telehealth Partnership, Christie Cook of Ben Hill Elementary School, Brad Wells of the Global Telehealth…
Sullivan’s School System Drops Mask Mandate | State
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Scranton school system forces teachers to strike – people’s world
AFT President Randi Weingarten says the Scranton school district is among the poorest in the country and the needs of teachers,…
Wake County Public School System School Board to Consider Bonuses for All Employees Amid Dispute…
RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) - The Wake County School Board on Tuesday approved a motion for a one-time bonus of $ 1,250 for all permanent employees. This was one of three potential changes to be discussed at his meeting.The board also approved a…
If Virginia’s public school system is so great, why didn’t McAuliffe send his kids…
In the debate over education and parents' rights, there's one key fact that Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe always seems to overlook: He hasn't actually experienced what the school system is like.…
SPLC protects students with disabilities in the New Orleans school system
NEW ORLEANS, La (BRPROUD) - The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has filed a five-point plan to validate ongoing efforts to protect against discrimination in special education with the Louisiana Department of Education and the…
Spotsylvania bond package could fund school system upgrade | Local News
Spotsylvania County residents will have an additional choice to make when they vote on Tuesday: whether or not to authorize four parts of a nearly $400 million bond package.These bonds could be used with other sources of…
A Kentucky school system is so fed up with unruly school board meetings that it’s forcing…
Jake Epstein October 27, 2021, 3:09 p.m.
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A Kentucky County school board is asking members of the public to submit comments via email.
The…
School system holds Thanksgiving break for mental health
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Dougherty County School System Graduation Rate Above State Average | Local
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