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Cash-Free Grocery Store at School Takes Payment in Points and Good Deeds
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School and groceries are a one-stop-shop for students for the 50 kindergarten through 12th-grade students enrolled in the alternative school on the Linda Tutt High School campus in Sanger.New Federal Bill Promotes Public Schools as Community Hubs | NEA
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Integrated academic, health, nutrition, and economic services will transform outcomes for all students.Rethinking ‘noise’ in autism research
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Lucina Uddin says researchers should be cautious when analyzing their findings, because 'noisy' data may actually hold important information about brain functioning.Maintaining discipline when the classroom is virtual—'There’s no playbook for this'
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One of the challenges presented by online learning is how to discipline students who are misbehaving. “There’s no playbook for this,” Robert Caroselli, principal of Fox Chase Elementary in Philadelphia, says.Some Chicago Special Ed Students Say Remote Learning Is Working Well
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Chicago Public Schools wants some students with special needs to return for in-person learning. Some parents and students are pushing back.www.usatoday.com
The state’s attorney general, Jeff Landry, announced an investigation into the matter, arguing that the school violated his “constitutional rights.”School Suspension Data Shows Glaring Disparities in Discipline by Race
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New research details major disparities in how suspensions are given to Black and Hispanic students and paints a portrait of an alarming problem with school discipline in the U.S.Are The Risks Of Reopening Schools Exaggerated?
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New research has found few links between in-person K-12 schooling and COVID-19 case rates. "There is not a consistent pattern," one study author said.www.educationworld.com
Teaching remotely isn’t easy. It often involves way too much screen time and way too little physical activity. And, that’s assuming your students have the technology to access your teaching.Eight Texas school systems will get rapid coronavirus tests with new pilot program
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Gov. Greg Abbott, with the Texas Education Agency and Texas Division of Emergency Management, announced the COVID-19 Rapid Testing Pilot Program on Wednesday.New York governor closes schools in coronavirus hot spots
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered schools to close beginning on Tuesday in several coronavirus "hot spots" around the state, including parts of the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.