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Mustang Public Schools is defending its decision as the only district to approve the State's new 'In-School-Quarantine' policy after teachers and parents expressed concerns about the program's safety. 'Today is a lot of communicating trying to clear up any misconceptions,' said Mustang Public Schools Director of Communications, Kirk Wilson. The...Read Full Story Mustang SchoolsDistance EducationState SchoolsPublic PolicyHealth PolicyState DepartmentSafetyCriteriaExposed StudentsDistance LearningIn-person LearningVolunteersKirk Wilson

A British schools group with a focus on disadvantaged children is giving free iPads to every pupil as part of a program designed to remove barriers to learning at home. The program is being rolled out by Oasis, a group w

Kilgore ISD plans to seek state funding to reward high-performing teachers with additional incentive pay. KISD Assistant Superintendent Richard Nash told school board trustees and administrators about the plan at a Nov. 16 board meeting. “Last fall, around Dec. 2019, we began discussing the Teacher Incentive Allotment. It’s legislation TEA...Read Full Story Local SystemTexas Tech UniversityKilgore ISDIncentiveSchool AdministratorsCommunity SchoolsSchool DistrictsEducation And SchoolsState SchoolsKISDHouseMaster TeachersHigh-performing TeachersExemplary TeachersTeacher Performance

There has been a positive case of COVID-19 at an elementary school in Seekonk, Massachusetts, prompting all fifth grade students at the school to learn remotely for the upcoming week, the superintendent announced Sunday. An individual at Aitken Elementary School has tested positive for the virus, Superintendent Rich Drolet said...Read Full Story  Coronavirus Disease 2019Primary SchoolCOVID-19 TestingDistance EducationVirusHigh School StudentsSunday SchoolGrade SchoolHome SchoolSeekonk Elementary SchoolSeekonk Public SchoolsAitken Elementary SchoolChromebookJohn HaidemenosPublic Areas

Dozens of demonstrators marched in Novato on Saturday to call for school resource officer programs to be disbanded in Marin County. School resource officers, commonly referred to as SROs, are police officers or deputy sh

More than one in five secondary pupils in England missed school last week, as disruption from Covid-19 continues to worsen. The latest attendance figures show 22% of secondary pupils were missing, based on who was in school last Thursday - compared with 17% the previous week. There was another increase...Read Full Story Secondary SchoolsPublic HealthCoronavirus Disease 2019EnglandSecondary EducationEducation And SchoolsPrimary SchoolPrimary EducationASCLSecondary PupilsDisruptionHome PupilsCollapseCovid IncidentsCovid-related ConcernsGeoff Barton

England's education secretary has defended the Covid-19 testing system for schools, saying they can now order tests from the NHS directly. Gavin Williamson said schools were being prioritised, amid claims by head teacher

West Haven Public Schools officials are working to indentify anyone who may have been in contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter to staff, students and parents Thursday, Superintenden

STANFORD, KY (WTVQ) – After rumors were flying for the last few weeks, Lincoln Co. Schools suspended and opened an investigation into Head Girl’s Basketball Coach Brandon Fisher. Fisher is in his first season with the team. Multiple players on the team allegedly quit after mistreatment and degrading comments from Fisher. Below is the statement released from the school;Read Full StoryGirls BasketballLincoln Co.Basketball CoachStanfordSTANFORDWTVQHead Girl 'sCoach FisherBrandon FisherTim EstesSuperintendent RoweMr. EstesSchoolsKYPrincipal Michael GodbeyMichael Rowe

In case you missed it on Sunday night, we were glad to announce that we reached an agreement on an MOA that includes many of the most important safeguards and protections that we have long advocated for on behalf of our members and our students. This MOA covers key details regarding the provision of in-person learning to high-needs students at the Carter School, Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, McKinley Schools, and Henderson Inclusion School.Read Full Story EducationMoaIn-person TeachingNew MOAPublic InformationSpecial SchoolsSafety InformationThe Carter SchoolThe Boston Public SchoolsThe Building RepsBTUAFT-MAMTACOVIDMcKinley SchoolsRandi WeingartenHorace Mann