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News Articles: Education

Bibb Schools Superintendent Curtis Jones.

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  • Education

Community Spread Concerns Overcome Campus COVID Measures, Sending Bibb Schools Online

COVID-19 cases keep climbing in Bibb County, including in children of all ages, and the vaccination rate is stuck at only one in three. With a holiday weekend approaching, the school district decided to act.

The Bibb County School District is switching entirely to online, asynchronous instruction from the Tuesday after Labor Day through September 17.

August 31, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Nashville, Tenn., kindergarten teacher Amber Updegrove leads her class in a lesson this month. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education announced an investigation into Tennessee's requirement that schools allow families to opt out of mask mandates.

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  • Education

Education Dept. Announces Civil Rights Investigations Into 5 States' Mask Mandate Bans

The department sent letters to state leaders in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah, warning that mask mandate bans could violate federal protections for students with disabilities.

August 31, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner

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  • Education

As Schools Reopen, Child Psychiatrists Expect To See A Surge Of Kids Who Need Help

Many kids are feeling anxious about returning to school. Mental health providers say that kids with past trauma and pre-existing mental illness are the most vulnerable.

August 30, 2021
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Xavier Becerra, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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  • Education

Children's Mental Health Gets Millions In Funding From The Biden Administration

The Biden administration has announced nearly $85 million in funding for youth mental health awareness, training, and treatment.

August 30, 2021
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin and
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Pro mask vaccine sign at UGA

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  • Education

Georgia College Professors Back To Campus Lecturing On COVID Delta 101

College students across Georgia are back to hitting the books and tablets as a new semester began this month on campuses across the state. But this fall semester, many professors say they have more than grading and lecturing to worry about.

August 30, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams

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  • Education

You've Made It To Campus! Now What? These Tips Can Help You Navigate College Life

Whether you're just starting school or returning to campus after a year of adjusting to remote and hybrid-learning, we've got tips to help guide you through this academic year.

August 29, 2021
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By:
  • Janet W. Lee

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  • Education

These Back To School Tips Can Help Parents Support Their Kids This School Year

School is back in session! These Life Kit episodes can help parents support their children to make sure they have on of the best school year's yet.

August 28, 2021
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By:
  • Wynne Davis

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  • Education

Reports Of Cheating At Colleges Soar During The Pandemic

Many universities have seen increases in academic misconduct. And while cutting corners took on different forms during the pandemic, the jury is still out on whether cheating actually went up.

August 27, 2021
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By:
  • Sneha Dey
Hillary Creech, of Jonesboro, Ark., built a DIY air purifier for her husband's classroom. "My husband's classroom in particular has a wall full of windows, none of which open," she said

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  • Education

Does Your Kid's Classroom Need An Air Purifier? Here's How You Can Make One Yourself

With some high-quality air filters, and a lot of duct tape, some teachers are making DIY air purifiers – one that was designed by experts but can be built by amateurs.

August 26, 2021
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
Gov. Abbott issued an executive order on Wednesday banning any state or local mandates requiring people to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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  • Education

Texas Governor Issues Order Banning Local Vaccine Mandates

The move by the Texas governor comes as Texas has reported the most COVID-19 patients in its hospitals since the pandemic began.

August 26, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Elaine Murphy's home in New Albany, Ind., is lined with family photos of her grandchildren. The president of the school board of the New Albany-Floyd County school district is a life-long educator. Schools were always her safe haven, but things are changing as school boards are tasked with making pandemic-related decisions.

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  • Education

She Joined The School Board To Serve Her Community. Now She's In The Crossfire

School boards and superintendents are facing backlash over mask and vaccination policies. What were once nonpartisan public service jobs have now become more political — and dangerous.

August 26, 2021
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By:
  • Farah Yousry
Iain Flory, 9, of Jones County has so far made three trips to the pediatric emergency room as he recovers from COVID. Jones County Schools have just begun a three week experiment in mandatory masking.

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  • Education

As COVID Surges Again In Georgia, Some Students Pay The Price

Only a few weeks into the school year, the delta variant of the coronavirus is already upending life for some Georgia students.

August 26, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
James Loewen "could clearly illustrate a problem of injustice, often historical but tied to the present, and motivate the reader or listener to want to take action to solve that problem," one of his peers writes.

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  • Obituaries

James Loewen, Author Of 'Lies My Teacher Told Me,' Dies At 79

The sociologist and anti-racist activist died on Thursday. His work focused on dispelling myths about racial progress in American history and using education as a tool to further racial justice.

August 25, 2021
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By:
  • Ashish Valentine
Students listen to their teacher during their first day of transitional kindergarten this month at Tustin Ranch Elementary School in Tustin, Calif.

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  • Education

A Vaccine For Children Is Not Likely To Be Approved Until The End Of Year

The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, says that after vaccine companies submit their trial data, the FDA will have to review it, which could take time.

August 24, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is a defendant in a new lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union along with a number of disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities.

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  • Education

The ACLU Sues Over South Carolina's Ban On School Mask Mandates

The lawsuit claims the mask mandate ban "illegally forces parents of children with underlying conditions to choose between their child's education and their child's health and safety."

August 24, 2021
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By:
  • Clare Lombardo
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