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News Articles: Education

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  • Education

Show And Tell: How Are Your Kids Getting Creative With Masks?

Which cute and cool masks do your kids like best? How are they expressing themselves with their mask choices? Send us a postcard, or a story or a photo.

September 28, 2021
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By:
  • LA Johnson
School bus

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  • Health

Mounting COVID Deaths Fuel School Bus Drivers' Fears

The danger of airborne transmission is significantly reduced if the kids and the bus driver are all wearing masks, Risks may climb within school districts that lack mask mandates

September 27, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller and
  • Phil Galewitz
Rapper Gunna and Goodr CEO Jasmine Crowe stop by the Goodr grocery store, at the Atlanta middle school he formerly attended.

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  • Health

A Free In-School Grocery Store Is Tackling Child Hunger, One Family At A Time

The free store in an Atlanta middle school offers not only food, but also household items, toiletries, clothing and shoes. Social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe hopes to open more.

September 25, 2021
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By:
  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona accompanies North High School's marching band on the cowbell during a Monday pep rally in Eau Claire, Wis.

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  • Education

The Education Secretary Plays Hardball (And A Cowbell) To Push For Safe Schools

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has tried to balance optimism around safe, in-person learning with political pugilism aimed at officials who are making it hard for schools to require masks.

September 24, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Miguel Cardona, U.S. secretary of education, speaks during a news conference at the White House on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021.

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  • Education

Education Dept. Will Reimburse Florida District That Had Funds Held Over Mask Mandate

The U.S. Department of Education has made good on its promise to reimburse a Florida school district that is being penalized for defying its state's mask mandate ban.

September 23, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Julian Hernandez (right), 12, a seventh-grader at Hillside School in Illinois, says he feels much safer being back in school knowing that a weekly testing program is identifying those who are sick with COVID-19.

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  • Health

How Some Schools Are Using Weekly Testing To Keep Kids In Class — And COVID Out

Many K-12 school districts are tapping federal funds to pay for regular surveillance testing of students. It's an effective pandemic tactic when used alongside mask-wearing and other precautions.

September 23, 2021
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By:
  • Christine Herman
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, pictured here in March, begins a back-to-school tour of the Midwest on Monday.

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  • Education

The Stakes Feel Higher Than Ever As The Education Secretary Welcomes Students Back

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is hopping a purple bus for his "Return-to-School Road Trip." His message to students and educators: It's good to be back.

September 21, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner
School administrators and police are warning parents about a trend in which students destroy objects in school bathrooms for attention on social media.

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  • Education

Students Are Damaging School Bathrooms For Attention On TikTok

Soap dispensers and mirrors ripped from walls; damaged sinks, partitions and ceiling panels; clogged toilets: Students record themselves vandalizing their schools for social media notoriety.

September 18, 2021
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By:
  • James Doubek
According to the CDC, between March and May, 2020, hospitals across the country saw a 24% increase in mental health emergency visits by kids aged 5 to 11 years old, and a 31% increase for kids 12 to 17.

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  • Family

We Know Students Are Struggling With Their Mental Health. Here's How You Can Help

Experts say taking care of your own wellbeing first will allow you to help your kids and students. You should also listen to their concerns and teach them tools to manage their anxieties.

September 17, 2021
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee

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  • Books

Jason Reynolds: How Can We Connect With Kids Through The Written Word?

Jason Reynolds is an award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. This hour, Jason speaks with Manoush about reaching kids through stories that let them feel understood.

September 17, 2021
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By:
  • Manoush Zomorodi,
  • Fiona Geiran,
  • and 2 more
Graduates tossing hats into air

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  • Education

Georgia's College-Bound Students Hit SAT Highs Despite Pandemic Turmoil

Public school students across the state increased their average math score from 511 to 531 over last year’s class, and evidence-based reading and writing went from 532 to 546. Overall, the average Georgia student’s SAT score was 1077, 39 points higher than the national average.

September 16, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Before classes begin for the day, elementary music teacher Penelope Quesada gathers her most commonly used cleaning supplies and places them around the classroom in places of convenience.

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  • Education

She's Been Teaching For 18 Years. She Says This Year Is Her Most Stressful Yet

What does an elementary school classroom look like right now? Photojournalist Natosha Via spent the day with one Louisville music teacher as she adjusted masks and sanitized xylophone mallets.

September 15, 2021
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By:
  • Natosha Via and
  • LA Johnson
A shortage of school bus drivers for the Boston Public Schools has led to some delays this month. Gov. Charlie Baker is calling up National Guard members to help alleviate the shortage in some areas of the state.

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  • Education

Massachusetts Calls On The National Guard To Mitigate A School Bus Driver Shortage

The pandemic has contributed to a shortage in bus drivers, so Gov. Charlie Baker says 250 Guard members with commercial driver's licenses will be brought in to help.

September 15, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Legislature hears about outdoor learning

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  • Education

Seeing Is Believing; Students Learn Better Outdoors

Students learn faster when they can see the evidence before their eyes, educators told Georgia lawmakers during a recent committee meeting on outdoor learning.

September 14, 2021
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By:
  • Sam Sinclair
Students at Georgia State University

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  • Education

Professors Start Week Of Campus Protests Against Statewide Classroom Mandatory Mask Ban

 

College professors across Georgia took up signs and bullhorns Monday to protest statewide policies barring university leadership from requiring COVID-19 safety precautions like mandatory masks inside campus buildings.

September 14, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams
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