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$31M Expansion Project Complete At Newark Tech School
News 4’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Supreme Court Seems to Lean Toward Deaf Student in Lawsuit Over Failed Special Ed Assistance
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could make it more difficult for students with disabilities to resolve problems quickly when they’re not getting needed assistance in public schools.
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Giving Young Kids a Financial Head Start for College
1,200 first graders receive a $1,000 scholarship for their college savings account. Adam Kuperstein reports.
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3 Top Law Schools Pull Out of US News & World Rankings Over Equity Concerns
The University of California, Berkeley’s law school has joined the law programs at Harvard and Yale in pulling out of U.S. News & World Report’s rankings over concerns that they punish efforts to attract students from a broad range of backgrounds.
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My New Favorite Futbolista Ep. 4: José Cifuentes
José Cifuentes (Ecuador and LAFC), who had to choose between pursuing soccer or a formal education, wants to make it easier for future generations of soccer players to finish their studies.
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El Minuto 10/24 English Edition
New national test results show that the pandemic spared no part of the country as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children.
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National Test Scores Show Historic COVID Setbacks for Kids Across US
New national test results show that the pandemic spared no part of the country as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children.
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Brooklyn Yeshiva Broke State Laws, Education Department Says
The school is accused of failing to provide students with a sufficient secular education. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.
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Brooklyn Hasidic School Broke NY Law By Failing to Provide Students a Basic Education
A Brooklyn Yeshiva is accused of breaking the law by failing to provide its students with a sufficient secular education — as a mother said the school didn’t teach her son even some of the most basic subjects, which has kept him behind.
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Comic Books as a Tool for Identity, Diversity and Education at NYC Comic Con
Should graphic novels be incorporated into our school classrooms? Authors and educators speak at NYC Comic Con to share their experiences growing up with comics and using these books as a learning tool. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.
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Demand Soars for Kids' Books Addressing Violence and Trauma Such as School Shootings
Sales of books for young people on violence, grief, and emotions have increased for nine straight years, with nearly six million copies sold in 2021 — more than double the amount in 2012, according to NPD BookScan
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Conservative PACs Inject Millions Into Local School Races
Once seen as sleepy affairs with little interest outside their communities, school board elections started to heat up last year as parents aired frustrations with pandemic policies.
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More Community Colleges Are Offering Education Degrees Amid Teacher Shortage
Amid national teacher shortages, community colleges are stepping in, launching teacher-training programs traditionally found in four-year colleges.
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Don't Send Kids Home From School For Head Lice, New Report Says
The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidance surrounding head lice, saying it’s not an issue of poor hygiene or a health hazard and that children should not be sent home or miss school because they have it.
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Kids With Head Lice Shouldn't Be Sent Home From School, New Guidance Says
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated guidance on head lice for the first time since 2015.
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At UN, Leaders Confront COVID's Impact on Global Education
When COVID-19 closed schools around the world in spring 2020, many children simply stopped learning — some for months, others for longer.
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NY Private Schools Must Show They're Teaching the Basics
Private and religious schools in New York face greater scrutiny after state education leaders approved rules Tuesday requiring them to prove their academic programs line up with those of public schools. The unanimous vote by the Board of Regents follows several years of debate that began with complaints of children graduating from ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools lacking basic academic skills. The rules...
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Teacher Shortages Are Real, But Not for the Reason You Heard
Everywhere, it seems, the return to school has been shadowed by worries of a teacher shortage.
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Watch: Former School Principal Shoves Special Needs Child
A former Fresno Unified school principal is facing charges for willful cruelty to a minor after the district released a video where he is seen aggressively shoving a special needs child in June.
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First Day of NYC Public Schools Kicks Off With COVID Protocol Overhaul, Safety Focus
Students in the nation’s largest school district — New York City — are heading back to school with an updated protocol overhaul, added safety measures — and without those coveted “snow days.” Thursday is opening day for New York City public schools for the 2022-23 academic calendar year. (Here’s a calendar you can print.) The start of the new school…