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Boys will be boys? How schools can be guilty of gender bias

That’s the issue at the heart of Boys Don’t Try?, the book he has co-authored with fellow English teacher Mark Roberts; as its subtitle explains, it is all about “rethinking masculinity in schools”. Continue reading

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How One Principal Keeps His School Safe From COVID-19 During In-Person Schooling

Source: Education Week by Denisa R. Superville When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reiterated last month—and again this month—that schools can reopen for in-person learning safely during the pandemic, with proper protocols in place, Wes Kanawyer was not … Continue reading

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Don’t Go Back To School: We Love Virtual Learning

We Love Virtual Learning: Students, Parents Explain Why Source: Education Week By Alyson Klein — January 06, 2021 Until recently, Aiden, a Minnesota 7th grader, had a rocky K-12 career. He got into fights. He was suspended multiple times. He … Continue reading

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Optimism and anxiety abound as Colorado students return to in-person learning

Teachers, parents prepared to expect the unexpected, but hope this semester won’t be as unpredictable as last by Tiney Ricciardi | cricciardi@denverpost.com | Source: The Denver Post PUBLISHED: January 27, 2021 Midway through the 2020-2021 academic year, uncertainty about COVID-19 … Continue reading

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President Biden pushes to reopen schools within 100 days

Washington (Source: CNN) President Joe Biden is pledging to reopen most K-12 schools within 100 days — an ambitious goal as Covid cases surge and teachers across the country fight some plans to reopen.Teachers’ union leaders say they are pleased … Continue reading

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Everything We Know Now About Schools, Kids, and Covid-19

Source: Wired Researchers are finally getting good data on how severely SARS-CoV-2 affects children and how they transmit it. What does it mean for reopening classrooms? In the seemingly endless, heartbreaking history of the coronavirus pandemic, this past week has … Continue reading

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Support For Schools So They Can Reopen Safely and Effectively

Source: Joe Biden for President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris believe the challenge facing our students, parents, and educators in reopening schools safely is a national emergency. It is compounded by President Donald Trump’s failure to deal with COVID-19 and … Continue reading

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Boston schools opening ‘one of the hardest decisions we have to make’: Marty Walsh

Boston schools opening ‘one of the hardest decisions we have to make’: Marty Walsh By Sean Philip Cotter | sean.cotter@bostonherald.com |Source: Boston Herald PUBLISHED: August 12, 2020 at 8:08 p.m. | UPDATED: August 13, 2020 at 7:45 a.m. Mayor Martin … Continue reading

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Why I am not sending my kids back to school

Source: CNN By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent One of the questions I am getting more than any other: Am I going to send my children back to school? As a father of three teen and preteen girls, … Continue reading

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Amid A Raging Pandemic, Florida Schools Reopen With COVID-19 #DeathWaivers And Teachers Scared To #Death: Certain Death For Somebody’s Child Is Only A Question Of Who, Not When…

In Florida, there is a raging pandemic going on. People are dying. According to official reports from the Florida Department of Health, there are a total of 497,330 Florida cases*** with 7,402 deaths related to COVID-19. In the middle of … Continue reading

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