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Weekly NewsBrief 8/17/20 - 8/23/20

  As school starts, California districts try to improve virtual special education – By Carolyn Jones, EdSource As schools in California begin re-opening virtually, state education offici...

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Weekly NewsBrief 8/10/20 - 8/16/20

  NC Gov. Cooper directs $95.6M to help support K-12, postsecondary students impacted by COVID-19 – By WSPA.com North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday directed $95.6 million in ne...

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Weekly NewsBrief 8/3/30 - 8/9/20

  Tennessee officials offer $100K teacher program grants – From the Associated Press Tennessee education officials are offering 20 grants of $100,000 apiece to form or expand programs ...

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Weekly NewsBrief 7/27/20 - 8/2/20

  What remote learning will look like this fall for Massachusetts students as state reveals new guidelines – By Michelle Williams, MassLive Remote learning for school-aged children thi...

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Weekly NewsBrief 7/20/20 - 7/26/20

  Georgia DOE will help more than 12 million students with distance learning – By Stephanie Toone, Atlanta Journal Constitution More than 12 million students in grades Kindergarten throu...

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Weekly NewsBrief 7/13/20 - 7/19/20

  After last-minute change, D.C. says it wants students back but will wait and watch virus – By Perry Stein, The Washington Post All week, parents and teachers in the nation’s capital ex...

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Weekly NewsBrief 7/6/20 - 7/12/20

  New Jersey offers ‘bridge’ year for high school students to make up for class time lost in coronavirus pandemic – By Melanie Burney, The Philadelphia Inquirer A new “bridge year” pilot...

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Weekly NewsBrief 6/29/20 - 7/4/20

Over 300 admissions deans pledge not to disadvantage students impacted by the coronavirus – By Natalie Schwartz, Education Dive More than 300 college admission leaders have signed  onto a ...

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Weekly NewsBrief 6/22/20 - 6/28/20

  Illinois releases guidelines to reopen schools in the fall – By Samantha Smylie, Chalkbeat Illinois schools will need to check temperatures and screen for symptoms of illness, practice...

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Weekly NewsBrief 6/15/20 - 6/21/20

  Indiana’s K-12 schools won’t face state funding cuts, Holcomb says – By Emma Kate Fittes, Chalkbeat Indiana school districts will not face state funding cuts next school year, Gov. Eri...

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Weekly NewsBrief 6/8/20 - 6/14/20

  Gov. Newsom won’t bend on directing billions to low-income students’ learning loss – By John Fensterwald, EdSource Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he would not compromise with the Legi...

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Weekly NewsBrief 6/1/20 - 6/7/20

  Illinois green-lights in-person summer school – By Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat The state of Illinois will allow school districts to host in-person summer school, with some restrictions ...

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Weekly NewsBrief 5/25/20 - 5/31/20

  California needs $500 million to buy enough computers, internet connections for all students – By Diana Lambert, EdSource California needs at least $500 million to address the immedi...

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Weekly NewsBrief 5/18/20 - 5/24/20

  How This Education Research Publisher Transformed Itself In The Wake Of The Pandemic – By Robyn D. Shulman, Forbes Last year, I wrote about LeiLani Cauthen, CEO of the Learning Couns...

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Weekly NewsBrief 5/11/20 - 5/17/20

  Pa. schools expected to reopen in fall in some form, state education secretary says – By Andrew Goldstein, Pittsburg Post-Gazette State Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera said Monda...

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Weekly NewsBrief 5/4/20 - 5/10/20

  Senate passes $1.25 billion bond issue for schools – By Todd Stacy, Alabama Daily News The Alabama State Senate on Monday passed legislation to authorize an $1.25 billion bond issue ...

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Weekly NewsBrief 4/27/20 - 5/3/20

  New York City schools change traditional grading system in response to Covid-19 – By Alec Snyder, CNN New York City officials unveiled a new grading policy for students across its pu...

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Weekly NewsBrief 4/20/20-4/26/20

 Pandemic response: State Board of Education to consider stop-gap measure for new teachers unable to complete final certification requirements – By Andrea Eger, Tulsa World Pandemic-relate...

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Weekly NewsBrief 4/13/20-4/19/20

As summer nears, school districts begin 'scenario planning' – By Linda Jacobson, Education Dive Saturday “academies” and extending the current school year are among the possible ways sta...

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Weekly NewsBrief 4/6/20-4/12/20

4 In 10 U.S. Teens Say They Haven't Done Online Learning Since Schools Closed – By Anya Kamenetz, NPR With most schools closed nationwide because of the coronavirus pandemic, a national po...

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