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Proposed bill would let Missouri school districts certify people to be teachers

The bill would let school districts offer teaching certifications to people who don’t have a certification from the state of Missouri.

Trying to improve remote learning? A refugee camp offers some surprising lessons

Basic digital literacy and project-based learning are strategies that helped refugee students adjust seamlessly to online school in a pandemic.

Some Florida teachers still waiting on pay raises

Teachers in 23 Florida school districts have not seen pay increases promised by the Legislature when it approved spending $500 million last year to raise educator salaries.

With NYC teachers getting vaccinated soon, when will schools return to normal?

While teachers across New York City raced to sign up for coronavirus vaccines this week, it could be many months before schools are able to ramp up in-person instruction significantly, public health experts said.

St. Louis Public Schools will close 8 schools, sparing 3

The closures are an effort to put more funding toward support services and academics, rather than facilities costs, as the district continues to lose students and operate half-empty buildings.

LA Schools Chief: Kids must get COVID-19 vaccine to return

The admission marks the first acknowledgement from the head of a major school system that the coronavirus vaccine is likely headed to the list of required school immunizations.

How Miami-Dade opened all its public schools — and kept them open

Alberto Carvalho has been able to do what hundreds of his fellow superintendents have not: fully open his district's schools in the pandemic.

New Jersey won’t require tests to graduate or rate teachers on student growth

While New Jersey can lower the stakes of testing, it can’t unilaterally cancel the annual tests that students must take under federal law.

As Chicago Public Schools reopen, district vows to hold employees accountable

More than 500 teachers were missing. An additional 235 employees failed health screens.

More teachers getting vaccinated in push to restore normalcy

"I'm realistic. I'm a middle school educator -- germs are everywhere."

Illinois Legislative Black Caucus unveils K-12 education reform bill

Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are advancing a K-12 education bill that would expand resources for marginalized students and reform education policies that disproportionately harm students of color.

California Governor’s budget targets reopening, reviving public schools and universities

“The governor’s budget is a big step toward meeting the needs of diverse school districts throughout the state.”

114 studies on flipped classrooms show small payoff for big effort

The largest meta-analysis to date of flipped classrooms in the world suggests the popular trend improves learning only slightly.

They didn’t turn in their work for remote school. Their parents were threatened with court and fines

After their kids experienced tech glitches or turned off cameras during online learning, these families were accused of truancy and received legal threats.

If teachers get the vaccine quickly, can students get back to school? (subscription)

Teachers' unions largely support plans to put educators near the front of the line, but given availability and logistics, that might not be enough to open more schools in the spring.