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SC teachers call for law that protects against having to teach virtual and in-person simultaneously

Teachers said the dual-modality instruction essentially means doing two jobs at the same time, and it’s a reality many teachers say they’ve struggled with this year.

Wisconsin teachers resign after investigation into slavery lesson

The teachers gave sixth grade students an assignment that asked them how they would “punish” a slave, officials said.

NYC schools used first COVID-19 relief package to cover custodial expenses

The city’s education department planned to use $631 million from the March 2020 federal relief package to cover “cleaners, handypersons, firepersons and engineers that support the regular operation” of city school buildings, records show.

Closing the digital divide in the age of COVID-19 – mobile hotspots are helping

Efforts to get more hotspots are enabling mostly lower-income students to continue their studies remotely.

These Alabama districts looked for ways to rethink educators’ workloads

National reporting suggests that teacher burnout is high, with resignations up particularly in districts offering both remote and in-person instruction.

Texas high schoolers set prices for classmates in ‘slave trade’ chat (subscription)

A school district in Aledo, Texas, said it had meted out “disciplinary consequences” after ninth graders assigned dollar values to students of color in private Snapchat messages.
Thu Apr 15th, 2021

Florida education commissioner: Schools cannot have mandatory mask rules next year

Richard Corcoran said the Department of Education had reviewed data from across the state and did not find a correlation between sweeping mask mandates and the presence of COVID-19 in schools.
Thu Apr 15th, 2021

Here’s why a 3-2 Detroit school board vote to suspend in-person learning until the end of the school year failed

Seconds after the vote was taken, the three who voted yes were told the vote failed.
Wed Apr 14th, 2021

California teacher put on administrative leave over Zoom rants

"This is a matter that we take very seriously and it is receiving our highest scrutiny," the San Marcos Unified School District said in a statement.
Wed Apr 14th, 2021

‘Summer Rising’: NYC offers free k-12 summer school program

It will be open to both students assigned to summer school for remedial work and those just looking for fun activities.
Wed Apr 14th, 2021

Teachers Union switches stance, now endorses CDC guidance on school reopenings

The move comes after the American Federation of Teachers received a letter from the health agency.
Tue Apr 13th, 2021