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SBA may deny PPP loan due to bankruptcy, appeals court rules
REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Summary Law firms Related documents Bankrupt Vermont hospital not eligible for pandemic aid, court rules Grants, not loans, protected by bankruptcy law (Reuters) – The Small Business Administration was within its rights to deny pandemic aid to a nonprofit hospital on the basis that …
Private schools in Delhi worried about promotion policy | Latest Delhi News
Private schools in the capital have raised concerns over the Department of Education’s (DoE) revised promotion policy for students in grades 9 and 11, saying it dilutes the purpose of assessments by lowering the minimum grades required for promotion. While the DoE has set a pass mark of 33% (33 out of 100) for the …
Food Research & Action Center joins call for extension of free school meals | Education
MASSENA – The Food Research & Action Center, a national nonprofit organization working to eradicate poverty-related hunger and undernutrition in the United States, has joined other officials in calling for free meals for all students be extended to the 2022-23 school year. As it stands, school districts would no longer be able to serve free …
Hillsborough school superintendent hopes to raise bus driver salaries and criticizes proposed funding cuts
Like many school districts in the region and across the country, Hillsborough County is facing a shortage of bus drivers. Currently, the county is about 130 drivers short. District officials hope a pay rise will attract new drivers. School Superintendent Addison Davis announced at a press conference on Wednesday that he is asking the school …
Major academic institutions will receive more than $40 million to create centers challenging neoliberalism
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of five major academic institutions that … [+] receive a grant to establish a new center on economy and society. Getty The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Omidyar Network announced today that they are allocating more than $40 million in grants to support the creation of …
SC virtual public school programs flounder. Aiken might have an answer. | Colombia
Many South Carolina K-12 virtual public school programs suffer from high failure rates. The problems have become so acute that Horry County School District, the third-largest school district in the state, announced at a January 25 board meeting that it was considering ending its virtual program after that about half of his students failed at …
DATA SHOW SIGNIFICANT SUPERINTENDENT CHANGE SINCE MARCH 2020 AND DRAMATIC GENDER GAP
WASHINGTON, February 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ILO Group, a women-founded national education strategy and policy firm, today released new analysis on the COVID-19 pandemic that showed significant turnover among superintendents school districts, as well as a dramatic and growing gender gap in district leadership across the United States The new data focuses on the 500 …
Q&A with CAP’s new Senior Vice President for Education, Jesse O’Connell
The Center for American Progress welcomes Jesse O’Connell as senior vice president for education. In this role, he will lead our efforts to advance policies that ensure all Americans have access to high-quality educational opportunities across the learning spectrum, including early childhood, K-12. year and higher education. In his role, Jesse will work with the …
List of Center Grove Climbing School of Wrestlers career wins
Ranked No. 1 in his weight class most of the season, Hayden Watson is looking to return to the National Finals. Daily Diary File Photo The west wall of the Center Grove wrestling hall is a lingering reminder of the program’s past. Pins, wins or otherwise, season and career leaders in various categories are displayed …
School building sub-committee plans public forums in early February to discuss projects | Daily news alerts
WEST — The architectural firm working on a school building project is nearing completion of a report on existing conditions and plans to meet with administrators and possibly students next week. These meetings will allow representatives of the firm JCJ Architecture to better understand the needs of schools as well as the information and data …
Beth-Center Middle School Donates Christmas Gifts to WHS | Local news
For those patients who find themselves in the hospital for Christmas, missing the celebrations can make their illness or injury more miserable. The Bethlehem-Center Middle School Student Council, for example, helps staff at Washington Health System Washington Hospital and WHS Greene bring holiday cheer to patients. Student council members donated 200 wrapped gifts that will …
Substance Use Prevention Resources Available for Schools
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) visited the Halifax Area Middle School and High School to highlight their drug use disorder prevention program. evidence-based substances (SUD) and remind schools of the resources available to provide support to students, educators and communities. “Prevention …
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Judge threatens to arrest PPP ‘fraudsters’ in Singapore hotel bankruptcy
Signage is seen in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, New York, United States, August 24, 2020. REUTERS / Andrew Kelly (Reuters) – Two shareholders in a Singaporean real estate trust could face prison sentences over what a Delaware judge called a fraudulent scheme to obtain a …
The School of Architecture’s “Challenge and Opportunity” exhibition opens in Shanghai
“Challenge and Opportunity,” an exhibition showcasing Syracuse University’s innovation in architectural education during the COVID-19 pandemic, opened on October 23 at the Bamboo Art Center in Shanghai. Organized by the School of Architecture in cooperation with Tontsen Architecture Design in Shanghai, the inauguration of the exhibition celebrated all those who have enabled Syracuse Architecture to …
First Selectman Fred Camillo and Selectwoman Lauren Rabin win second term in Greenwich
GREENWICH – Fred Camillo, who successfully tackled the challenges of COVID-19 in his first term as first coach, was re-elected on Tuesday in a landslide for a second term in a Republican sweep in local elections. Selectwoman Lauren Rabin was also re-elected to the Selectmen board of directors as the GOP made a strong display …
Murphy, Ciattarell: Strong differences between schools in NJ
Credit: (Edwin J. Torres / NJ Governor’s Office; AP Photo / Frank Franklin II, Pool)Gov. Phil Murphy, a leftist Democrat and Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli When Phil Murphy was elected governor four years ago, it was seen as a sea change in the state’s leadership and oversight of New Jersey public schools. His predecessor, Governor …
United States Tackles “Unfair” Funding of Schools, Report Says | Best States
More than half of the states have per-student funding levels below the national average, which is part of an overall grim picture of public education in the United States painted by a report published Thursday. Findings from the Education Law Center, a nonprofit organization focused on equity in education, underscore the “persistence of unfair funding …
Gun Threat at Stoughton High School Triggered Bad Protocol, Principal Says | Education
Stoughton High School initially evacuated some of its students and staff on Monday, October 25, based on a report of a person wielding a gun. That evening, administrators said the protocol was wrong. The school first followed a protocol known as ALICE, developed in recent years to assist authorities when an armed person is on …
Alice Birney gets a generator! Morris Elementary gets a generator! ALL LOCAL SCHOOLS GET A NEW GENERATOR! | Lost Coast Outpost
Left to Right: Sheriff William Honsal, Superintendent Chris Hartley, Director of Emergency Services Ryan Derby. Photos: HCOE. ### Humboldt County Office of Education Press Release: Humboldt County school sites will no longer be in the dark during local power outages thanks to a state grant and coordination between the Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) …
DeSantis Says Justice Department Is Investigating School Board Threats To “Stifle Dissent” By “Concerned Parents” | Florida
(The Center Square) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said that a US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into a “worrying spike” in threats against school boards nationwide is designed to intimidate ” worried parents ”. “Attorney General Garland is arming the DOJ by using the FBI to prosecute concerned parents and silence them through …
In this rural Massachusetts school district, teacher retention is low due to budget-related layoffs, superintendent says
A low teacher retention rate at Orange is just one of the realities of the challenges of rural education, according to Superintendent Elizabeth Zielinski. Among K-6 schools in Orange, there was a teacher retention rate of 72.1%, meaning that 31 of the 43 teachers stayed from year to year. This is a decrease from the …
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Migrants on school buses? Texas town feels stuck in the middle
DEL RIO, Texas, Sept.21 (Reuters) – Many residents of the Texas border town of Del Rio have been saying for months they feel abandoned by the federal government as border arrests soar in 20 years . Now, with several thousand migrants housed in precarious conditions under the international bridge connecting Del Rio and Ciudad Acuña …
Educators and police are some of the highest earners in Vernon | Vernon
VERNON – School administrators were the highest paid employees in town last year, with 18 of the top 20 earners working in the school system and bringing home salaries well in excess of $ 100,000, while overtime of the police pushed dozens of officers into the top 100. A review of the top 100 employees …
Readfield-area school district targets learning gaps with COVID-19 relief funds
READFIELD – The COVID-19 pandemic has created learning gaps for most students in Regional School Unit 38, and the district plans to use coronavirus relief funds to help fill them. RSU 38 principals briefed the district board on Wednesday evening on how students are adjusting when they return to school full time. Directors said the …
Senate hope eases AG’s office power through lawsuits
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has sued China over the coronavirus. He signed a failed lawsuit aimed at overturning the 2020 presidential election results. Now, as he positions himself for a Senate race, he turns his attention closer to home and goes on to stop mask warrants in liberal towns …
Local summer school attracts new Stanford teachers
Aminata Kalokoh-Odeh learned a lot about teaching in elementary school during her year in the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP), from best practices for teaching different subjects to how to work with forces and the needs of a diverse group of students. Go to the website to watch the video. Kurt hickman The Stanford Teacher …
Woodland School District Superintendent celebrates last day of school – Daily Democrat
Tom Pritchard’s office – a small room with a meeting table, desk, and photographs he took of nature – was empty most of the day Thursday as he visited many district campuses to check on how to get by. was on the first day of each school for the last time in his career. Pritchard, …
Pritzker has “no plan” for additional mitigation measures; “Local control” is at the center of the new school directives |
SPRINGFIELD – The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state’s approach to mitigating the spread of the virus statewide and in schools. For school districts, this means advice suggested rather than required, with an emphasis on local control to impose mitigation measures. For the governor’s office, that means there are “no plans” to …
North County School News, July 18
DEL MAR A student organizes a surf camp for young people Mia Boggs, a junior at Cathedral Catholic High School, recently created and ran a “Sunshine Surf Camp” for children with special needs on the beach south of Powerhouse Park in Del Mar. She chose to be a mentor this year for the “Options Program”. …
TSSAA inducts class of 2020 into Hall of Fame
The 2020 TSSAA Hall of Fame inductees were initially scheduled to be inducted at the annual luncheon in April 2020. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this ceremony has been postponed not one, not two, but three time. The nine inductees were officially recognized for their contributions to high school athletics during the induction ceremony …
Lawmaker suggests extra school year after learning loss in pandemic – NBC Boston
The abrupt shift to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken K-12 education across the country, especially for people with developmental disabilities, and a state official of Boston on Tuesday presented a strategy to repair part of the damage: allow any student who soon graduates to stay in school for an additional year. Legislation …
Wolf to sign budget package and celebrate funding for public schools
Governor Tom Wolf was due to sign a budget of around $ 40 billion on Wednesday which was passed last week, as he prepared to attend a public event on Capitol Hill to celebrate new funding for public schools. The hundreds of pages of budget legislation emerged publicly from closed-door negotiations on Friday and were …
The Day – Norwich school principal receives rave review
Norwich – School district school superintendent Kristen Stringfellow’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic was not the only thing that earned her a commendation from the Board of Education. School board president Heather Romanski pointed out that Stringfellow also spent some of that time doubling as district finance director and without an assistant superintendent and program …
Realignment creates two new positions | News, Sports, Jobs
WARREN – Warren City School District is creating new administrative positions as part of realignment. Warren G. Harding High School Principal Dante Capers will assume the newly created position of Associate Superintendent of Student Services, Student Welfare and Success. Capers, who was Harding’s principal for nine years and before was the high school’s deputy principal, …
Haines School District Finances Strong and Outlook Positive, Administration Says After Tough Year | Radio KHNS
The school district and community of Haines have had a tough year with the COVID-19 pandemic and deadly landslide last December, which killed a kindergarten teacher and a beloved community member. But going forward, the school principal says the district finances are in great shape and the outlook is positive. https://khns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/16HainesSchools.mp3 Looking back on the …
Parents at Zionsville Community Schools Support Optional Face Masks Next Year • Current Post
Dozens of parents from Zionsville community schools attended the June 14 school board meeting, asking the board to consider making face masks optional for the 2021-22 school year. Face masks continue to be mandatory in all schools due to an order from Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb that is set to expire July 1. At the …
Medina County Education Service Center is considering virtual academy for 2021-2022 school year
MEDINA, Ohio — With a return to in-person learning this fall, Medina County school districts have partnered with the Medina County Education Service Center (ESC) to offer a virtual learning option to the school. County-wide for kindergarten to eighth grade students for the 2021-22 school year for families who choose to continue with online classes. …
$ 2.2 billion in food aid announced for New York schoolchildren
ALBANY, NY (WWTI) – Additional federal funding will support child food assistance programs in New York State. On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced approximately $ 2.2 billion in federal food assistance for children who have been unable to access free school meals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NY announces $ 200 million in additional SNAP …
Milford school principal to leave at the end of June | Local News
Milford Central School District officials on Thursday (June 10) announced the resignation of Superintendent Mark Place, effective at the end of the month. Calling the decision an “amicable separation agreement”, Place wrote in an open letter that his resignation “was made in the best interests of our students, staff and families.” “I came to MCS …
June 11, 2021 – Red Bluff Daily News
Due to the statewide stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, most local events and meetings have been canceled. Here is a list of public meetings, many of which are conducted by teleconference. Check with each agency for information on submitting public comments. If your group or agency starts meetings with close orders being …
Public agenda: Thursday, June 3, 2021
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please note that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some meetings may be canceled, rescheduled, or held virtually. SANTEE-LYNCHES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Monday, June 7 at noon, Central Carolina Technical College Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center, 853 Broad St. MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WOMEN’S LEAGUE …
Ralph Ramos chosen as permanent director of Las Cruces public schools
LAS CRUCES – After making their final decisions in a closed-door executive session, members of the Las Cruces Public Schools Education Council announced that Ralph Ramos will be the new permanent superintendent for the district. Ramos, who served as the interim superintendent, said he wanted to thank the community and asked for continued support from …
Westlake Class of 2021 celebrates at in-person graduation Monday night
Seniors from Westlake High School walked across the stage to receive their diplomas last week in a closing and celebratory moment that many feared might not come to fruition with the uncertainties surrounding group gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Audrey Lingan, the student body vice president who hosted the launch at the Frank Erwin Center, …
Schools in the area win grants for district attorney’s ‘post-graduation activities’
By Dakota Antelman, Editor-in-chief NORTHBOROUGH – Algonquin High School, Grafton High School and Westborough High School all receive money to support “fun and safe activities after graduation”. This is thanks to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr., whose office has announced and distributed the grants in recent weeks. “Students have suffered greatly from the …
“ We have fully adapted to it ”: the last year of the pandemic high school
About this project: Few milestones carry as much meaning and memories as the last year of high school. This year’s seniors have had their final year of high school during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, PennLive profiles high school students talking about their experiences during this remarkable time. Kaseim Gregg thought it would only last …
Savannah-area high school athletes thankful to end on a high note
When senior Marist Gray Taylor lined up a left center shot on May 20 for a walk victory for the War Eagles in the GHSA Class 4A State Finals, it marked the end of a remarkable run for the team. Benedictine baseball. It was also the final play of the high school athletic season for …
End of a truly atypical school year | News, Sports, Jobs
The graduation season is approaching and the 2020-2021 school year is drawing to a close. It has been a school year like few others, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We wondered at the start of the year how it would work to bring hundreds of students into classrooms at a time when face masks and …
COLUMN: Looking back on 100 years of Charlotte County schools | Education
Charlotte County Public Schools Celebrate 100 Years. Let’s take a moment to celebrate the history of our school district and the success of our students. Steve dionisio Photo provided by CCPS Superintendent Steve Dionisio The modern era of Charlotte County Public Schools began on April 23, 1921, when Governor Cary A. Hardee enacted the DeSoto …
Somerset ISD ends school year with many bright spots, says principal
SOMERSET, Texas – The Somerset Independent School District says it will revert to 100% in-person learning next year. The COVID-19 pandemic has helped the district improve its technology by making sure all students have Chromebooks and internet access. Parents at Somerset ISD say the start of the school year was so frustrating because there were …
COVID-19: Homeless advocate Cam Noyes takes to the streets to help where he can
Breadcrumb Links Local News Cam Noyes helps homeless people in Old Strathcona Author of the article: Tom murray Volunteer Cameron Noyes (left) with his dog Boudica, helps a vulnerable person with supplies like masks, toilet paper, energy drinks and more along Whyte Avenue like this man from 103rd Street in Edmonton, March 20, 2020. Photo …
Telehealth can speed up the diagnosis of rare diseases
For a person living with a rare disease, it may take five years or more to receive an accurate diagnosis. With more than 40% of patients misdiagnosed at the start, this “diagnostic odyssey” can have serious and long-term consequences on the health of 300 million people affected by rare diseases and their families. It is …
Roku to Acquire Quibi Content, Including LeBron James’ Sports Documentary “Blackballed” and “I Promise”
Perhaps the biggest media crash in 2020 was the failure of the mobile streaming service Quibi. Ultimately, people weren’t interested in watching drama and reality series, movies, and documentaries in 10-minute chunks on their phones, rather than in great shape on their TVs. (The COVID-19 pandemic causing the country to shut down and forcing people …
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Cowboys work around disease, tinker with roster ahead of Monday game against Cardinals
The Cowboys activated injured reserve linebacker Leighton Vander Esch on Monday, hours before their evening game against the Arizona Cardinals. If all went according to plan, a second player would have been activated. Offensive lineman Cam Erving, recovering from a Week 1 knee sprain, was in line to join the 53-man roster. But he woke …
Brunswick Excessive, Glynn Academy Wins AP Honor College Award | Native Information
Brunswick Excessive College and Glynn Academy had been just lately acknowledged for his or her glorious leads to scholar achievement, because of the Faculty Board’s announcement of Honor Colleges 2021 Superior Placement (AP). “This honor displays the accomplishments of our college students, but additionally the hardworking lecturers who proceed to problem and help them on …
NC faculty superintendent prepared to maneuver ahead with reopening and bettering pupil efficiency
I’d have preferred to have been a pupil in Catherine Truitt’s class whereas she was educating English in highschool. Don’t mistake your self. I had glorious English lecturers in highschool a few years in the past. I give them credit score for serving to me get to the place I’m right now. However I really …
California college principal working behind the scenes
California’s prime training official retains a low profile as thousands and thousands of scholars keep at residence. CALIFORNIA, USA – This historical past was initially printed by CalMatters. Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders had many to thank once they gathered earlier this week to announce the state plan to reopen public colleges. They expressed …
Bannock County Fee to Wait After Election to Think about D25 Recall Vote Points | Native
The Bannock County Fee will wait till after the March 9 election to debate procedural uncertainties that might come up if voters oust the three faculty district 25 directors who’re prepared for a recall vote. On the identical poll by which the varsity district will ask voters to re-approve an extra $ 9.25 million levy, …
Weslaco ISD college board votes towards suspension of superintendent as district stays below audit
WESLACO, Texas (KVEO) – The Weslaco Unbiased Faculty District (ISD) will stay loyal to its superintendent because the district stays topic to a monetary assertion audit. Weslaco ISD Superintendent Proclaims Retirement The council voted 4-3 to maintain Dr Priscilla Canales as district superintendent throughout this audit interval. Notably, the three votes to droop Canales from …
Carthage College District Digital Studying Heart Will get New House | KSNF / KODE
CARTHAGE, Mo. – Increasingly more college students are connecting to their training on-line – a quantity that has exploded within the Carthage college district. It is a lengthy checklist that begins with a brand new digital studying home for tigers. The Digital Studying Heart now has its personal base of operations – and is experiencing …
Why treat yourself should be on your wishlist this year
Photo courtesy of Popsugar. 2020 has been the strangest year of all. In January, no one could have predicted that kissing would soon be considered a high-risk activity. This year’s global sex toy market represented a Income of approximately $ 24,929.0 million and is expected to grow at an annual rate of 9.2%; it is …
