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Inter-district transfer ratio of teachers amended
1 month, 1 week ago

Inter-district transfer ratio of teachers amended

The Hindu  

The General Education department has issued a circular correcting the anomalies in the ratio of inter-district transfer of teachers from pre-primary to high school levels in government schools. The inter-district transfer ratio for lower primary/upper primary schoolteachers has been increased from 10% to 20%, while for high school teachers it has been hiked to 15%. In the high school teacher …

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‘English Teacher’ makes the grade with a sweet, funny look at high school educators
4 months, 1 week ago

‘English Teacher’ makes the grade with a sweet, funny look at high school educators

LA Times  

There have been shows about teachers in every era of television, going back to “Our Miss Brooks” and not even including all the many series about teenagers in which teachers have played small or larger parts. Enrico Colantoni plays Grant Moretti, the high school principal, in “English Teacher.” Evan’s ex-boyfriend Malcolm, with whom he still ends up in bed, was …

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Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help
1 year, 4 months ago

Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help

Associated Press  

They were the kids most disrupted by the pandemic, the ones who were still learning to write their names and tie their shoes when schools shut down in the spring of 2020. Beyond third grade, fewer teachers each year know how to help students who are lacking key foundational reading skills, said Elizabeth Albro, an executive at the U.S. Department …

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Delhi Board of School Education's first-ever results declared
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi Board of School Education's first-ever results declared

Hindustan Times  

The first-ever results of the Delhi Board of School Education examination for Classes 10 and 12 were declared on Monday by Education Minister Atishi. Delhi Education Minister Atishi Marlena addresses a press conference regarding the first-ever results of the Delhi Board of School Education examination for classes 10 and 12, in New Delhi on Monday, May 15, 2023. Out of …

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‘Too much to learn': Schools race to catch up kids’ reading
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Too much to learn': Schools race to catch up kids’ reading

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Michael Crowder stands nervously at the front of his third grade classroom, his mustard-yellow polo shirt buttoned to the top. Says Gilbert-Jackson: “I don’t know why I’m hearing so many yeses when only half got it right.” Third-graders Michael Crowder, center, and Malaysia Strickland, left, work together on a reading comprehension project at Boyd Elementary School in Atlanta, …

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Kemp signs bills aiming to improve school safety, literacy
1 year, 8 months ago

Kemp signs bills aiming to improve school safety, literacy

Associated Press  

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp signed new laws Thursday that will require Georgia schools to perform annual drills for responding to campus shooters early in the school year and to perform literacy assessments for younger students three times per year to see if they can read at grade level. He said his safety bill “modernizes school safety protocols and …

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Dopamine Dressing, I tried it! Daily Mail editor tests feel-good fashions for a week
1 year, 11 months ago

Dopamine Dressing, I tried it! Daily Mail editor tests feel-good fashions for a week

Daily Mail  

Have you ever woken up in the morning and needed a little pep in your step? The look provided me with an instant shot of style adrenaline, comparable to the energy jolt one gets from drinking a can of Red Bull A happy hue worn alone or combined with other primary and secondary colors can instantly create an electric effect, …

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California lawmakers approve bill to make kindergarten mandatory, again
2 years, 4 months ago

California lawmakers approve bill to make kindergarten mandatory, again

LA Times  

August Russell clings to his mother, Natalie Russell, on his first day of kindergarten in Altadena in August 2021. California is one step closer to mandating that children attend kindergarten, a requirement that would come after droves of the state’s youngest students skipped the grade during the pandemic, heightening learning gap concerns. A bill approved by the state Senate this …

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4th grade Uvalde survivor: ‘I don’t want it to happen again’
2 years, 7 months ago

4th grade Uvalde survivor: ‘I don’t want it to happen again’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, recounted in video testimony to Congress on Wednesday how she covered herself with a dead classmate’s blood to avoid being shot and “just stayed quiet.” Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grader at Robb Elementary School, told lawmakers in a prerecorded video that she watched a …

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Quinta Brunson breaks down A+ grade for ‘Abbott Elementary’
2 years, 10 months ago

Quinta Brunson breaks down A+ grade for ‘Abbott Elementary’

Associated Press  

New York — When “Abbott Elementary” recently trended on Twitter daily for nearly a week, Quinta Brunson was speechless. “I was looking at it myself like ‘What is going on?’” said Brunson, the creator and writer of the first semester-sitcom and a former viral video star herself. So, I think that people are enjoying having something new.. I’ve seen multiple …

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I Tracked Down The Girls Who Bullied Me As A Kid. Here's What They Had To Say.
3 years, 10 months ago

I Tracked Down The Girls Who Bullied Me As A Kid. Here's What They Had To Say.

Huff Post  

The author at age 13. Another woman — whom I had also considered popular, smart and beautiful — learned early on that “loneliness was bad and I’d have to sacrifice to have friends.” She shared a story about being part of a group that excluded a classmate in 7th grade. It wasn’t until I reached high school that I located …

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UK Govt Faces Backlash over Coronavirus-hit Exam Grades System
4 years, 4 months ago

UK Govt Faces Backlash over Coronavirus-hit Exam Grades System

News 18  

The British government faced criticism on Thursday after education officials downgraded more than a third of pupils' final grades in a system devised after the coronavirus pandemic led to cancelled exams. Although the newly released results for 18-year-olds showed record-high grades and more students accepted to university courses, exam boards downgraded nearly 40 percent of pupils' grades in England. Ahead …

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She got into college with extra help — without cheating — and extraordinary effort
5 years, 7 months ago

She got into college with extra help — without cheating — and extraordinary effort

LA Times  

Emma Taylor doesn’t remember exactly when she drew the poster that defined her young life. The money Emma’s parents invested to help her learn pales beside the millions of dollars William “Rick” Singer raked in through the college admissions scam, which will land him in prison, possibly along with a former assistant women’s soccer coach at USC, CEOs, a lawyer …

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