#51K more NYC students enroll in classroom learning

#51K more NYC students enroll in classroom learning

“#51K more NYC students enroll in classroom learning” Roughly 51,000 Big Apple kids switched from remote to blended learning during a Department of Education opt-in period this month, according to the agency. That brings the total number of city students participating in classroom activity to 365,000, according to the DOE. There are roughly 960,000 kids…

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#Children swap classrooms for beach lessons in Spain

#Children swap classrooms for beach lessons in Spain

“#Children swap classrooms for beach lessons in Spain” LOS NIETOS, Spain – Does having school at the beach sound like a dream? After a year of remote learning and socially distanced classrooms, one school in the Spanish region of Murcia is doing just that, trying to combine clear air and a new way of teaching….

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#LA teachers union, school district sued by parents claiming closures cause ‘personal injury’ to kids

#LA teachers union, school district sued by parents claiming closures cause ‘personal injury’ to kids

“#LA teachers union, school district sued by parents claiming closures cause ‘personal injury’ to kids” Los Angeles parents are suing the local school district and teachers union for continuing school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic, claiming that students have suffered academically and emotionally as a result. The personal injury lawsuit filed this week named the Los Angeles Unified School District…

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#Michigan student accidentally sets off homemade bomb

#Michigan student accidentally sets off homemade bomb

“#Michigan student accidentally sets off homemade bomb” Six people were reportedly injured when a Michigan student accidentally set off a homemade explosive device inside a classroom on Monday morning. The 16-year-old student who detonated the device, four other students and a teacher were all hurt in the inadvertent blast at Newaygo High School, police told…

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#Egyptian 12-year-old teaches neighbors during school closure

#Egyptian 12-year-old teaches neighbors during school closure

“#Egyptian 12-year-old teaches neighbors during school closure” ATMIDAH, Egypt – Every day up to 30 children gather for school lessons in a narrow village street in Egypt’s northern Dakahlia province. Their teacher is 12-year-old Reem El-Khouly, who started offering instruction to her younger neighbors in Atmidah, about 50 miles northeast of Cairo, when schools across…

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#Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students’ computers sparks privacy fears

#Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students’ computers sparks privacy fears

“#Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students’ computers sparks privacy fears” SINGAPORE – A Singapore government scheme to ensure children have access to computers for home learning has raised privacy concerns over monitoring software installed on the devices. The scheme, accelerated by the closure of schools last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, offers subsidies…

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