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After wildfires consumed an entire town, students and teachers who had planned for remote classes found some comfort in staying connected amid the chaos. — NYT: Dan Levin and Kate Taylor
New York officials are “looking at” the possibility of a mandatory flu vaccine for all public school students, according to a report. — Fox News: Kayla Rivas
Anti-Trump questions on a current events quiz given to students in a Michigan district this week were taken from an app and not crafted by the teacher or approved by the school, the superintendent said in a statement Wednesday. — FOX
Los Angeles County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer was caught on audiotape saying the country’s largest county would not reopen its schools until “after the election.” — FOX News: Morgan Phillips
Experts will tell you there’s no correlation between dyslexia and intelligence — Paul Batura
The University of Maryland announced Friday it’s renaming the women’s studies department after Harriet Tubman – the abolitionist and famous female “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. — Danielle Wallace
Dr. Rebecca Watts appointed as Regional Vice President to lead team in 12-state region SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Western Governors University (WGU) announced today that it has established an office in the greater New York City area to increase support for students, alumni,
LAWRENCE, N.J. — A freshman from Lawrence High School was a first place winner from among 5,000 students participating in an international video contest called Population Connection’s “World of 7 Billion”. Arjun Agarwal is among 18 first or second place winners. He
LAWRENCE, N.J. — A group of high school students from the Light for the Night students’ club at The Lawrenceville School conducted fundraisers and bought 200 solar flashlights that they recently donated to storm-devastated Puerto Rico. Hurricane Maria hit the Caribbean island