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Students across the country are grappling with difficult feelings, situations and events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are no easy solutions. A national study published in November found that over 80 percent of young adults reported a decline in mental health during the two months after the...
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Estudiantes de todo el país están lidiando con emociones, situaciones y eventos difíciles como consecuencia de la pandemia COVID-19, y no hay soluciones fáciles. Según un estudio nacional publicado en noviembre, más del 80% de los adultos jóvenes reportaron un deterioro de su salud mental durante los dos primeros...
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Los críticos de las pruebas estandarizadas dicen que el gobierno federal debería reducir o pausar estas pruebas, como la pandemia ha reducido los esfuerzos de aprendizaje de muchos estudiantes durante el año pasado. Algunos grupos de educación y sindicatos de maestros sostienen que las pruebas...
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Critics of standardized testing say the federal government should reduce or pause these tests, since the pandemic has upended so many students’ learning efforts in the last year. Some education groups and teacher’s unions argue standardized tests disproportionately affect Black and Brown students and those...
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A majority of California’s largest school districts plan on bringing students and teachers back on campuses by early April, even as local officials grapple with state social distancing requirements they say are unclear and limit kids’ in-person options. Rapidly declining case rates and teacher vaccinations have drastically changed California’s reopening landscape...
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La mayoría de los distritos escolares más grandes de California planean traer de regreso a los estudiantes y maestros a los campus a principios de abril, incluso cuando los funcionarios locales lidian con los requisitos estatales de distanciamiento social que, según dicen, no están claros y limitan las opciones...
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon could do a better job setting up high school students for careers once they graduate, according to a new analysis. The Alliance for Excellent Education examined state policies for promoting career readiness after high school. Anne Hyslop, assistant director of policy development and government relations at the...
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Segun dice un nuevo analisis, Oregon podria hacer un mejor trabajo preparando a los estudiantes de secundaria para que ingresen a sus carreras una vez que se graduen. La organizacion Alianza para la Excelencia Educativa, examino las politicas estatales para promover la preparacion profesional despues de la escuela...
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AUSTIN, Texas — Student parents have some major considerations as the new school year begins. From closed childcare centers, to nationwide computer shortages and limited broadband access in some areas, the pandemic has exacerbated the challenges. Cristina Guajardo is a resident at the Jeremiah Program in Austin, which provides lower-income single moms...