Education

Experts Say Colleges Should Rethink Punishing Students For Partying

4:04pm September 11, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

Colleges have been publicly shaming students for partying — even fellow students are reporting others to campus police. But experts say shame has never worked in public health interventions.

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GCS Opens Saturday Internet Hubs For Students

3:51pm September 11, 2020

by Keri Brown

School districts across North Carolina are trying to find ways to help kids who are still struggling with internet access during remote learning.

In her video Weehawken to Gettysburg Cathy Cluck stands near a statue of Alexander Hamilton in New Jersey. Cluck took a 15-day road trip to visit some of the places she teaches her students about each year and posted daily highlights to her YouTube.

Texas Teacher Takes Her Students On A Road Trip Through U.S. History — Remotely

3:45pm September 11, 2020

When the pandemic forced high school teacher Cathy Cluck to rethink her teaching strategy, she went on a "Great American History Road Trip," holding virtual lessons along the way.

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WS/FC School Board Tables Executive Pay Raises

9:58am September 11, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

Some of the highest-paid employees in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district won't be getting large raises this year.

George Washington University says Jessica A. Krug has resigned from her position as an associate professor at the school.

George Washington Professor Who Reportedly Faked Being Black Resigns

1:51pm September 10, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

The university says Jessica A. Krug has quit, effective immediately, after a blog post published under her name said she had assumed various Black identities even though she is a white woman.

Children in isolation are developing mental health issues.

The Pandemic Has Researchers Worried About Teen Suicide

11:06am September 10, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

Anxiety and depression among teens and youth are getting worse since COVID lockdowns began in March, early studies suggest, and many experts say they fear a corresponding increase in suicide.

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Younger Students In Guilford County Could Head Back To Class Soon

4:06pm September 09, 2020

by Keri Brown

The Guilford County Board of Education is reviewing a reentry plan that would bring back some of the district's youngest students for in-person classes before October 20.

Camp Robin Hood in Freedom, N.H., was one of the few around the country to offer a summer sleepover camp. This fall, it's offering a program where students can live and attend classes remotely.

Class Without Coronavirus: Students Take Schoolwork To Sleepaway Camp

12:05pm September 09, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

Some camps that managed to successfully keep the virus at bay this summer are now offering a refuge from the virus — to those who can afford it — where students can live and attend classes remotely.

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Northeastern University Dismisses 11 Students For Breaking Social Distancing Rules

4:06pm September 08, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Deanna Schwartz, managing editor of Northeastern University's student newspaper, about the recent dismissal of 11 students for breaking social distancing rules.

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More than 30 million children depend on U.S. schools for free or reduced-price meals.

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'Children Are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling To Feed Students

11:34am September 08, 2020

by Cory Turner

School meals are the only meals some children get in a day. But during the pandemic, school feeding programs have been reaching fewer and fewer families.

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