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    Goats and Soda
    The moment British actor and comedian Stephen Fry announced Ranjitsinh Disale as the winner of the $1 million Global Teacher prize.
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    Village Teacher Wins $1 Million Prize For World's Most 'Exceptional' Educator

    Feb 12, 2021
    Ranjitsinh Disale from India has been honored for finding ways to educate girls whose parents don't want them to come to school.
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    Newscast headlines

    In-class Teaching Continues In Reno; Las Vegas Vote Thursday

    Nov 12, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Schools in Reno and Sparks will continue to combine in-class teaching with distance learning despite another spike in COVID-19 cases. In Las Vegas, a proposal to begin some classroom instruction is drawing opposition from unions representing school employees.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Public school teacher Kelly Mrozik holds in-person class for first graders in Wasilla, Alaska. She is required to wear a mask. Her students are not.
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    'The Big Experiment': Alaska School District Returns To Classrooms

    Oct 10, 2020
    A school district just north of Anchorage, Alaska, has more than 11,000 students in class. While there have been some coronavirus cases, the district says it's been able to deal with them quickly.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates

    Many Arkansas Teachers Refuse In-Person Classes Amid COVID-19 Concerns

    Sep 28, 2020
    Citing a lack of adherence to guidelines, teachers in Little Rock, Arkansas, have refused to teach in-person classes. The district is considering firing them.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Asher Wool, 8, uses a ferro rod and striker to light a bundle of tinder aflame at Earthwork school in western Massachusetts.
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    Growing Demand For Wilderness Education May Widen Learning Inequality

    Sep 15, 2020
    Parents desperate to get their kids outdoors and offline are choosing wilderness schools for their kids, but poor, urban kids are missing out. Educators in Kingston, N.Y., are trying to change that.
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    Goats and Soda
    Eliza Chikoti, 24, is a mentor to high school girls in Malawi. She is helping girls through their personal problems amid the pandemic — and encouraging them to stay in school.
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    Girls, Has The Pandemic Made You Think Of Quitting School? Call Your Mentor

    Jul 27, 2020
    In Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, counselors guide girls as they face tough choices during the coronavirus crisis — from giving up on their education to opting for early marriage.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Kristin Doherty (left) and Gina Kappes, advisers at North Salem High School in New York, performed a skit as part the video announcement that the 2020 graduation ceremony would take place at Four Brothers Drive In Theater next month.
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    Students To Get Graduation Pomp At Drive-In Theater Despite Circumstances

    May 07, 2020
    One high school in New York has found a way to have safe and memorable graduation: hold it at a drive-in movie theater.
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    KNPR's State of Nevada
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    A Multitude Of Websites Helps Keep Parents Informed, Kids Busy

    Mar 20, 2020

    And you thought summer vacation was bad… At least then you could take your kids to the pool or play dates!

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    Goats and Soda
    A child leaves for school in a village in India. Last November, the Indian government announced new rules limiting the weight of school bags depending on a child's age. But the rules are not always enforced.
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    You Think Your Kid's School Backpack Is Heavy? See What's Going On In India!

    Sep 04, 2019
    India has made new rules regulating the weight of school bags. Are principals — and parents — paying attention? One mother in Mumbai is conducting spot checks to find out.
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    Code Switch
    Hawaiian language activist Larry Kimura led the charge in the 1970s in getting Hawaii's Department of Education to sanction Hawaiian-language immersion schools. The state, however, did not offer any support or curriculum, Kimura said. So they did it on t
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    The Hawaiian Language Nearly Died. A Radio Show Sparked Its Revival

    Jun 22, 2019
    In Hawaii today, nearly everyone knows how to speak a few words and phrases of Hawaiian. But the practice of primarily speaking the Hawaiian language from birth nearly died two generations ago.
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    National
    A homemade sign hangs on the fence surrounded Paradise Elementary School. The school was destroyed by the fire and the rubble is now being bulldozed and cleaned up.
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    6 Months After Paradise Burned, Trauma Endures For Kids And Adults

    May 11, 2019
    Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.
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    Goats and Soda
    Seventh-grade teachers Rita Ibrahim John, left, and Anotinia Marquez Bero, right, must share a single room to teach their two classes. Cyclone Idai destroyed 32 classrooms at Eduardo Mondlane Primary Completion School in Mozambique.
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    Students In Mozambique Are Afraid The Winds Will Blow Them Away

    Apr 26, 2019
    Cyclone Idai damaged over 600 schools in Mozambique. Teachers and administrators struggle to rebuild and keep kids in class in the aftermath.
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    Shots - Health News
    While a day or two of complete rest may be necessary for kids after a concussion, any more could leave them feeling isolated and anxious, says Angela Lumba-Brown, a pediatric emergency medicine physician who helped shape new guidelines.
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    Kids With Concussions Can Phase In Exercise, Screen Time Sooner Than Before

    Dec 03, 2018
    No longer do kids with concussions need to sit in dark rooms for days on end. For the first time in nearly a decade, the nation's pediatricians have loosened their guidance on concussion recovery.
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    Goats and Soda
    Education activist Angeline Murimirwa was given the "Diamond Ball Honors Award" by Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation.
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    She Was Too Poor To Stay In School. Now She's An Inspiration To Rihanna

    Oct 10, 2018
    Angeline Murimirwa is lauded as one of the world's most influential women for her work with a charity that gives scholarships to poor girls in Africa. She herself was once one of those girls.
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    Goats and Soda
    When class is done for the day, the boat putters along the river to drop off its students.
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    'Floating Schools' Make Sure Kids Get To Class When The Water Rises

    Sep 12, 2018
    Monsoon floods won't stop these kids from going to school in Bangladesh — especially if the school comes to the student!
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    The Salt
    Making food allergy awareness part of the curriculum may help prevent bullies from using these foods as a threat.
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    Parents, Schools Step Up Efforts To Combat Food-Allergy Bullying

    Jun 05, 2018
    Up to 32 percent of kids with food allergies have been taunted with foods that make them sick. Schools are moving beyond allergy awareness and "nut-free zones" to address this dangerous behavior.
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    Shots - Health News
    Ashley Brady explains the increase over time in marijuana potency to a class of eighth-graders at Marin Primary and Secondary School in Larkspur, California.
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    With The Rise Of Legal Weed, Drug Education Moves From 'Don't' to 'Delay'

    Jun 03, 2018
    Today's drug prevention messaging is a far cry from the "Just Say No" days. Schools want to give kids the facts to make informed decisions about whether and when to try drugs or alcohol.
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    The Two-Way
    Jai Gillard, a freshman who was in the class where the mass shooting started, looks at a cross for Sabika Sheikh before signing it at a memorial for the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting on Monday in Santa Fe, Texas.
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    'We Were Expecting That She Will Return Alive': Family Mourns Slain Pakistani Student

    May 21, 2018
    Sabika Sheikh's family was aware of U.S. school shootings, but didn't think it would happen to their daughter. "We were confident that Sabika will be very much safe there," her great-uncle tells NPR.
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    Newscast headlines

    Gerlach Moving To Four-Day School Week

    May 14, 2018

    Gerlach schools will convert from a five-day school week to a Monday-through-Thursday week for the next two school years. 

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    Newscast headlines

    Data Shows Improvement By Hispanic, Black Students In Nevada

    Apr 12, 2018
    RENO, Nev.
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    Shots - Health News
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    Black And Latino Children Are Often Overlooked When It Comes To Autism

    Mar 19, 2018
    Research suggests that African-American and Latino children with autism are diagnosed later in life because of healthcare provider bias and families' lack of access to care, among other reasons.
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    The Two-Way
    Wes Morosky, left, owner of Duke's Sport Shop helps Ron Detka as he shops for a rifle at his store in New Castle, Pa.
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    Trump's Plan To Secure Schools Calls For Arming Teachers, Improving Background Checks

    Mar 11, 2018

    The White House is endorsing a plan that would allow teachers and other school employees to be armed. It does not call for higher age limits for would-be gun buyers.

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    The Salt
    <em>Sylvia's Spinach</em> by Katherine Pryor
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    Children's Publishing House Takes Food Literacy Literally

    Feb 27, 2018
    Teaching kids how to eat healthfully and appreciate the cultural diversity of food begins with getting books about these themes into their hands, says Readers to Eaters' founding publisher.
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    Inside The Virtual Schools Lobby: 'I Trust Parents'

    Feb 13, 2018
    Behind-the-scenes marketing has made 'I Trust Parents' the mantra of for-profit, online charter schools in their battles with states and traditional charter schools.
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    Criminal Justice Collaborative
    A bullet hole is seen in an exterior wall at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School on Nov. 15, 2017. Gunman Kevin Janson Neal is believed to have spent six minutes shooting into the school before driving off to continue his shooting spree. One student was
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    California Town Wrestles With Aftermath Of Shooting Rampage

    Feb 09, 2018
    A visit to Rancho Tehama shows a small, rural community still struggling with the fallout from last fall's massacre in which a gunman killed five townspeople and wounded 12 others.

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