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"It's easy to prevent these illnesses and it's not being done," said Andy Brosius who wishes the district would mandate masks during periods of medium and high transmission of illnesses.

Most suburban Milwaukee schools met, exceeded or significantly exceeded expectations on state report cards released Tuesday.

The Barbarian Challenge originated in 2011; the City of Gadsden purchased the rights in 2015 and has conducted it since (the 2020 event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic).

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The broad eligibility for assistance is not expected to last for all Ames students into the fall, however.

It has been a while since Danyell Cummings left her high-school classroom to be an administrator -- then left there for a districtwide job.

The School District of Philadelphia needs additional funding to address staffing shortages, facility maintenance and student performance gaps, Superintendent William Hite testified Tuesday in the ongoing civil trial over Pennsylvania's education funding system. The trial stems from a lawsuit brought by six school districts claiming the state has not met its constitutional obligations.

On Monday, eight West Philadelphia-area schools, including six public schools, were chosen to participate in the University City Science Center's FirstHand STEM educational program, as a result of a $3.9 million grant awarded to the organization by the U.S. Department of Education.

The pandemic has greatly affected school cafeterias across the country.

Many students rely on the free breakfast and lunch offered by the school.