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BATON ROUGE — A state Education Department workgroup assigned the task of eliminating perceived distractions in the classroom is recommending that public school districts allow more time for teachers to prepare lessons, remove disruptive students from the classroom and have students stow their cell phones during class time.

Faculty Now Has Unlimited Access to Text-based Mental Health App, Students to Have Access This Fall, All Focused on Mitigating Heightened Academic and Social Stresses Counslr, the text-based mental health support mobile app, announced today that it has expanded its support into the State of Rhode Island through a partnership with the Bristol Warren Regional School District. The partnership rolled out to first focus on access to the Counslr app for the more than 500 faculty members, which include

Faculty Now Has Unlimited Access to Text-based Mental Health App, Students to Have Access This Fall, All Focused on Mitigating Heightened Academic and...

BATON ROUGE — A state Education Department workgroup assigned the task of eliminating perceived distractions in the classroom is recommending that public school districts allow more time for teachers to prepare lessons, remove disruptive students from the classroom and have students stow their cell phones during class time.

An audit of a professional development firm and its multimillion-dollar work for the state hasnt yet been sent to the lawmakers who requested it in February, even as the Indiana-based company appears poised to be awarded another contract at the end of the month.

The Kane County Regional Office of Education recently announced the launch of P.L.A.Y. (Professional Learning and You), a new professional development catalog through the Illinois Online Academy. P....

Local school districts are finding new ways to fill spots during a major teacher shortage. Volusia, Brevard, and Flagler counties are now working with Daytona State College to get district employees who want to teach their bachelor's degrees.

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Graduates of the Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership Program at Viterbo University celebrated their accomplishments this evening.

College of the Canyons will offer four summer sessions running from June 3 through Aug. 17, giving students a variety of options in both class format and scheduling designed to help them achieve their educational goals, from launching a new career to transferring to a four-year university.

College of the Canyons (COC) will offer four summer sessions running from June 3 through August 17, giving students a variety of options...