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Published April 5, 2021 • Updated on April 5, 2021 at 6:02 am NBC Universal, Inc. Manchester Public Schools are having a remote learning day on Monday after district officials said there was an in-person teacher shortage following a COVID-19 vaccine clinic. District officials said staff were vaccinated at a clinic on Saturday and some called in sick on Monday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Due to the shortage of in-person te...

The Economy of Ransomware: Understanding and Defending Against the Evolving Threat Ransomware is on the rise — not only is higher education a prime target, but attacks have grown in number, sophistication and cost. In this session, Stephen Heath, chief information security officer for IT security consultancy Intrinium, will discuss the evolution of ransomware, quantifying risk and determining the best incident response strategy for your institution. AGENDA:

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NASCAR pit crew member on pace to finish with management and technology degree from BGSU Flexibility of online eCampus program allows Brandon Harder to fit classes into his busy lifestyle By Bob Cunningham ’18 Brandon Harder works all week in the garage for Hendrick Motorsports — the New York Yankees of NASCAR — in North Carolina. Then, on the weekends, he is the gasman in the pit crew for NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson. And yet, he still finds the time to earn a Bachelor of Science...

Longview ISD Requiring Students To Return To Campus April 12th With the mask mandates coming to an end and vaccinations on the rise, it may feel like the world is starting to open back up but kids in East Texas school districts are mostly continuing to take classes from home but in one East Texas district, remote learning is coming to halt. In a controversial move, the Longview ISD has announced a suspension of remote learning for students and they are requiring them to return to campus on Apri...

Click here to listen to the story: Last week, the Illinois State Board of Education reduced school social distancing from 6 feet to 3 feet. The move had a dramatic impact on the quest to return to in-person classes. “It’s changed everything,” said one of DeKalbs interim superintendents, Ray Lechner. He said bringing back everyone in-person every day without the rule change would have been very difficult just based on the limited space they have. Teachers do need to be vaccinated as a part...

Updated on March 17, 2021 at 7:20 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC Parent sentiment is starting to tilt in the direction of a return to classroom learning due to the difficulty of balancing between their childs academics and their own work and child care demands, according to a new survey of Massachusetts parents. Parents also remain concerned about academic losses over the last school year, according to the survey by the MassINC Polling Group, in collaboration with The Education Trust and sponsored ...

Six million euros is being set aside for summer camps for schoolchildren, preparing them for the next academic year and ironing out deficiencies caused by long periods on remote learning. The money is budgeted as part of the recently approved supplementary budget, issued in response to the latest coronavirus wave. As many as 50,000 or more children will be able to participate in summer camps via the funding, which will be doled out to local government. Minister of Education and Research Liina K...

Twin High Schoolers Use YouTube to Spread Biology Education Worldwide Written by Katherine Rice Next While some teens are spending their quarantine on Instagram or TikTok, these teenagers are using their time to make biology education more accessible worldwide. Jaeah and Jaejeong Kim are seniors at Hunter College High School in New York City. The 17-year old twin brother and sister are co-founders of OhWorm!, an organization that produces biology education content for over 500 schoo...

TRENTON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Governor Phil Murphy said Wednesday that New Jersey expects to have all schools open for full-time in person learning by the start of the 2021-2022 academic year. The state has now distributed more than 3 million COVID-19 vaccines, with 1.1 million people fully vaccinated, and Murphy said the focus on vaccinating teachers will only increase safety at schools that are already showing low transmission rates. He said there have only been 800 cases linked to in-person ...