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The Education Department on Monday announced that standardized testing must occur this year, though it will allow states to delay testing or apply for certain exemptions. 

The REC in Whitehouse will be open the remainder of the week to help students with remote learning.

Student respondents to a survey discussed memories of historical trauma of infectious disease and displacement, financial hardship related to Alberta tuition hikes and mental health concerns.

North Tama: Delayed 2 hours; No early dismissal. Northeast Iowa Community College - Oelwein Center: Opening at 10 AM Oelwein: Delayed 2 hours South Winneshiek: Delayed 2 hours Starmont: 2 Hour delay. No morning activities. Sumner-Fredericksburg: Delayed 2 hours; No morning activities or practices Tripoli: Delayed 2 hours; No morning childcare Turkey Valley: Delayed 2 hours Union Community: Delayed 2 hours Vinton-Shellsburg: Delayed 2 hours; Buses on hard surface routes Wapsie Valley: Delayed 2 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hypnotherapy may be able to help people that are working from home and remote learning but may be spending more time using technology than they like. "So virtual hypnotherapy is kind of what it sounds like. Its a hypnosis session that basically occurs via FaceTime or video chat similar to that," said Giselle Wasfie, REMIX Acupuncture. Hypnotherapy helps people reach a calm, deep state of relaxation. It can be used for solving several problems, ranging from using less technology...

. One Thursday this fall, a middle schooler in Florida’s Brevard Public Schools received an in-school suspension. He had ripped off another student’s face mask and blown into a peer’s face. That same day, six other students across the district were written up for not wearing their masks correctly (including one who also faked using hand sanitizer), while an elementary school student was assigned three days of “private dining” for sharing food in violation of safety guid...

As students continue remote learning, more parents are noticing that their children are having trouble without the classroom structure and are seeking ADHD diagnoses and drugs to help them through the pandemic.

Triad school districts are beginning to announce their plans to close, delay, or switch to remote learning on Friday, Feb. 19 due to inclement weather.

Mark A.D. Williams told his schools’ human resources department that he was uncomfortable returning to his classroom for in-person instruction.

14:05 BPR’s Cass Herrington spoke with REGAL community leaders Cicely Rogers and Toshia Sitton about how they’re encouraging and motivating their students during the pandemic. A collaborative, community-based learning program organized during the pandemic aims to be a catalyst for education justice. It’s called REGAL -- which stands for Relevant Education Grows All Learners. It’s a framework designed to support students of color by offering an inclusive learning space, led by adults i...