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Chaos and confusion: Back to school turns ugly as Delta rages
Nearly 18 months into the pandemic, there’s no consensus on how to keep students and staff safe.
Masked students work on computers at Tibbals Elementary School in Murphy, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. | (LM Otero/AP Photo)
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School boards are at war with governors over masks. Superintendents are developing contingency plans on the fly.
And schools that only just opened have had to shut down.
Welcome to sophomore year for Covid-19. The Delta variant, which few had heard of when classes ended in the spring, is upending reopening plans across the country, threatening President Joe Biden’s promise of a more normal school year and sustained economic recovery.
Gulfport teacher among 6 Mississippi educators to earn national recognition
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Six Mississippi teachers, including one from Gulfport High School, have been named 2021 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The PAEMST Program is the nation’s highest honor for teachers of mathematics and science (including computer science).
Awardees serve as models for their colleagues, inspiration to their communities, and leaders in the improvement of mathematics and science education.
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“Mississippi’s PAEMST state-level finalists are committed to excellence and are leaders among their colleagues,” said Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education. “I congratulate them as they vie for the highest honor in their profession.”
Parents of special needs students worry about New Summit School’s future after owner’s arrest
By Anna Wolfe/Mississippi Today 3 hours ago
This story was originally published by Mississippi Today.
Educators assessed Mary Harbin Hinds, who has a rare chromosome disorder resulting in academic delays, as a nonreader when she entered New Summit School in third grade.
Halfway through the year at the Jackson private school, “she was reading poems on her own with words as large as ‘wonderment,’” her mom, Jodi Kimbrell Hinds, recalled. By the end of her first year, the girl now a ninth grader at the school was reading on grade level.
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