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An appeals court has reversed judgments from two years ago that had ordered five Learn4Life charter school locations in San Diego County to close.
Learn4Life is a statewide charter school network of 47,000 students that focuses on serving at-risk students with personalized learning that blends in-person and online instruction. Charter schools are public schools run independently of school districts.
There are 1,100 students attending the five San Diego County Learn4Life locations in question, which are part of three Learn4Life schools called Diego Valley East, Diego Hills Central and San Diego Workforce Innovation High.
Most of the students attending those schools are students of color, and several students have disabilities, are English learners, are pregnant or have children, are 18 or older, or are homeless, Learn4Life noted.
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VIDEO: Research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine, published in JAMA Network Open, shows that people treated in the ICU for COVID-19. view more
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The COVID-19 pandemic is straining health systems across the country, especially intensive care units. New research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine shows that people treated in the ICU for COVID-19 are twice as likely to die when the ICU capacity is strained by the number of COVID-19 patients. These results demonstrate that patients with COVID-19 are more likely to die if they are admitted to an ICU during times with peak COVID-19 caseload, said Dawn Bravata, M.D., first author of the study. We know that strain on hospital capacity has been associated with increased mortality under normal circumstances. This study provides evidenc
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Nichole Book, chair of the Mansfield University Diversity & Inclusion Council, was selected to serve on the first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Social Justice Task Force, PSAC Commissioner Steve Murray announced Wednesday.
The group will represent a broad spectrum of backgrounds with the common goal of combatting racism and injustice while focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion within the league.
The purpose of the Social Justice Task Force is to assist the PSAC and its member institutions in developing and recommending policy, programs, initiatives and education for the awareness, improvement, and success of the conferenceâs efforts in diversity, inclusion, equity and social justice.
A NEW badge to recognise the work of adult social care has been awarded to every member of Christchurch based care provider Fairmile Grange. The green badges from the Department of Health and Social Care are free to staff to help provide greater recognition of their work day-to-day and particularly their extra efforts throughout the Covid pandemic. Staff at the care home near Christchurch Hospital were one of the first to collect their badges along with other members of the Encore Care Homes team across Dorset Director of Health and Care at Encore Care Homes Lindsay Rees said: “We are delighted to receive the care badges to present to the team.