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WEDOWEE - At last Thursday's Randolph County Board of Education meeting, it was agreed that the when school goes back into session after the holidays, the first week of January will be virtual for students and on-site for faculty and staff. Students will return to face-to-face instruction on Monday, Jan. 11. Due to the current increase in COVID-19 cases statewide, Randolph County Schools will remain on a four-day schedule through at least Friday, Jan. 22. In a related matter, all extracurricular activities, including athletic events, have been cancelled through Jan. 10. At this time activitie...

State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley, who just passed the six-month mark on the job, is winning praise even from some education groups that were less than enthusiastic about his selection. Brumley's willingness to listen to a wide variety of views on often-contentious public school issues in the midst of a pandemic was cited by leaders of several organizations asked for an early assessment. "He is very accessible," said Barry Erwin, president of the Council for a Better Louisiana. Brumley narrowly landed the job on May 20 on the third vote by the state Board of Elementary and Second...

Lurah Lowery, Times-News staff writer More than 160 teachers with Henderson County Public Schools have signed a letter stating the School Board has been inconsistent with the COVID-19 data it's used to make decisions about in-person learning. West Henderson High science teacher Kathleen Abraham, one of around 950 teachers working for the school system, penned the letter and began sending it to teachers for their support Dec. 10. She submitted the letter and signatures as public comment Dec. 13 in time for the School Board’s meeting the next day. “It felt like in the summer when the Scho...

Illustrations add color, positivity at Sanford Worthington Medical Center 9:00 am, Dec. 19, 2020 × Worthington High School student Emma Singler helps to paint a mural on windows Wednesday afternoon at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. (Tim Middagh/The Globe) WORTHINGTON — “Connect with nature.” “Listen to music.” “Sleep.” “Go on a walk.” Those were the types of simple messages Worthington High School students were asked to illustrate on windows at Sanford Worthington Medical Center this week. WHS art teacher Gail Holinka and about 15 students spent portions of ...

CORUNNA — In a surprise announcement Dec. 2, Corunna Public Schools named Shannon Dasen the district’s Teacher of the Year, and Dave Butcher Employee of the Year for 2020-21. The awards have been an annual tradition at Corunna for decades. Honorees were selected by a committee from a large pool of nominations made by teachers, staff, parents and students. Both Dasen and Butcher will be formally recognized during an awards ceremony in the coming months, potentially in March, according to Superintendent John Fattal. “I’m hoping we’ll be able to do so at that time,”...