Category: child education
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Nevada Special Education Teacher Named 2021 National Teacher of the Year
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announced that Juliana Urtubey, an elementary school special education teacher, is the 2021 National Teacher of the Year. Urtubey, an educator for 11 years, teaches at Kermit R. Booker, Sr. Innovative Elementary School in Las Vegas, where she serves as a co-teacher in pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade special education…
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Do Middle Schools Result In Higher Achievement Than Junior High Schools?
By Megan Wilson Question: Do middle schools result in higher achievement than junior high schools? This question addresses the academic outcomes of students in junior high schools that are organized in a manner similar to large comprehensive high schools with departmentalization, 40-50 minute periods, subject area teachers, and competitive sports, as compared to middle…
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Celebrating World Teacher’s Day
World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is an international day held annually on October 5. Established in 1994, it commemorates the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which is a standard-setting instrument that addresses the status and situations of teachers around the world. This recommendation outlines standards relating to education personnel policy, recruitment,…
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High School Students will Ask NASA Astronaut Aboard ISS Questions
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, currently aboard the International Space Station, will answer questions posed by high school students from across the nation this week. The educational downlink event will air live at 10:25 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 2, on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Cassidy will answer prerecorded questions selected from high school…
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Toyota USA Foundation to Address Digital Divide
Grants Provide Access to Virtual Learning for more than 350,000 Students PLANO, Texas (September 28, 2020) – As virtual learning continues, many students across the country are still in need of internet access and computers to complete school work. To help meet this need, the Toyota USA Foundation approved grants totaling $3,357,000 to support students in…
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Jazwares Debuts First Toy Line For CoComelon
Enriching and Educational Toys Inspired by Preschool Entertainment Phenom That Will Delight Young Fans and Families Are Available In Stores Now Moonbug, a global entertainment company that develops and distributes values-based content for kids, and Jazwares, a global leader in play, have teamed up to create a line of recently-released toys inspired by the…
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National Alliance Report on How Charter Schools Serve Students During COVID-19 Closures
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released a report conducted by Public Impact, Learning in Real Time: How Charter Schools Serve Students During COVID-19 Closures, that compares how charter schools and district schools served students during COVID-19 closures. While a lot has been written about the response of larger charter school networks, this report…
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Award-Winning Journalist and Therapist Write Children’s Book About the Coronavirus Pandemic
The new children’s book, Anna and the Germ that Came to Visit, by Christianne Klein and Helene Van Sant-Klein, tackles questions that parents are desperately trying to answer all over the world: How do I talk to my children about the coronavirus pandemic? What tools can I give them to deal with the confusion, fear, sadness,…
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NASA Invites Students to Name Next Mars Rover
Red rover, red rover, send a name for Mars 2020 right over! NASA is recruiting help from students nationwide to find a name for its next Mars rover mission. Starting Tuesday, K-12 students in U.S. public, private and home schools can enter the Mars 2020 Name the Rover essay contest. One grand prize winner will…