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Geneva Area City Schools teachers to strike over district’s online learning curriculum
GENEVA, Ohio (WOIO) – Geneva Area City School teachers will be on strike starting at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. The Geneva Area Teachers Association put out a statement stating they will be on strike because they don’t want to continue teaching in-person and online classes at the same time. “I support them 100%, I support them but I hope it’s short-lived,” said Brittany Breedlove. Breedlove has four kids in Geneva Area City Schools. She said while a strike isn’t ideal, she gets why the teachers want kids back in the classrooms full time. “If they’re going to give both options, I believe they should have separate teachers for the online versus…
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Republican proposal would require school districts to post curriculum lists online | Local Education
WILL worked with legislators on the legislative proposal. “Parents should be empowered to find a school that fits their values, that educates their child and the topics that are important to them,” WILL director of education policy Libby Sobic said last month. “And the best way to ensure that every parent can make that decision is to give them easy access to information from the district.” While the report focused on the same race-based discussion concepts that Republicans around the country have turned into a major culture clash, it also pointed out that liberals might be interested in what’s happening in classrooms. The report noted an example from Oklahoma in…
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New lower secondary curriculum supports devt education
By Guest Writer Globally, the education sector has faced unprecedented disruption in learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite that, we must thank the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) for pushing ahead with the new lower secondary curriculum that debuted in 2020 with Senior One class. They resumed school in April 11, and effective teaching and learning is going on in many schools, despite a few challenges. According to NCDC, the new competence-based curriculum will allow students to study only 12 subjects in S.1 and S.2, with 11 of these being compulsory and one elective. The compulsory subjects are English Language, Mathematics, History, Geography, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Physical Education,…
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Lighthouse Homeschool Offers Free Calif. Homeschooling Curriculum for Summer 2021
OJAI, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Due to the recent explosion in homeschool learning, Lighthouse Homeschool Solutions, a division of Lighthouse Learning Solutions, LLC, is offering a free online curriculum for the summer of 2021. While kids were forced to go online for school in 2020 and into 2021, many families found they actually preferred learning from home. As a result, they’re looking into ways to keep it going. That’s why Lighthouse Homeschool Solutions has decided to offer a way for families to test the waters first – for free. This new online program can bring ease and enjoyment to what, for some, can seem a daunting enterprise. As parents face…
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St. Isidore Online Curriculum expands, will be offered again for 2021-2022 school year
The Archdiocese of Denver’s online Catholic curriculum, St. Isidore, has been a true blessing to many families with children in grades K-8 who wanted a strong Catholic curriculum this past year but didn’t feel comfortable with their students attending school in person because of the pandemic. This included families like the Buckmeisters and Janisses. “St. Isidore has been an incredible blessing for our family this past school year. Not only are the teachers and administrators knowledgeable and accessible but engaging and exceptional in fostering the love of the Catholic faith for our son. Moreover, the online curriculum at SICC was wonderful as it was adaptable for our son who needs to be challenged above his grade level in…
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Lighthouse Homeschool Solutions Offers Free Homeschool Curriculum for Summer 2021 | National
OJAI, Calif., May 17, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Due to the recent explosion in homeschool learning, Lighthouse Homeschool Solutions, a division of Lighthouse Learning Solutions, LLC, is offering a free online curriculum for the summer of 2021. While kids were forced to go online for school in 2020 and into 2021, many families found they actually preferred learning from home. As a result, they’re looking into ways to keep it going. That’s why Lighthouse Homeschool Solutions has decided to offer a way for families to test the waters first – for free. This new online program can bring ease and enjoyment to what, for some, can seem a daunting enterprise.…
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McConnell, GOP Urge Education Department to Resist ‘Activist Indoctrination’ in Curriculum | Politics
Congressional Republicans accused the Biden administration Friday of pushing a divisive and revisionist U.S. history curriculum on schools in the wake of its announcement that it plans to prioritize more diverse perspectives and slavery’s lasting impact on inequality in the U.S. In a letter addressed to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and signed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and 36 of his Republican colleagues, McConnell argued the Biden administration’s efforts are akin to “spoon-feeding students a slanted story.” “Americans do not need or want their tax dollars diverted from promoting the principles that unite our nation toward promoting radical ideologies meant to divide us,” McConnell wrote. “Our nation’s…
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