Public School News

• Jamaica-born public school boy British Army's first black officer
  
  A plaque honouring Lieutenant Euan Lucie-Smith, of the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, suggests he joined up and died nearly three years before ex-football star Walter Tull.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Trump commutes sentence of ex-Georgia teacher convicted of $8 million food stamp fraud
  
  The then-Atlanta Public Schools educator was sentenced in 2013.
  Yahoo.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Big US pension fund freezes Apollo Global Management investments
  
  The Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System halted investments with the $414 billion private equity group after reports emerged that Black had paid Epstein $50 million since 2008.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Boston Public Schools To Transition To Online Learning
  
  'Trending in the wrong direction'
  Daily Caller.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.
• Public schools weigh remote versus in person learning as COVID-19 cases rise
  
  Naperville 203 district leaders said they will pause their "Return to Learn Plan" and stay in "enhanced eLearning" with November 4 as a tentative return date to in-person learning.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020.
• Chicago Teachers Union disagrees with some students' possible return to classroom next quarter
  
  Some Chicago Public Schools students could return to classes next quarter. The Chicago Teachers Union disagrees with the proposed plan.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 17 Oct 2020.
• Amid shortage, WVa college students can substitute teach
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia education officials will let college seniors who are studying to become educators apply for immediate substitute teaching jobs in public schools due to a critical shortage. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 15 Oct 2020.
• NEW POLL: Teachers Do Not Feel Prepared For Virtual Learning
  
  Only 22% of district public school teachers said that they were very prepared for online learning. This is up only one point from March.
  Forbes.  Monday, 12 Oct 2020.
• NYC Hemp Brand Sojen Debuts New Yoga Bundle Aimed At Helping NYC Schools
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has posed s a challenge to people's mental and physical well-being. To promote the benefits of yoga and hemp while giving back to New York City public schools, hemp startup Sojen has come up with a unique solution.
  Forbes.  Monday, 12 Oct 2020.
• Boston delays in-school reopening plan amid rise in city's coronavirus rate
  
  The next phase of the Boston Public Schools reopening plan was delayed Wednesday because the city's coronavirus positivity rate has climbed higher than 4%, Mayor Marty Walsh said.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 7 Oct 2020.
• Boston Suspends Public School Reopenings After Surge In Coronavirus Cases
  
  'Not being in school presents a risk'
  Daily Caller.  Wednesday, 7 Oct 2020.
• 'Lessons Under The Open Sky': Outdoor Schooling In Georgia Amid Pandemic
  
  The First Public School in the central Georgian town of Khashuri has set up an outdoor classroom to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
  Radio Liberty.  Tuesday, 6 Oct 2020.
• Letters to the Editor: Reopening schools only in low-income areas of L.A. County makes no sense
  
  The head of public schools in Palos Verdes says it is not fair to put his school district last in line for reopening.
  Yahoo.  Friday, 2 Oct 2020.
• N.Y.C. Reports Large Uptick in Coronavirus Cases
  
  The daily rate of positive tests rose to 3.25 percent, the highest it had been in months, as more public school students returned to classrooms.
  New York Times.  Tuesday, 29 Sep 2020.
• A Beloved Teacher Died From the Coronavirus. Now Her School Confronts Reopening.
  
  At Public School 9 in Brooklyn, students will start each day by talking about how they are feeling and will take breaks for movement and meditation.
  New York Times.  Tuesday, 29 Sep 2020.

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