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Month: August 2020

online learning

EPISD still waiting on nearly 25% of parents to respond to survey on whether kids will return to classrooms

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District said roughly a quarter of all parents have not yet filled out the district’s “Reopening Schools Survey.” As of Thursday, the district said it’s waiting on 24-percent of parents to respond. The survey provides the district with vital information on how and if parents would

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Kentucky Attorney General met Breonna Taylor’s family for the first time, over 150 days after her death

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron met with Breonna Taylor’s family for the first time on Wednesday, more than 150 days after Louisville Police killed her in her home. Cameron’s office said in a statement he was “grateful” to hold the meeting, which included Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, sister, aunt, family attorneys and a local activist.

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Our pandemic back-to-school supply list

Pencils, pens, highlighters, paper, folders: Normally around this time of year, parents and kids would be stocking up on school supplies and scrambling to get ready to return to the classroom. This year, however, is anything but normal. In this year of the pandemic, schools and school districts in much of the country are kicking

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Parents report problems as classes begin in Georgia’s largest school district

Click here for updates on this story     GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (WGCL) — Parents are reporting technical problems as virtual classes began Wednesday in Georgia’s largest school district, Gwinnett County. Parents took to social media, emails, and phone calls to complain of problems at multiple grade levels. The district responded with the following statement: While Gwinnett

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