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Montana’s education regulations are under review and under review
Over the past six weeks, two review panels convened by the Montana Office of Public Instruction have begun discussing potential revisions to state regulations governing the licensing of educators. Their deliberations so far have focused on strengthening recruitment and retention amid a teacher shortage and creating a clearer path for school counselors to become administrators …
UC students turn ‘forever’ tuition hike into five-year hike
In summary UC’s board of trustees approved a five-year tuition increase that charges a progressively higher rate each year to each entering undergraduate class, but then keeps that rate unchanged for six years. A previous version would have maintained these increases indefinitely. Now, the maker of this change wants students to document all the ways …
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister distributes appointment letters to 6,696 teacher assistants
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday distributed appointment letters to 6,696 assistant teachers recruited from public schools against the vacancies of 69,000 assistant teachers, completing their long-awaited recruitment process. “The appointment of new teachers will help provide quality education to students,” he said at the event held at Lok Bhavan in Lucknow. While …
Brad Wieck will undergo a second cardiac ablation procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat
Brad Wieck has been placed on the IL back on July 9 with an irregular heartbeat, similar to the atrial flutter that forced him to miss the start of spring training in 2020. According to Jordan Bastian, Wieck would have to undergo another cardiac ablation procedure to correct the problem. Update on left-hander Brad Wieck …
Summer schools to help Rochdale students catch up on learning they missed due to pandemic
Students across Rochdale are required to attend summer schools to help them catch up on the learning they missed due to the pandemic. A dozen high schools in the district offer one- and two-week programs, which are mainly aimed at young people moving from elementary to secondary. The Department of Education estimates that in the …
Mary Lou Douglass Allred Sorensen | Obituary
Mary Lou Douglass Allred Sorensen August 8, 1935 – July 17, 2021 Mary Lou Douglass Allred Sorensen, 85, passed away peacefully in her home with family members by her side. Mary Lou was born August 8, 1935 to Logan, daughter of John Bingham Douglass and Mary Florence Watson Douglass. She was the oldest of six …
Basic math skills: how to use a deck of cards to practice counting and sorting with kids
Whether we are planning a meal or organizing the contents of an office, counting and sorting are math skills that we use every day without giving it much thought. Preschoolers need these basic skills to build the foundation for more complex tasks like addition and subtraction. A fun way to introduce your child to these …
Advance Child Tax Credit: Your Chance to Get Ahead | News, Sports, Jobs
This is the second part of a series on the child tax credit, the first part took place on Friday July 16th. AMES, Iowa – The expanded amount and eligibility for the 2021 Child Tax Credit, combined with the monthly advance payments that begin in July, offer families the opportunity to improve their overall financial …
Is school dropout legal? Educational philosophy has some rules
When I first heard of the term unschooling, I wasn’t going to lie – I definitely thought of the kids running around like tiny drunk people and living like the lost boys in Peter Pan. Even the name unschooling strikes me as quite rebellious and scary. But the more I learned about it, the more …
Man with multiple disorders undergoes surgery
A 59-year-old man was recently treated at a city hospital for multiple conditions, including an aneurysm, seizures and thrombus. The man had trouble speaking, expressed a tugging sensation in his right hand and his tongue folded inward, indicating he was having a seizure, which an ECG further confirmed late. Bhuvaneshwari Rajendran, a consultant neurologist in …