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Nixon Library to Stream Free American History and Civics Course for Presidents Day
Presidential impersonators will present an hour long course on American history, civics and government that will be streamed Monday by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum for Presidents Day.
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Pressure Builds on Schools to Reopen During Pandemic
Pressure is building on school systems around the U.S. to reopen classrooms to students who have been learning online for nearly a year
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Learn More About ‘The Learning Match'
Co-founder Amy Lundy has more about the online platform that helps parents be able to find those who can help educate their children while at home amid the pandemic.
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Students Are Falling Behind in Math as COVID-19 Continues to Disrupt Education, According to a Study
After months of school disruptions and remote teaching due to COVID-19, researchers are starting to see some of the impact on learning. Megan Kuhfeld, a senior research scientist with the nonprofit NWEA, joined LX News to explain a study that found that the pandemic has led to many students falling behind in math specifically.
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Districts Attempt to Reengage Thousands of Chronically Absent South Florida Students
For many months, we’ve been hearing our local school superintendents and national educational leaders saying the pandemic would lead to learning losses among students. Now it’s happening. Thousands of kids are falling through the academic cracks. About 1,700 students in Miami-Dade and nearly 800 in Broward are considered missing by the public school districts. These are kids who have...
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Keeping Students on Track
The school districts anticipated it, and now it’s happening: the pandemic is causing thousands of students to fall through the academic cracks. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports
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Broward Students Push Back on Policy to Keep Cameras on During Virtual Learning
A new policy requiring Broward County Public Schools students to keep their cameras on during virtual learning is getting pushback from thousands of students in the district.
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Who's Logan Today? Calif. Teen Dons Costumes to Cheer Classmates
Logan Houghtelling worried about his father, a firefighter who was battling the wildfires in California
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What It's Like to Be a Parent of a Kid With Disabilities in COVID
For parents of children with disabilities, in-person school during COVID-19 has been a top priority. For these students and families, school is more than a classroom: It’s a place for one-on-one therapies and important socialization.
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Public School Enrollment Drops as Pandemic Persists
Parents around the United States are deciding whether to keep their children in public schools as the pandemic extends into a new academic year
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Miami-Dade School Board Votes to Cut Ties With Online Learning Platform
The first Miami-Dade County School Board meeting since the start of the school year is, as you would expect, dominated by complaints about the district’s new distance learning platform, My School Online.
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Miami-Dade Schools Cut Ties With Online Learning Platform
NBC 6’s Ari Odzer has more on what teachers and parents are saying after the chaos that centered around the system during the first week and a half.
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Miami-Dade School Board Reportedly Votes to Dump Online Platform
The vote came after a 13 hour meeting amid concerns over safety with the platform after issues in the first days of the school year.
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MDCPS Meeting Goes on for Hours as Many Vent Frustrations Over Online Learning
For hours, Miami-Dade parents vented their frustrations with the chaotic first week of online learning. It was the first such public forum since what many call the disastrous virtual kick-off, and officials got an earful. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman reports.
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Frustrations After MDCPS Cyber Attacks
Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is now in the hot seat as many say more could have been done to combat the cyberattacks. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.
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Some Miami-Dade Students, Teachers Experience Issues on First Day of Virtual Schooling
It’s back to school for parents, students and teachers in Miami-Dade County – but with the coronavirus pandemic forcing children to log in instead of walk in to class, it’s anything but back to normal. Miami-Dade public schools started their first day of classes on Monday and some parents and students are still scrambling to adjust to the new...
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Miami-Dade Schools Starting Monday in New Virtual Format
NBC 6’s Julia Bagg has more on what students and parents need to know ahead of the ‘new normal’ in the era of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Miami-Dade Students, Teachers and Parents Prepare for First Day of Virtual Schooling
It’s back to school for parents, students and teachers in Miami-Dade County, but with the coronavirus pandemic forcing children to log in instead of walk in to class, it’s anything but back to normal.
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Miami-Dade Students to Resume Class on Monday
Classes in Miami-Dade are starting up soon, but some teachers are saying they still don’t know how to use the new online learning platform. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.
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Broward Student Goes on Racist Rant During Virtual Class
The Broward school district is investigating after a Pembroke Pines high school virtual class was disrupted by a student who went on a racist rant, bringing up the question of how to discipline students in the age of distant learning.