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Covid-
19: WMass City Reverts To Full-Remote Education
A small Western Massachusetts city is the latest city to join the full-remote learning club. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, Easthampton School Committee voted 4-3 to revert students to full-remote learning, according to WesternMass News. There were not many children in classes at the moment - only kindergarten and special needs. Students were supposed to return to school on Thursday, Nov. 19, but this has been indefinitely delayed. School officials said they would revisit the decision in early December.
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Covid-
19: Nearly 30 School Bus Drivers Test Positive After Birthday Party
Nearly 30 bus drivers working in one Connecticut city tested positive for COVID-19 following a well-attended birthday party. School bus transit company, First Student, was stopped from providing services in New Haven in late-October, once the city’s school district learned 27 of their bus drivers have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the New Haven Register. The bus shutdown is slated to end on Friday, Nov. 13. The general New Haven student population was supposed to return to in-person education on Nov. 9, but that has been delayed. Under normal circumstances, the bus company wou…
Schools
Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings
The five highest-ranked schools in U.S. News & World Report Top 40 National Universities Rankings are all in the Northeast. The top five schools of the rating consist of: Princeton University, first Harvard University, second; Columbia University, third; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, fourth (tied); Yale University fourth (tied). These rankings, which have been published for the last 36 years, are devised using seventeen different factors, including: graduation rates retention rates after the first year of study social mobility academic reputation, per an ass…
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What Has
Covid-
19 Done To You? Massachusetts Wants To Know
Massachusetts wants to know how you are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online community survey has been created to gauge how the virus has changed people’s day-to-day lives. With this information, the state can make better decisions about programs and which communities need the most help, according to the Massachusets Department of Public Health. Questions seek to find out: - How you are protecting yourself against the virus - If you have caught COVID-19 and had symptoms - Your ability to access medical care and essential supplies - Your physical and mental well-being - And how…
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Start-Stop-Start: At These Schools,
Covid-
19 Infections Have Temporarily Halted Class
Another school has been temporarily closed for deep cleaning following the discovery of staff infected with COVID-19. This time Ludlow’s East Street Elementary school closed the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 9, when a staff member was found to have caught the virus. As children started to go back to school in Massachusetts and Connecticut this month, a handful of schools have had to temporarily halt learning and disinfect the buildings to rid the places of any possible COVID-19 viruses. Each district seems to have a different approach to the discovery of COVID-19 among the faculty, staff…
Police & Fire
Second Grade Teacher/Swim Coach Arrested For Child Pornography
A second-grade teacher and swim coach who has spent one-on-one time with children on the autism spectrum has been arrested on a child pornography charge. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, Milford Public School District second-grade teacher Vincent Kiejzo, 33, was charged with possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. He has been with the district for seven years. Kiejzo had many other opportunities to come in contact with children, according to his LinkedIn profile. He was also a swim instructor for the past 19 years through the Milford Community School …
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Answer That Robocall: Springfield Parents Surveyed Tonight On School Re-opening Plan
Springfield parents of public school students will be getting a robocall tonight, Wednesday, July 29, asking their opinions on how to reopen the district in September. The call is expected to come in around 6 p.m., Springfield Public Schools said. Fully-remote education is an option for families regardless of the district’s final back-to-school-plan, the district administration said in a statement to parents. Parents will be asked about their thoughts on two school re-opening plans: Option 1: Students would attend school two days per week (the same days every week) and work from home t…
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