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What You Should Know About the Supreme Court Case the Education World Is Watching

The U.S. Supreme Court will arguments in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a case that's been closely watched by both friends and opponent of private school vouchers and tax-credit scholarship programs.




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High Court Leans Toward Support for Religious Schools

In a case from Montana, conservative justices suggested they were inclined to rule for parents who seek to reinstate a state tax credit funding scholarships for use at religious schools.




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School-Year Closures Now Affect 50 Million Students

Maryland's announcement Wednesday that school buildings won't reopen this academic year marked a a sobering milestone in the disruption to American education caused by the coronavirus pandemic.




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In Anticipation of Major Hurricane, Hawaii Shuts Down Public Schools

All of Hawaii's public schools were closed down last week in anticipation of a powerful hurricane.




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He's Fighting for Details on How Hawaii Spent $2 Billion on Its Schools

An activist's lawsuit is an example of how many states, because of outdated software, have trouble answering the public's demand to detail how billions of K-12 dollars are spent.




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Teachers, If You're Not OK Right Now, You're Not Alone

In desperately trying to be a superhero for my students, I underestimated the gravity of the coronavirus crisis, writes Hawaii teacher Lory Walker Peroff.




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Here's How Many Teaching Jobs Could Be Lost in Each State in a COVID-19 Recession

There could be an 8.4 percent reduction in the U.S. teaching corps, and some states could see reductions as large as 20 percent, according to a new analysis by the Learning Policy Institute.




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How Schools Will Overcome the 'Coronavirus Slide:' Ideas From 5 Superintendents

With many school buildings closed for the rest of the academic year—and more to follow—district leaders turn their attention to making up for what may be deep learning losses.




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Some State Leaders Urge Betsy DeVos to Reject Their Own States' ESSA Plans

Having failed to shape their states' Every Student Succeeds Act plans to their liking, elected officials in a a few places want the U.S. secretary of education to send the plans back or turn them down.




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How Districts Are Helping Teachers Get Better at Tech Under Coronavirus

Educators are struggling to learn how to use new tech tools—devices, apps, software, and online textbooks—in greater volume than ever before.




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With Cash to Spend, States Throw Down Big Bucks for K-12 Finance Studies

At least three states in the last few months have forked over half a million dollars or more for comprehensive studies of their K-12 finance system, a politically fraught process.




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Fed-Up Teachers in R.I. Town Say They Will Teach, But No More 'Extras'

Teachers in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, are using a labor action called "work-to-rule," under which employees do no more than what is required in their contracts.




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Rhode Island PARCC Scores Lower on Computer-Based Exams

A state-by-state breakdown shows that Colorado, Rhode Island and Illinois found some evidence that students' familiarity with technology impacted scores on 2014-15 PARCC exams. An analysis in Maryland is pending.




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Connecticut Supreme Court OKs Part of Newtown Parents' Gun Industry Lawsuit

The state's highest court allowed some claims brought on behalf of relatives of victims of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School to proceed against the firearms industry.




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How 4 Communities Are Struggling to Prepare Kids for an Uncertain Future

Schools are slowly figuring out how to balance thinking globally with acting locally, and recognizing that some key skills are valuable no matter where students end up living.




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How 4 Communities Are Struggling to Prepare Kids for an Uncertain Future

Schools are slowly figuring out how to balance thinking globally with acting locally, and recognizing that some key skills are valuable no matter where students end up living.




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How Districts Are Helping Teachers Get Better at Tech Under Coronavirus

Educators are struggling to learn how to use new tech tools—devices, apps, software, and online textbooks—in greater volume than ever before.




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Accreditor frowns on Georgia school system's board troubles




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Dual-Language Learning: How Schools Can Invest in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

In this fourth installment on the growth in dual-language learning, the director of dual-language education in Portland, Ore., says schools must have a clear reason for why they are offering dual-language instruction.




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School Workers in Oregon Sue Union Over Window of Opportunity to Quit

Three Oregon school employees sued their union in federal court last week, arguing it's unfair that the teachers' union only lets members drop out and stop paying dues during the month of September.




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How One State Changed Its ESSA Plan in Response to the Trump Team

What have states actually done in response to U.S. Department of Education feedback on their plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act? Here's Delaware's answer.




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University of Pittsburgh coaches, city's pro teams donate $800K toward coronavirus vaccine research

The university’s Center for Vaccine Research is working to create a coronavirus vaccine.




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How does the Big Ten play football without open campuses?

Less than four months before the scheduled kickoff of the college football season, not one of the 14 schools in the Big Ten Conference can say for sure it will have students back on campus this fall - a crucial step for sports. Uncertainty about how the coronavirus pandemic will unfold through the summer has kept universities from making a definitive decision about the fall semester, which typically begins in late August. The football season, for now, is due to begin Aug. 29, though Big Ten schools don't begin play until the following week.




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Patchwork decisions throw wrinkle in college football plans

There are 130 major college football teams, spread across 41 states and competing in 10 conferences, save for a handful of independents. The goal is to have all those teams start the upcoming season at the same time - whether that's around Labor Day as scheduled or later - and play the same number of games. Despite the best intentions of conference leaders, the possibility exists of college football being played in SEC country before it begins in Pac-12 territory - or something else entirely.




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2003 California-USC thriller available to all fans Saturday at 1:30 PT/ 2:30 MT on Pac-12 Now

Download the Pac-12 Now app to watch an epic, triple-overtime 2003 battle between USC and California this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. PT/ 2:30 p.m. MT. The game will be available to all fans.




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Latest Law Handbook edition now available

Over 270 copies of The Law Handbook: Your Practical Guide to the Law in NSW — the leading plain English guide to the law




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Knowledge sharing for the development of learning resources : theory, method, process and application for schools, communities and the workplace : a UNESCO-PNIEVE resource / by John E. Harrington, Professor Emeritis.

The Knowledge Sharing for the Development of Learning Resources tutorial provides a professional step forward, a learning experience that leads to recognition that your leadership is well founded as well as ensuring that participants in the development of learning resources recognize they are contributing to an exceptional achievement.




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Intervention orders : their impact in country towns, what to do and still have access to firearms / presented by Bob Harrap, SM, Magistrates Court of South Australia.




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How hard can drafting a will be? What mistakes do we make? Tips and traps to avoid / presented by Joan Sedsman, Adelaide Estate Planning and Administration.




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Employment contracts : getting them right for your clients... and for your own business! / presented by Kaz Eaton, Flinders Chambers.




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Family Court consent orders and enforcement applications : a “how to” guide for presenting them in an acceptable form / presented by Verity Brown, Registrar FCA.




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Drawing a line in the sand : understanding where your client’s WHS Act duties may end and its contactors begin / presented by Patrick Barry, Howard Zelling Chambers.




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Costs in deceased estates litigation / presented by Graham Edmonds-Wilson SC, Howard Zelling Chambers.




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PPSA update (Family Law) / presented by Associate Professor David Brown, University of Adelaide.




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A survey of the orange-bellied parrot Neophema chrysogaster in Tasmania, Victoria & South Australia : a report prepared for World Wildlife Fund (Australia) / P. B. Brown & R. I. Wilson.




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Orange-bellied parrot habitat restoration and management project : draft final report / prepared by Lauren Barrow (King Island Natural Resource Management Group Inc.).

"This report is the final report for the Orange-bellied Parrot Habitat Management and Restoration Project carried out on King Island. The report relates to the activity period starting 30th of June 2007 and finishing on the 25th of May 2008."--Introduction.




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Review of the Basin-wide environmental watering strategy : Office of Science and Knowledge / Murray‒Darling Basin Authority.




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Own Your BS.




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The Powerful Peacock.




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Owning My Crazy.




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Stamp duty foreign ownership surcharge / presented by Bernie Walrut, Murray Chambers.




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Family Law: The Latest and Greatest – A Review of Case Law (Unknown Unknowns).




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How to Brief a Barrister.




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shadows drag untidy.




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What Every Solicitor Should Know About Conflict of Laws.




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From you to two : how to expand your network and grow your business / Sam Ackland.




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Strategies For Avoiding Disciplinary Complaints and What To Do - How to Defend a Disciplinary Complaint.




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How to brief a barrister




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Forum 2019 : 3C: What documents a practitioner should or shouldn't release to a client : slides / presented by Jon Clarke, Cowell Clarke, Peter Jackson, Duncan Basheer Hannon, Rebecca Sandford, HWL Ebsorth Lawyers.




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Forum 2019 : 3D The keys to profit and cash flow improvement : slides / presented by Mathew Schlyder, Director, FWO Chartered Accountants.