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Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Pop Warner to Proceed to Trial

A Los Angeles judge ruled that a teenage football player may proceed to trial against the national Pop Warner organization, four years after he suffered an on-field injury that left him a quadriplegic.




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Ohio Supreme Court dismisses Toledo bullying lawsuit




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Here's How to Protect Students' Mental Health

Teacher-student relationships matter a lot. Research suggests a number of ways to strengthen them, writes Heather C. Hill.




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Pro Basketball Player Brings Entrepreneurship Program to Baltimore Schools

Rudy Gay's Flight 22 Foundation is partnering with ed-tech company EverFi to teach students how to create a successful business.




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Teachers in Pa. District Agree to Work for Free (Again)

The Chester Upland district has faced financial hardship for decades, and for the second time in four years, teachers will be working without pay.




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Union Slams New Mexico Plan to Give Teachers Classroom-Supply Money

As an attempt to mitigate a persistent school supply problem, New Mexico plans to give some 23,000 teachers prepaid gift cards for use on classroom materials. One local union calls it a distraction from larger funding issues.




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Easter eggs point to Jesus

Seeing an opportunity to talk about Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, the staff at SonRise Café in Tokyo sells Easter eggs before Easter.




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New way to worship

Over 50 people attended OM Japan’s first Worship Here service held in Kanazawa, Japan, on 4 March.




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Juggling turns to ministry

OMer Chris Griffioen was asked to perform a juggling show at an elderly care facility, and has since been invited to visit regularly.




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Taking Christmas to the people

In Japan, the birth and life of Jesus Christ is hardly known. For this reason, Christmas is a wonderful opportunity to point people to Him.




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Restoring true joy to tsunami victims

Responding to God’s call to reach out to survivors of the 2011 tsunami in the Tohoko region, OM Japan starts a ministry called 4 Friends Network.




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Prayer walks lead to answered prayers

Matto Christ Church in Ishikawa prefecture experienced many answers to prayer since they were introduced to prayer walking by an OMer.




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A visit to the Kumamoto earthquake disaster area

Two OMers were asked to help a church network deliver relief supplies to churches in Kumamoto after two large earthquakes had struck the area.




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Are Schools' Discipline Policies Linked to Shootings? We Just Don't Know

No studies sufficiently answer the question, finds the GAO, which means debates over whether newer restorative-justice approaches help or harm safety are likely to continue.




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News24 Business | Johan Fourie | Could AI topple South Africa’s science funding? Yes, and that is a good thing

At present we reward quantity, not quality. The door could be opening for that to change, argues Johan Fourie.




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News24 Business | Nick Hedley | How to fix SA's broken education system

In South Africa, an astounding 81% of Grade 4 pupils can't read for meaning. It's time we looked at approaches in other markets that have clearly delivered results, says Nick Hedley.




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News24 Business | Khaya Sithole | Here's why white-collar crime continues to pay in SA

Concerningly for South Africa, the question of whether our laws and regulations provide sanctions and penalties that are commensurate to the harm caused by white-collar criminals remains a matter of contested viewpoints, writes Khaya Sithole.




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News24 Business | amaBhungane | SARS blocks access to Zuma's tax records, again

SARS continues to deny amaBhungane and the Financial Mail's requests for access to former president Jacob Zuma's tax records despite the seminal judgment of the Constitutional Court handed down in May 2023.




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News24 Business | Carol Paton | Budget 2024: Enoch cuts while Cyril fiddles

Another budget and a bigger debt mountain to climb than ever before. Can Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana change the trajectory? writes Carol Paton.




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News24 Business | Khaya Sithole | SAA deal: a lesson in failure to launch

SAA now remains firmly in state hands - a state that it insists it can no longer provide the type of capital support it desperately needs. Who should feel vindicated? asks Khaya Sithole.




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News24 Business | Johan Fourie | Why Cape Town should host the 2040 Olympic Games

Scholars have identified several reasons why cities want to host the Games, and there's little evidence to support some of the claims. But that doesn't mean it's not worth doing, says Johan Fourie.




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News24 Business | Khaya Sithole | We need to talk about consultants who prop up municipalities

In the latest Auditor-General report, what stands out is persistent underperformance and the level of desperation in local governments. Reliance on consultants who don't solve the underlying problem is no longer sustainable, says Khaya Sithole.




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Someone to whom special grace was shown

Like many in Angola, Tchipangu did not have the financial means for an education. But this changed when a company decided to invest in her.




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Stop Ignoring the Innovation That Happens in Traditional Public Schools

Three national educational funders explain a new program that is highlighting innovative practices in schools around the country.




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ASCD's Deborah Delisle to Depart in 2019

The resignation of the former U.S. Department of Education staffer, who has led ASCD since mid-2015, follows a long run of membership declines for the organization.




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No, Mentoring a Student-Teacher Won't Hurt Your Evaluation Score, Study Suggests

Mentoring a student-teacher won't hurt a teacher's district evaluation score—in fact, it might even give it a boost, according to a working study.




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What to Do When Physics Teachers Don't Know Physics

Many teachers are tapped to teach physics without prior training or experience. A new study explores a possible solution.




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Teachers Prepare for Tough Classroom Conversations on the Civil War

About two dozen teachers from across the country spent a week wrestling with questions about how to remember the Confederacy.




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It's Notoriously Hard to Evaluate PD. A New System Aims to Change That

A new process for judging the quality of professional development has made its debut, with the aim of answering a difficult question: Which PD is high-quality and which isn't?




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How to Bring 'Surprise and Delight' to Virtual Teacher Training During COVID-19

A Kansas teacher of the year explains her approach to offering super engaging professional development in a virtual setting.




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How Should Schools Respond to ICE Raids? Some Advice

Nationally, at least five million children have at least one parent who is undocumented. Supporting those children should be a priority if the threat of a raid is not imminent, advocates said.




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Supreme Court to Tackle DACA. What Does It Mean for Students, Teachers, and Schools?

The justices hear arguments Nov. 12 on the Trump administration's effort to end deportation relief under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, in a case pitting the administration and GOP-leaning states against a host of education and advocacy groups.




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Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed

A collection of stories from the week that you may have missed.




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Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Move to Scrap DACA Program

The court rules that the decision to unwind deportation relief for nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children was done in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner.




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Justices Weigh Trump Effort to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census

Education groups filed a brief expressing concern that excluding undocumented immigrants would affect census numbers used in several federal education funding programs.




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The Transition to High School Is Hard. Here's How to Make It Better

Having a growth mindset about personality—thinking that people can change for the better—helps kids handle tough times.




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In Historic Win, Nationally Recognized Teacher Jahana Hayes Elected to U.S. House

The 2016 National Teacher of the Year will represent Connecticut’s 5th district, becoming the first African-American woman from the state to serve in Congress.




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Principal Running for Congress to Challenge Incumbent in Democratic Primary

While the number of principals running for office has been dwarfed by teachers, school leaders are hoping to change policies in statehouses and in Washington that they say impact their students and families.




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Biden's Segregation Comments Resurrect His Anti-Busing History

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s recent remarks on his willingness to work with segregationists resurrected his long-ago efforts to oppose school busing. Will it hurt his campaign?




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How Warren's Year as a Young Teacher Could Factor in the 2020 Campaign

The swirl of attention around Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s story of being forced out of a teaching job when she was pregnant intensifies the spotlight on her background and K-12 credentials.




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How Teacher Strikes Could Factor in 2020 Elections

The recent Chicago Teachers Union strike drew attention from Democratic presidential candidates in Illinois, a state won by Democrats in the last White House contest. For 2020, it's possible we could see a twist on that story: big-city teacher strikes in states with less predictable outcomes.




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How to Vet the Presidential Candidates on Education

There are five key values to consider when separating campaign rhetoric from how a candidate would actually govern, writes Robert Feirsen.




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Endorsements Still Touchy for Teachers' Unions in Presidential Election Season

Both the AFT and the NEA vowed to engage their members more deeply this year in deciding who to back for the White House. How well have they done?




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Kamala Harris Has a Chance to Make School Desegregation a Key Issue

The vice presidential candidate was bused to school as child. Her experience could inform national education policy, writes Jonathan E. Collins.




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Idaho Seeks to Block Electronic-Signature Gathering for Education Ballot Measure

Idaho officials asked a U.S. Supreme Court justice to block an injunction that allows a group backing an education ballot initiative to collect electronic signatures because of COVID-19.




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Teacher Loses Case as Supreme Court Backs State Sanctions for Rogue Electors

Micheal Baca, now a government teacher, was one of the rogue electors who faced sanctions for casting an Electoral College ballot for someone other than the winner of their states' popular vote.




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Educators Prefer Governors With a More Cautious Approach to COVID-19

EdWeek Research Center survey tracks educator opinions of Trump, Devos, governors, and school boards on pandemic management.




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Election 2020: A Note to Our Readers

With results of the 2020 presidential election undetermined as of EdWeek Update’s deadline, continue following edweek.org and the Politics K-12 blog for the latest updates and analysis.




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Stress Can Lead to Student Failure. New Research Offers a Path for Success

When students are overwhelmed, their schoolwork suffers. But two growth-mindset researchers, Jamie M. Carroll and David Yeager, say teachers can help increase kids' resilience.




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Why Teacher Mindsets Matter When It Comes to Racial Inequality

New research shows that teacher mindsets matter when it comes to racial inequities. Here's how to build a classroom culture that makes a difference.