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K8 Investigates: COVID-19’s impact on education five years later
Five years after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic a global health crisis, it forced people to learn and work under a new normal for years.
The Disaster of School Closures Should Have Been Foreseen
O f the many mistakes made in the COVID era, none were as glaring as prolonged school closures. The damages go beyond loss of ...
Education's 'new normal': Exploring impacts of COVID-19 five years later
According to Attendance Works, in the 2022-2023 school year, 61% of public schools saw high or extreme levels of chronic ...
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Learning to adapt – Area schools, colleges recount challenges during pandemic
This is the third in a series looking back five years at the COVID-19 pandemic. When then-Altoona Area High School senior ...
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People are more worried about their jobs now than they were during the pandemic when everything closed
Workers are feeling worse than they did even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employee confidence ... Venessa is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School and Middlebury College.
Altoona Mirror15d
Area schools, colleges recount challenges during pandemic
Soaring Heights returned to in-person instruction during their Extended School Year program in June 2020. According to Boland ...
The Christian Post16d
IRS ends probe of Florida church that prayed for school board candidate during service
The Internal Revenue Service has ended its investigation of a Florida church accused of violating its tax-exempt status by praying for a local school board candidate during worship service. Lawyers ...
The Oklahoman16d
Oklahoma high school soccer: Top storylines, players to watch during 2025 season
Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Oklahoma high school tennis: Top storylines, players to watch during 2025 season Edmond North, Norman North girls rolling after meeting in Class 6A finals: ...
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Sacrifice and solidarity: a qualitative study of family experiences of death and bereavement in critical care settings during the pandemic
Background Pandemic-related restrictions are expected to continue to shape end-of-life care and impact the experiences of dying hospitalised patients and their families. Objective To understand ...
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End of federal pandemic funding prompts cuts at Baltimore City schools amid $48M gap
"The U.S. Department of Education recently decided to end the availability of these funds, reneging on their commitment to support students' ongoing post-pandemic needs," City Schools said in a ...
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Tendering during a pandemic
call off from an existing framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system, call for competition using a standard procedure with accelerated timescales and extending or modifying a contract during its ...
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Michigan schools could lose $40 million in pandemic aid
BENTON HARBOR — The federal government rescinding more than $40 million in pandemic money to 27 Michigan school districts, including Benton Harbor Area Schools, is disappointing and may be ...