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Like many states with a large number of rural schools, Wyoming desperately needs more teachers. Take the case of the Teton County School District, in Jackson, Wyoming. Located near Yellowstone an...
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CAMPO, Colo. — On the long drive south, as the land on the horizon turned from mottled green to dusty brown, the college professor’s Subaru carried four cartons of doughnuts, two bags of fres...
When states don’t reimburse teachers for supplies, they have to figure out ways to make remote teaching work and how to pay for it The post Teachers forced to “MacGyver” their own tech so...
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WILMINGTON, Del. — Taheem Fennell, 12, loves to ride his bike. He taught himself when he was 4 years old while visiting older cousins in Pennsylvania. He remembers running and jumping on, feeli...
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This story about school bonds is part of the series Districts in Debt, which examines the hidden financial pressures challenging American schools. The state audit of the Fox C-6 School Distric...
In an isolated area deep in the Appalachian Mountains, finding enough teachers can be a challenge, to say the least. And once teachers arrive, schools have to contend with another problem. Educat...
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Almost five years ago, Summit Public Schools decided that scoring high on standardized tests wasn’t enough to ensure success after high school. Leaders at the California-born charter school net...
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A California-born charter school network is starting a new program to home-grow teachers rooted in their approach to education. Summit Public Schools – widely known for its partnership with Fac...