‘Heartbreaking Statistic’: Thanks to Pandemic, Last Month Was First March Since 2002 Without a US School Shooting

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/13/heartbreaking-statistic-thanks-pandemic-last-month-was-first-march-2002-without-us Published on Monday, April 13, 2020 by Common Dreams “All it took was a pandemic and closing all the schools.” By Eoin Higgins, staff writer Schools around the country were ordered or recommended closed in mid-March, leading … Continued

PA School Closures Extended, New Legislation Reduces Standardized Test Score Impact on Teachers

From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): This week the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced that school closures have been extended another two weeks in order to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Unless closures are extended, students are … Continued