This week, the Education Department announced a national focus on "social capital" - how children connect with each other and are supported.They're already looking at how to support students who are struggling to cope.And now the department is also working on ways to encourage more school speakers to come to school.But what does that actually mean?"Social capital" is defined as
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Posted July 03, 2020 07:33:11 When a dental hygeneist is in the office, you can be assured the student is "fit" for the position, even if the dental hygeineist isn't fully trained.But when it comes to a student with learning disabilities, the answer isn't "yes", nor is it "no".And it's not just the students who have issues with dental hyges.In
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Goldfish swim schools are back on the curriculum in Oregon, but parents are getting a surprise.The Goldfish Swim School in Liberty Middle School is back on schedule, after it was suspended for one year.The district said the suspension came after it learned of a number of safety concerns regarding the school.The suspension came a week after a state investigation found
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The first step in stopping a campus sexual assault is to take a selfie."It's really important to get some privacy in case something happens and you're out in public," says Amy Filippini, a professor of communication and public affairs at Columbia University.She also recommends making a list of people you want to avoid and then texting them your list.Then, "putting
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More than 500 traffic deaths are recorded each year in the state, including those of children.While there is no national data on traffic deaths, Queensland's Department of Primary Industries says the number of children who are killed in road accidents is about two and a half times the national average.A spokeswoman for the department said it was aware of a
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Posted October 03, 2018 09:00:46What's in your name is a question that many Americans are struggling to answer.It's one of the most vexing questions asked by many Americans, and yet, for many, the answer is very simple.A name is just a name, but many people are reluctant to acknowledge that there is more to a name than simply the name
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.-- Calhoun, who played quarterback for the New Orleans Saints from 1996-98 and for the San Francisco 49ers from 2003-05, said the San Diego Chargers' decision to fire head coach Anthony Lynn was one of the toughest decisions he has made."It was hard for me to listen to the story and know that Anthony Lynn is out," Calhoun
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More than half of Georgia's public schools are failing to meet national benchmarks, according to data from the National Science Foundation.The results from the state's statewide assessment, the Georgia State Standards, show that about 10 percent of public schools across the state are in the bottom third of the state.The schools that scored the worst in the state were those
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The United States ranked near the bottom in the world when it comes to high school completion.That's according to a study published in the journal Educational Researcher, which looks at high school graduates from a wide range of high schools across the country.But what makes for a high school graduate?Here's how the research has revealed the results.In the United States,
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St Lucies School for Boys is the latest school to receive $4 million in state funding, as it aims to boost its enrollment by up to 3,000 over the next four years.The $1.5 million St Lucius Beauty School in St Augustine, one of the state's newest school districts, is the second school in the state to receive state funding in
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