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Minnie Mouse ears helped a teacher connect with her kindergartners. The Palisades fire incinerated her collection
Kindergarten teacher Elizabeth Lam become synonymous with her Minnie Mouse ears. On the day of the Palisades fire, she ...
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 ...
Kids’ education suffered irreversible damage during pandemic lockdowns – new book holds media, pols accountable
Kids are still suffering the consequences of endless school closures — and David Zweig doesn’t want that catastrophic policy ...
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ABC13's Who's Hiring Job Fair continues to change lives after 5 years
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, thousands of Texans lost their jobs. To help job seekers, ABC13 launched the Who's Hiring ...
'The enthusiasm these students have': Retired teacher back to help adults eager to learn
When her walls literally were falling in, Carolyn Deli returned to school and rediscovered her enthusiasm for cultivating knowledge and new life.
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Texas House OKs bill that gives schools more latitude to discipline students
A last-minute amendment would require students to go to alternative education settings if they attack a teacher or make ...
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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 ...