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Helmet technology helping schools detect concussions
BELLEVUE, Neb. (KMTV — Every single player at both Bellevue high schools get a computerized helmet, so whether it’s in practice, or during the state championship, if they get hit hard in the head, the trainers know and can pull that player aside. “It’s an amazing tool,” says Bellevue West Head Coach Michael Huffman. It’s …
Water main break closes Rockwood schools
ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (WVLT) — School will not be in session on Monday, Oct. 21, for students in Rockwood, Tenn. According to Roane County Schools, a water main break has impacted the area. School is closed for Ridge View Elementary, Rockwood Middle and Rockwood High. All other Roane County Schools will be in session. Rockwood Water, …
Minn. schools take two-day MEA break, despite shortened conference
Minnesota schools’ long tradition of canceling two days of classes for an annual teachers conference will continue this week — even though the conference has been permanently shortened to a one-day event. Until last year, the Minnesota Educator Academy, or MEA, was held on a Thursday and Friday in mid-October. That changed, when Education Minnesota, …
California to bar high schools from ringing the first bell before 8:30 a.m.
California high schools will soon be barred frombeginning class before 8:30 a.m., under first-in-the-nation legislation signed into law Sunday night by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The public schools in America’s most populous state have until July 1, 2021, to implement the new standard that bill author, state Sen. Anthony Portantino, insisted will “put our children’s health …
Conneaut Area City Schools renewal levy would aid technology, books | Local News
CONNEAUT — A renewal levy to help the Conneaut Area City Schools district stay atop its technology and textbook needs will come before voters in the Nov. 5 general election. The 1.5-mill permanent improvement levy would raise an estimated $220,000 each year of its five-year lifespan. The levy would cost a resident with property valued …
Worcester schools survey: 26 percent of students have no technology to do homework on – News – telegram.com
WORCESTER – A recent survey of Worcester public school students found more than a quarter of respondents had no technology in their home to do homework on. The survey, which the School Department conducted earlier this month and drew responses from 10,703 students in second through 12th grade, also found more than half of students …
Schools feel impact of technology upgrades | Coalfield Progress
WISE — Whether software or hardware, technology touches every level of operations in Wise County schools and all feel the effect of advancements as well. Technology Director Scott Kiser Monday gave Wise County School Board a snapshot of upgrades system-wide, some of the positive reactions and implications as well as the challenges faced routinely by …
Nobel peace prize nomination for schools breaking Northern Ireland’s barriers | Education
Hazelwood Integrated primary school in North Belfast is a symbol of efforts to bring together a divided city. The school stands next to a barrier – one of 59 “peace walls”, or fences, that still separate Catholic and Protestant communities in the capital. It was built in 2008, 10 years after the Good Friday agreement. …
BREAKING: Northside schools were on ‘soft’ lockdown due to police incident
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – All three northside schools in La Crosse were on a ‘soft’ lockdown Thursday. La Crosse Police said the Logan Middle, Logan High, and Northside/Coulee Montesorri schools were placed on the lockdown as a precaution due to an incident on the north side. Police didn’t elaborate on what the incident involved. …
Battle Ground schools receive $300,000 grant for technology
Battle Ground — Battle Ground Public Schools received a $300,000 grant from the Federal Communication Commission’s E-rate program to replace the district’s entire wireless network this year. The new network will provide enhanced capabilities, bandwidth, security features, ease of use and improved network support, with roughly half of the cost coming from the E-rate program, …
