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Valley Strong Credit Union announced a donation of $25,000 to the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Educational Services Foundation on Friday in support of technology needs for Kern County school districts as they implement distance learning for students. Funds will be used for the purchase of Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots for students, according to the …

Education  |  Learning  |  News releases  |  Technology  |  UW and the community  |  Video March 27, 2020 Narrow boxes, stuffed with bubble wrap and precious cargo, awaited shipping labels. Laptops, zipped up tight in black bags, lay in neat rows. And an assortment of spray cleaners, paper towels and disinfecting wipes collected on a …

A tax incentive for businesses that could bring some relief to more than 44 million Americans saddled with student debt has been included in the $2 trillion stimulus bill the Senate is expected to vote on Wednesday. The provision was originally part of a bill reported on by CBS News in May 2019. It appears …

While students across Minnesota are experiencing an exceptionally long (and perhaps exceptionally boring) spring break, many of their teachers and administrators are hard at work. Their task? Coming up with a plan to provide meaningful, effective and convenient online learning opportunities. While everyone would prefer to see students back in classrooms a few weeks from …

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 13: US President Donald J. Trump holds a press conference on COVID-19 in the … [+] Rose Garden of the White House on March 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images) China News Service via Getty Images In response to the coronavirus pandemic, President …

(CNN) — For millions of American students and families, spring break is a much anticipated fun-in-the-sun vacation, or an opportunity to travel to Europe or a more far-flung locale. But, in yet another way the coronavirus pandemic is having an impact on everyday life, spring break 2020 has been largely thrown to the wayside. The …

In an email sent Monday, MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright advised students to think carefully before traveling over spring break. MU’s spring break runs from the end of the day March 21 to 8 a.m. March 30 when classes resume. The email suggests students not travel over break or that they rework their itineraries. “We are …

By: Brandon Spencer | WCTV Eyewitness News March 4, 2020 Tallahassee, Fla. (WCTV) — Health officials from coast to coastare scrambling to slow the spread of coronavirus.At least eleven people have died from the virus in the United Statesand officials in both Florida and Georgia are confirming multiple cases. The scare, also causing people to …

HOUSTON – Rice University announced it is suspending all university-sponsored international spring break trips and international student travel until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s travel restrictions have been lifted. The university has also suspended international university-sponsored faculty travel to countries on the CDC’s restricted list. If students, staff or faculty members travel to …

For longtime educator Neil Rochelle, bringing computers into the classroom is more than just ensuring there’s technology present in schools. As the project lead for some of the primary grant projects for Guam Department of Education, Rochelle’s on a mission to continuously enhance education with the use of technology and further use it to bring …