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City Schools of Decatur backs away from reopening plan, will reevaluate next year – Decaturish – Locally sourced news
By Sara Amis, contributor Decatur, GA — During the Oct. 13 Decatur School Board meeting, district officials announced that students would not return to classrooms until January. Schools have been closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That is a departure from a controversial plan that would’ve seen staff return to the building …
US sees 20% more deaths than expected this year, most due to Covid-19, research finds
During the coronavirus pandemic so far, there were 20% more deaths than would normally be expected from March 1 through August 1 in the United States — with Covid-19 officially accounting for about two-thirds of them, according to new research published Monday in the medical journal JAMA. “Although total US death counts are remarkably consistent from …
ISU won’t cancel spring break next year despite COVID concerns
NORMAL (HOI) – Illinois State University won’t be canceling spring break next semester. ISU floated the idea of calling off the break, scheduled for March 6 through 16, because there’s a greater risk of COVID-19 exposure while traveling and interacting with large numbers of people. However, students, faculty, and staff responding to a university survey …
NIU Cancels Spring Break Next Year – NBC Chicago
Spring break is canceled at Northern Illinois University next year in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, according to school officials. On Thursday, Beth Ingram, NIU’s executive vice president and provost, sent a letter to students, faculty and staff announcing a change in the 2021 calendar amid the ongoing pandemic. “The …
No spring break this year at UNI, ISU and U-I | News
(Undated) — A spring tradition at the three state universities is falling victim to the pandemic. The University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University have each announced plans to shift their spring semester calendars to start later than originally planned. The move includes canceling spring break to try and …
National Trust suffers ‘worst year’ for ash dieback
Image copyright National Trust Images/P.Tasker Image caption Since arriving in the UK in 2012, the disease has spread to every corner of Britain The National Trust has said it has experienced the worst year on record for ash dieback on its estates. It says a combination of the coronavirus lockdown and the driest spring on …
Brockhaus Capital Management AG: Technology group BCM with revenue growth in the first half of 2020 despite effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
DGAP-News: Brockhaus Capital Management AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results Brockhaus Capital Management AG: Technology group BCM with revenue growth in the first half of 2020 despite effects of the COVID-19 pandemic 29.09.2020 / 07:00 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. PRESS RELEASE Technology group BCM with revenue growth …
Cedar Rapids Schools help desk receives thousands of technology queries at start of school year
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Cedar Rapids Community School District said more than 1,000 calls, emails, and questions came into its technology help desk on just the first day of school. Overall, more than 4,200 help desk tickets were opened in the two-week period spanning the first week of school and the week before …