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The benefit concert special to raise funds for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and WhyHunger — FOX News
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an abrupt shift in managing schools during the pandemic. Officials had faced criticism that they prioritized activities like indoor dining over the well-being of children. — NYT: Top Stories
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has presented an education agenda that is starkly different from the Trump era, beginning with a far more cautious approach to school reopenings. — NYT: Top Stories
The school system, the nation’s largest, has had strikingly few virus cases. Even so, the mayor may end in-person classes because the city’s overall rate is surging. — New York Times: Top Stories
Sanda Dia’s death after an initiation ritual was regarded as a tragic accident. Newly released videos and photos have made it a symbol of growing intolerance. — NYT: Matt Apuzzo and Steven Erlanger
Fellowship program honors Dr. Just, a pioneering biologist and one of the most prominent African American scientists of the twentieth century WASHINGTON & PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$BMY #UNCF–The UNCF and Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced the second cohort of the Ernest
A new wave of coronavirus outbreaks in nine New York City regions, including Brooklyn, Queens, Rockland County and elsewhere, have officials worried about a resurgence in cases that may force another set of school closures just days after reopening. — FOX
Wiley Announces Quarterly Dividend, HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–John Wiley and Sons (NYSE:JWA)(NYSE:JWB), a global research and education company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3425 per share on its Class A and Class B Common
After wildfires consumed an entire town, students and teachers who had planned for remote classes found some comfort in staying connected amid the chaos. — NYT: Dan Levin and Kate Taylor