Tom TurrentineFebruary 17, 1954 – June 2, 2020AptosThomas Spencer Turrentine was born February 17, 1954 at O’Connor Hospital in San Jose, California. He died June 2, 2020, 1.4 miles past the Sand Point Overlook in Nisene Marks State Park, due to an unforeseen coronary event while on a bike ride….
Pressure is growing for schools to get some kind of relief from traditional standardized tests as coronavirus cases reach new highs, and education officials in at least a few states are responding. In Washington, President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will have to decide whether to grant states waivers from federally mandated…
The Tyler County Board of Education met for a regular meeting on November 16. Middle school test data and an update on the various projects taking place throughout the county were among the items discussed. Superintendent Highley updated the board regarding the middle school testing scores. The members were given…
I came home from my second day of teaching my “HyFlex” class (some students in the classroom and others on Zoom) utterly discouraged. Despite my efforts at planning activities that I thought would be engaging, the students were mostly silent and distant (literally!). It was so difficult to know how…
Aggie editors reflect on what they’re thankful for Anjini Venugopal, Editor-in-Chief This Thanksgiving, I am grateful to the people who have taught and supported me—and I am not exclusively referring to instructors. I am immensely thankful for the professors and teachers I have had over my years of education, but…
A Hackensack school board member with a controversial past resigned this week after she accidentally broadcast her bathroom break during a board meeting held over Zoom, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. The incident happened during Monday’s Hackensack Board of Education meeting and the board member, Frances Cogelja, resigned Tuesday,…
Teachers and other education advocates are feeling giddy at the possibility of moving forward a progressive agenda that the current education secretary, Betsy DeVos, stopped dead in its tracks four years ago. President-elect Joe Biden campaign’s policy director, Stef Feldman, told the Education Writers Association that as president, Biden would…
By Hannah McClellan News + Record Staff Last Thursday, more than 1,800 students were able to return to Chatham County Schools under Plan B, following the Board of Education’s Nov. 9 vote for students in 3rd-5th grade to return Nov. 19, with students in 6th-8th set to return Dec. 7….
The weeks since Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova announced her resignation have brought a flurry of debate about her relationship with the district’s board of education and whether its members are responsible for her departure. On Monday, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and former Mayor Federico Peña published an open…
After pregnancy announcements have been shared at 13 weeks — when the risk of miscarriage decreases — and the confetti from gender reveal parties settles, there’s often a sense of relief. Parents get to prepare their home for the baby, share “bump” photos and find a coming home outfit for…
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