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How one high-poverty district is adding virtual reality to its classrooms

The Hechinger Report

Although the high-poverty Cornell School District has only about 630 students, it was able to take the plunge into virtual reality with a $20,000 foundation-funded grant provided through the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, a regional public school service agency. The kids do remember facts better when they use virtual reality.”.

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Activist students go to summer camp to learn how to help institute a ‘green new deal’ on their campuses

The Hechinger Report

The Green New Deal for Schools is so important right now in the U.S., where our school buildings are crumbling, where our students are not being adequately prepared to face the realities of the climate crisis, where there are vast inequities across race and class.” He said he wants educators to emphasize solutions, too.

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Teachers, cafeteria workers and school bus drivers should be next in line for the Covid vaccine

The Hechinger Report

14 not only boosted her immunity for the virus, it lifted our collective hopes that this tragic period in world history would soon pass. Prioritizing schools recognizes the close connection between keeping schools open and getting people back to work. To date, the coronavirus has killed approximately 1.7

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