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The problem with so many schools using Google Classroom

At a moment when schools are making dramatic changes, the edtech leader has been quiet on the big questions—like how to make remote learning work.

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CURMUDGUCATION: As Schools Reopen, Beware These Five Bad Management Approaches

Not all schools are blessed with excellent management teams (a million teachers just rolled their eyes and said, “No kidding.”) But while schools can succeed in spite of bad management in the good times, in times of crisis, bad management can really derail the whole train. Trying to launch a school year during a pandemic with little to no help from state and federal governments will test every school district’s leadership team. Here are the management styles most likely to lead to disaster.

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Teacher Morale and Student Enrollment Declining Under COVID-19, Survey Shows – Education Week

As Teacher Morale Declines, Likelihood of Resignations Rises.

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Michigan to identify K-12 schools with coronavirus outbreaks Sept. 14 | Bridge Michigan

Michigan families will know if there are COVID-19 outbreaks at their K-12 schools beginning Sept. 14 — the first full week of school following Labor Day, a state spokeswoman told Bridge Tuesday evening.

Details were still being hammered out as officials finalized processes to pass the information from the state’s schools and local health departments to the state, said Lynn Sutfin, spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

The list will include not only the name and location of the K-12 school, but also the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at that school.

Source: Michigan to identify K-12 schools with coronavirus outbreaks Sept. 14 | Bridge Michigan