The founder of digital education nonprofit Khan Academy told CNBC Monday that online instruction cannot completely replace the in-person class, but said there are ways to maximize the benefit for students. “We are not going to replicate the school, even when the school is doing a perfect job, so people …
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3 great things today, July 20, 2020
1. Grains go down, soybeans are higher in the night trade Grains were lower overnight, while soybeans were higher as investors weighed favorable Midwest weather against signs of demand. Rainfall is expected today in parts of the Dakotas and Nebraska, which will likely give a boost to maturing crops. According …
Read More »Michigan judge refuses to release girl in missing homework case
Image copyright Reuters Screenshot Protesters have been calling for Grace’s release A judge in the US state of Michigan ruled that a student detained after neglecting her homework and fighting with her mother cannot be released. The 15-year-old black woman, identified by her middle name “Grace,” has been in juvenile …
Read More »‘I didn’t force you to send it’ – Raw Story
Parents are furious at a Texas church camp after the children started testing positive for the coronavirus after a summer camp. Keller’s Keystone Church organized the camp July 6-10 in Hill County, which is located between Dallas and Waco, and public health authorities have confirmed that some cases are linked …
Read More »NBA players will become fans in crowd-free bubble arenas at Disney World
SALT LAKE CITY – A hot topic in recent weeks has been how NBA games will look, sound and feel without fans in the building. There’s definitely merit to having that discussion, and we’ll get to that, but we need to clarify something first. The NBA bubble sands in Orlando, …
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