Monthly Archives: August 2020

UK backs down an A-level test debacle linked to Coronavirus

LONDON – Barged by protests from angry teachers, parents and students, the UK government has dropped the makeshift college entrance system that it coined for schools in England after the pandemic made traditional testing impossible. Critics said the government’s approach discriminated against students with economic disabilities – citing the results …

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Texas above 10,000 Covid-19 related deaths

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams holds up a mask as he speaks as Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp looks on during a news conference announcing statewide expanded COVID tests on August 10, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage / Getty Images The federal government is working on delays in coronavirus testing, …

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