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The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes outstanding public and non-public schools. The program celebrates school excellence and turn around stories. 13 of those schools are in Michigan.

Michigan saw a 40% increase in teacher retirements last year due to the pandemic.

An elementary school in South Carolina broke a world record

By the fall semester, the school will be requiring any students living in campus housing to have received one of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Who knew that saying 'Hunter' as 'Hoon-ter' would make a group of kids laugh so hard?


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A Washington kindergarten teacher went viral the other day

There are two Wednesdays in each school year that are important for school officials and determining the amount of funding they'll receive. The second important Wednesday is coming up.

Sixth grade science teacher John King is teaching his students from a mobile classroom, which just happens to be an actual bus he purchased so he can do more with his students.
Source: CBS Local

She played a farting sound effect in the middle of her class, and it definitely worked to get her students to laugh.
Source: Facebook

This teacher would like to remind parents that other students can see and hear them, and that they should be behaving like adults when their kids are in class.
Miami Herald reports that Edith Pride, a teacher from Boca Raton, Florida, made her remarks while speaking at a school board meetin…

An 11-year-old was told to change his Hooters themed mask into something different, and him and his dad don't understand why it was such a big ordeal.
Source: WESH

According to a recent study, 94% of public school teachers pay for their own supplies.