The increasing awareness of digital supplementary education popularized edtech. Higher adoption due to growing internet penetration led to rising income levels for edtech players, which in turn enabled higher affordability of their offerings, deepening their penetration levels.Through the early expansion, local edtech players have largely maintained their USP of offering high-quality education; a few emerging Indian edtech players are world-class in terms of their product design, comparable to leading global players like Yuanfudao, TAL and GSX Techedu.The pandemic has created a seminal moment in the evolution of edtech in India.

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School gymnasium, classroom rentals to be cancelled for remainder of the year

After-school sports activities are apparently the latest victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Calgary Board of Education said school gyms and classrooms rentals will be cancelled for the remainder of the year. Christa Dao reports.

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How to help your kids succeed if they’re going back to school virtually

Online learning expert worries sudden demand is leaving teachers, families unprepared Flex Ed — which is independent, but tuition-free — has seen enrollment skyrocket from 300 students in the 2019-20 school year to more than 900 students registered for 2020-21. While it’s still accepting high school applicants, there’s a waiting list for Kindergarten to Grade 9 programming.Cook says that while Flex Ed has the virtual infrastructure in place, it wants to ensure that the student-to-teacher ratio remains at a manageable 40:1.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In an online environment, there aren’t the same classroom management issues, she notes.

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Coronavirus: Family west of Saskatoon creating outdoor classroom

Restoring 71 Project.In response to COVID-19 restrictions, the family has now created an outdoor classroom as part of the Restoring 71 Project.They hope it will give students a hands-on learning experience while providing a safe space to gather. Coronavirus: What online schooling will look like for students in Saskatoon as interest grows “The space is meant for educators to book and come out and do their own lesson planning or their own teaching,” Katie Suek said.“It’s also a space where parents can come if there’s an outdoor or environmental component for distanced learning or homeschooling.”The classroom is situated off one of the paths created by the Suek’s and students will be encouraged to explore the 71 acres.

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Poorest hit hardest by coronavirus as family living standards 'severely damaged'

Living standards of the poorest families have been clobbered during the coronavirus crisis, a grim report reveals today.

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Orange County eviction relief applications open this week, here’s how to apply

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County residents facing eviction will get a chance to apply for some relief Tuesday morning through the county’s new eviction diversion program.Earlier this month, the Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a plan to use $20 million in CARES Act money to fund a new program aimed at helping those who are struggling financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic avoid eviction.The portal opens at 9 a.m.

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B.C. health officials to provide Monday COVID-19 update

novel coronavirus pandemic.On Friday, the number of active cases in the province hit a new high at 824. $2,000 fines to be issued to enforce B.C.

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Some people can get the pandemic virus twice, a study suggests. That is no reason to panic

Kai KupferschmidtScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.Scientists have found the first solid evidence that people can be reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19. A new study shows a 33-year-old man who was treated at the hospital for a mild case in March harbored the virus again when he was tested at the Hong Kong airport after returning from Europe on 15 August, less than 5 months later.

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Teachers Of Children With Disabilities Say More Needs To Be Done This Fall To Serve Special Needs During Pandemic.

NPR (8/21, Turner) reported that many teachers of students with disabilities say that more needs to be done this fall to serve the special needs of their classrooms.

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Video Game Developers Increasingly Working To Create Products More Accessible For People With Disabilities.

Bloomberg (8/21, Geraldo) reported more video game developers are working to create products that are “more accessible for people with visual, hearing or motor impairments.” In an attempt to stand out from competition in this respect, there is already a “fierce battle between Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp.

76ers part ways with Brett Brown after 7 seasons

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers have parted ways with head coach Brett Brown after seven seasons, the team announced Monday.The team will begin a search process for a new head coach immediately.“I have a tremendous level of respect for Brett both personally and professionally and appreciate all he’s done for the 76ers organization and the City of Philadelphia,” Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Elton Brand said. “He did many positive things during his time here, developing young talent and helping position our team for three straight postseason appearances. Unfortunately, we fell well short of our goals this year and I believe it is best to go in a new direction.

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Archdiocesan high school athletes will not play fall sports due to COVID-19 pandemic

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Catholic League announced the decision to suspend fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The announcement was made in a letter to school families, administrators, faculty and staff in the 17 Archdiocesan high schools.The decision comes days after the board of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association voted to permit fall sports to begin on Monday, Aug. 24 based on local school decisions. “After much careful thought, consultation, and prayer a decision has been reached that all of our high schools will opt out of participation in interscholastic competition for the fall 2020 season.

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Utah Revamps Pandemic Crisis Guidelines To Remove Bias Against People With Disabilities.

AP (8/20, Whitehurst) reports Utah “overhauled crisis guidelines Thursday that could have put people with disabilities at the back of the line if hospitals become overwhelmed during the coronavirus pandemic, adopting a new plan that federal officials said should serve as a national model for removing bias from life-or-death decisions.” The changes “settle a complaint from disability advocates and set a new standard for other states in removing bias from making potentially agonizing decisions, said Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S.

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Analysis: Parents, Educators Work On How To Provide Support To Students With Disabilities During Pandemic.

Disability Scoop (8/21) reports that parents and special education professionals are working on the myriad challenges around providing students with disabilities a quality education as the pandemic continues. Many parents are determined to have their children attend classes in-person in order to receive the support they need; however, many of the requirements around in-person education complicate that desire.

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Here’s what the teachers union lawsuit decision means for Central Florida schools

ORLANDO, Fla. – In a groundbreaking decision Monday, a judge sided with Florida’s largest teachers union ruling that Florida’s mandate to require schools to provide in-person instruction during the coronavirus pandemic is unconstitutional.The Florida Education Association, or FEA, along with a number of other organizations filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran and the state alleging reopening schools during the pandemic was unsafe.

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Ontario lieutenant-governor visiting Peterborough area to highlight tourism reopening amid pandemic

coronavirus pandemic.Elizabeth Dowdeswell’s visit to the region is hosted by Peterborough and the Kawarthas Tourism. Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism encouraging residents to ‘explore in own backyard’ She will meet with Peterborough Mayor Dianne Therrien and Peterborough County Warden J.

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Excitement fills UCF campus as it fills up for fall semester

ORLANDO, Fla. – On the first day of the University of Central Florida’s fall semester, both Sabrina La Rosa and her classmate, Sabrina Blanco, said it felt surreal to be back on campus -- a day they had been waiting for with excitement. “It’s such a warm feeling to see students back on campus especially knowing after seeing surveys and data how excited they are, how much we’ve been longing for this moment,” said La Rosa, who is UCF’s student body president.For Blanco, the student vice president, walking around campus again gave her a sense of joy. “It definitely feels really good to be back. I love seeing students around campus and just, you know, taking it all in,” Blanco said.

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CFP selection committee set to release 1st ranking Nov. 17

The College Football Playoff unveiled a revised schedule Monday for its weekly rankings, with the first set pushed back two weeks to Nov. 17 and the final list now on tap for Dec.

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Ottawa adds 24 coronavirus cases on Monday

coronavirus cases on Monday as city staff are proposing expansions to the local mandatory mask bylaw.Ottawa Public Health (OPH) recorded 24 new cases of the virus on Monday. The latest daily report follows a spike of 36 cases on Friday and 21 cases added to the city’s COVID-19 totals across Saturday and Sunday.OPH says there are 156 active cases of the virus in Ottawa, with nine people hospitalized with COVID-19.Ottawa has now seen 2,839 cases of the virus since the pandemic began.

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Judge sides with Florida teachers union, says districts should decide if schools should reopen

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Tallahassee-based judge sided with Florida’s largest teachers union Monday ruling that Florida’s blanket order to require schools to teach students in the classroom during the coronavirus pandemic is unconstitutional.Florida Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, along with a number of other organizations filed a lawsuit against Gov.

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Providing Care and Treatment for People Living with HIV in Low-Resource Non-US Settings During COVID-19 Pandemic

1). Maintenance of ART services – in addition to continued case identification and prompt enrollment of newly diagnosed PLHIV on lifelong treatment – is critical to protect massive global investments and their resultant progress towards HIV epidemic control.

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Love Island USA set to air in UK with major changes due to coronavirus pandemic

Love Island USA will air in the UK next month with a brand new series post-coronavirus lockdown.ITV2 confirmed the news that the iconic reality show will broadcast the second season of the US show from September 7.Love Island Australia kept us entertained throughout July in lockdown, so the new USA season is sure to give viewers their much-needed fix of the iconic reality programme.Due to the coronavirus lockdown, the upcoming programme has undergone some major adjustments.Contestants will still head to a dreamy location to find love and win the $50,000 prize money, but changes have been made due to the coronavirus lockdown.

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KFC drops 'finger lickin' good' slogan amid coronavirus pandemic

Promotional Atmosphere at KFC on April 4, 2018 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for KFC) KFC is cleaning up its act and dropping the iconic "finger lickin' good" slogan as the coronavirus health crisis continues.The chicken-centric chain announced the news on Monday, confirming that the 64-year-old motto will be temporarily suspended from advertising materials in select countries effective immediately.A spokesperson for KFC told FOX Business that the ad campaign was running in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, the Middle East, North Africa, South Africa and parts of Asia. The campaign was not featured in the U.S.

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Switzerland a good example of back-to-school preparedness: Educator

Liam Printer is from Ireland but lives and teaches in Switzerland, where students have been back in the classroom for months. Printer, who is also the host of “The Motivated Classroom” podcast, joined our Ask the Expert segment to share how the European country has safely continued in-class education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dr. Deena Hinshaw to give update on COVID-19 in Alberta Monday afternoon

COVID-19 situation in the province Monday afternoon.The province no longer updates daily case counts over weekends; so Monday’s update will include numbers from Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will give an in-person update on the latest case numbers at 3:30 p.m., which will be live streamed in this post.

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Jerry Seinfeld Pens Scathing Rebuke to Idea NYC is "Dead" Due to Pandemic

Jerry Seinfeld is pissed. On Monday, the New York Times published an op-ed from the comedian in which he offered a scathing rebuke to a recent piece penned byJames Altucher, who argued New York City is "dead" due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Thehedge-fund manager and author posted his piece to LinkedIn on Aug, 13.

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New this week: Katy Perry's 'Smile' and 'Love Island' return

“Lingua Franca” follows an undocumented trans Filipina immigrant on a quest to find a way to stay in the U.S to continue working as a domestic caregiver. For all its timely buzzwords, writer-director-editor-star Isabel Sandoval’s third film (on Netflix Wednesday), is introspective and subtle and well worth a watch.

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SeaWorld and Aquatica now open 7 days a week

ORLANDO, Fla – Guests visiting SeaWorld Orlando and its waterpark, Aquatica, now have an additional day to enjoy the parks.The theme park said its parks are now open seven days a week. The move started Saturday, August 22.With the extra day, officials also extended operating hours on weekends to 10 p.m.

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Children with no virus symptoms can go to school - GPs

The President of the Irish College of General Practitioners has said that if a child is "otherwise well" and does not have any symptoms of Covid-19, they can go to school.

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COMMENTARY: Public health's share of the blame: US COVID-19 risk communication failures

Editor's Note: After 40+ years as a risk communication consultant, Dr. Sandman came out of retirement in January 2020 to try to help with pandemic risk communication. Following is an abridged form of a commentary published on his website Aug 4, 2020, with new material added.

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America's liquor laws are being shaken up by the coronavirus

(Photo by Alem Sánchez/Pexels)DETROIT, Mich. - The coronavirus is shaking up America's liquor laws.At least 33 states and the District of Columbia are temporarily allowing cocktails to-go during the pandemic. Only two -- Florida and Mississippi -- allowed them on a limited basis before coronavirus struck, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.Struggling restaurants say it's a lifeline, letting them rehire bartenders, pay rent and reestablish relationships with customers.

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Manitoba health officials give coronavirus update Monday after weekend’s record-setting case counts

COVID-19 Monday afternoon.Dr. Brent Roussin has scheduled a media briefing for 1 p.m.

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Lake County students return to class for face-to-face learning during COVID-19 pandemic

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Thousands of students returned to the classroom on Monday as the Lake County school district has put widespread changes in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.Karyn Roman is a freshman at South Lake High School and chose in-person learning to begin the year."This is like a circumstance that we haven't seen and so everyone is just trying to figure everything out and we don't know really know everything," she said.District leaders said about half of all students have opted to return to the classroom with the other half choosing one of three distance learning options."It's a typical first day, but not so typical in that we've got these four options all going on at once," communications officer Sherri Owens said.Owens said

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Ottawa Public Health reports 24 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 24 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa.

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AP Top 25: Clemson No. 1; UCF checks in at No. 21

ORLANDO, Fla. – Clemson is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at what has already been taken by the pandemic from an uncertain college football season.Ohio State (1,504 points) was a close No.

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy urges voters to request, return ballots early

WASHINGTON - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is warning that voters should request mail-in ballots at least 15 days before the Nov. 3 election to ensure they have enough time to receive their ballot, complete it and mail it back to elections officials on time.Acknowledging an expected surge in mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic, DeJoy says voters should mail back their ballots at least seven days prior to the election.

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Phineas And Ferb creators discuss challenges of making a film amid the pandemic

Being able to finish the Phineas And Ferb film amid the challenges posed by coronavirus was a “relief”, according to one of the co-creators of the cartoon.

Former Halifax taxi driver’s sex assault trial resumes after nearly 6-month hiatus

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Brandon ‘waking up to new reality’ Monday morning with increased coronavirus restrictions

coronavirus measures as of Monday morning as the region moved into a restricted level of pandemic response.The tightened health and safety measures are meant to combat the spread of the virus after an increased number of COVID-19 cases in and around the Brandon area in recent weeks.Masks are now mandatory in all public indoor places, as well as all indoor and outdoor gatherings in the area, and public gatherings of any kind have been restricted to 10 people.Kris Desjarlais, Brandon’s deputy mayor, told 680 CJOB he hopes residents will comply with the changes without any need for additional enforcement.“Hopefully people recognize that we are in this together — and in spite of what your beliefs are around the threat and the severity of the

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Coronavirus: Manitoba education minister announces another $52M for return to school fund

Manitoba Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced on Monday that the province will allocate another $52 million to the province’s “return to school” fund to ensure the safe reopening of schools.

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Brevard County students return to school amid coronavirus pandemic

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Allison Varney and her son, Austin, were all smiles Monday as they walked to Longleaf Elementary for the first day of school.Varney said she’s confident Austin will be safe at school despite the number of COVID-19 cases.“I think that with the spacing, with the masks and everything like that, that’s the best we can do. It’s not going away.

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Tyler Posey Fights for His Life During a Zombie Pandemic in 'Alone' Trailer (Exclusive)

Tyler Posey is trading werewolves for zombies in, a thriller about a global pandemic that is turning humans into bloodthirsty «screamers» — and ET can exclusively debut the trailer.Posey plays Aidan, who has been quarantining alone since the outbreak hit and is beginning to lose hope — until he makes a «socially distanced» connection with neighbor Eva ('s Summer Spiro). But when screamers set siege to their complex, Aidan must brave the outside world to rescue her and save both of their lives.

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Social distancing concerns at Limerick city school

A Limerick primary school will reopen next week with no social distancing measures in place for the majority of its pupils.

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Malaysia resumes polio response amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Polio response activities have resumed in Sabah State and the Federal Territory of Labuan in June 2020, led by the Sabah State Health Department and the State Health Department Federal Territory of Labuan. The polio response was temporarily paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic but targeted immunization campaigns are underway in every district to reach all children under 13 years of age regardless of their previous immunization status.

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Digitizing COVID-19 risk communication for hard-to-reach communities

WHO is collaborating with Wahana Visi Indonesia (WVI) to develop a contextualized risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) plan for the COVID-19 pandemic. Through utilizing alternative media and digital communication channels, the plan will comprise activities that aim to reach children - especially teenagers - and families with children under-five with vital information on COVID-19 prevention strategies. It will also strengthen the capacity of frontline health workers as key communicators of COVID-19 matters.

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies before House committee about USPS changes

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No new coronavirus cases reported in Nova Scotia Monday

coronavirus on Monday, with only seven active cases remaining in the province.According to Public Health, the QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 498 Nova Scotia tests on Aug. 23 and is operating 24 hours a day.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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