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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play with plastic bags at the Sky Blue School. Their parents use the bags to sort garbade during work at the dump in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students run through the hall after class at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students run through the hall after class at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students run through the hall after class at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students run through the hall after class at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A boys works on his final exam for the semester at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A boys works on his final exam for the semester at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students share colored pencils during final exams at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students share colored pencils during final exams at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl thinks about her answer on her final exam for the semester at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play marbles with rocks before classes start at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play at the side of the school before classes start at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play marbles with rocks before classes start at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play marbles with rocks before classes start at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl eats a slice of watermelon in front of the Sky Blue school in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl eats a slice of watermelon in front of the snack stand at the Sky Blue school in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl eats a slice of watermelon in front of the snack stand at the Sky Blue school in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Boys walk past the front of the Blue Sky School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Boys walk past the front of the Blue Sky School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese girls with traditional thanaka powder on their faces at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A boy stands in front of a wall decorated with his classmates' art work at the Blue Sky School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher in a classroom at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students in the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl works on a test at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl works on a test at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A boy walks through the hallway of the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher collects final exams from students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students take their final exams at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students take their final exams at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students in the main classroom at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students in the main classroom at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play with plastic bags at the Sky Blue School. Their parents use the bags to sort garbade during work at the dump in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students run through the hall after class at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A teacher works with students at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students share colored pencils during final exams at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students in the hallway at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Children play marbles with rocks before classes start at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese girl with traditional thanaka powder on her face at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students in a classroom at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students' shoes in front of classroom door at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl works on a test at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A girl puts the communal water cup on top of the water tank in the hallway at the Sky Blue School. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Students take their final exams at the Sky Blue School in Mae Sot. There are approximately 140 students in the Sky Blue School, north of Mae Sot. The school is next to the main landfill for Mae Sot and serves the children of the people who work in the landfill. The school relies on grants and donations from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. The Sky Blue School was not able to pay its teachers for three months during the current school year because money promised by a NGO wasn't delivered when the NGO started to support schools in Burma. The school got an emergency grant from the Burma Migrant Teachers' Association and has since been able to pay the teachers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A student wearing a mask and social distancing talks to her fourth grade classmates at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines about her father's work as an artist. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. Elementary school classrooms, which used to sit 2-4 students at a table, have gone to individual desks, placed 6 feet apart, in classrooms. Students are required to wear masks for most class activities. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Socially distanced 4th grade students at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. Elementary school classrooms, which used to sit 2-4 students at a table, have gone to individual desks, placed 6 feet apart, in classrooms. Students are required to wear masks for most class activities. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A fourth grade student sits by herself at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. Elementary school classrooms, which used to sit 2-4 students at a table, have gone to individual desks, placed 6 feet apart, in classrooms. Students are required to wear masks for most class activities. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A fourth grade student adjusts his mask at his desk at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. Elementary school classrooms, which used to sit 2-4 students at a table, have gone to individual desks, placed 6 feet apart, in classrooms. Students are required to wear masks for most class activities. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A fourth grade student sits by himself at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. Elementary school classrooms, which used to sit 2-4 students at a table, have gone to individual desks, placed 6 feet apart, in classrooms. Students are required to wear masks for most class activities. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A fourth grade student sits by himself at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. Elementary school classrooms, which used to sit 2-4 students at a table, have gone to individual desks, placed 6 feet apart, in classrooms. Students are required to wear masks for most class activities. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A kindergarten student opens her breakfast milk carton in the classroom at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. To reduce crowding and improve social distancing the school is serving meals in the classrooms. Students are required to wear masks unless they're eating. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A kindergarten student opens her breakfast milk carton in the classroom at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. To reduce crowding and improve social distancing the school is serving meals in the classrooms. Students are required to wear masks unless they're eating. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Pre-kindergarten students sitting socially distanced and wearing face masks wait to register at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Pre-kindergarten students sitting socially distanced and wearing face masks wait to register at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A student jumps out of their parents' car at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Students wait for their grab and go school lunch at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Sept. 29, 2009 -- SAI BURI, THAILAND: A teacher in an Islamic studies class at the Darunsat Wittya Islamic School in Sai Buri, Thailand. The school is the largest Muslim high school in Pattani province. Although it is a private school, the Thai government pays students' tuition to attend the school. The curriculum combines Thai official curriculum with Islamic curriculum. Many of the students go on to college level education in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The Thai government views Islamic high schools with suspicion, fearing they radicalize students. Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called "restive" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Sept. 29, 2009 -- SAI BURI, THAILAND: A girl in an Islamic studies class at the Darunsat Wittya Islamic School in Sai Buri, Thailand. The school is the largest Muslim high school in Pattani province. Although it is a private school, the Thai government pays students' tuition to attend the school. The curriculum combines Thai official curriculum with Islamic curriculum. Many of the students go on to college level education in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The Thai government views Islamic high schools with suspicion, fearing they radicalize students. Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called "restive" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Sept. 29, 2009 -- SAI BURI, THAILAND:  A teacher walks through a crowd of girls at a formation before classes at the Darunsat Wittya Islamic School in Sai Buri, Thailand. The school is the largest Muslim high school in Pattani province. Although it is a private school, the Thai government pays students' tuition to attend the school. The curriculum combines Thai official curriculum with Islamic curriculum. Many of the students go on to college level education in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The Thai government views Islamic high schools with suspicion, fearing they radicalize students. Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called "restive" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: STEPAHNIE EDENBURN talks to socially distanced students in her fourth grade classroom at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: STEPAHNIE EDENBURN talks to socially distanced students in her fourth grade classroom at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: AMY LAUG, left, Principal at Walnut Street School, and STEPHANIE EDENBURN, 4th grade teacher, talk to students in Edenburn's classroom. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: AMY LAUG, left, Principal at Walnut Street School, and STEPHANIE EDENBURN, 4th grade teacher, talk to students in Edenburn's classroom. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A kindergarten student eats his breakfast in the classroom at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. To reduce crowding and improve social distancing the school is serving meals in the classrooms. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Pre-kindergarten students sitting socially distanced and wearing face masks wait to register at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  A student gets out of her parents' car at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A teacher directs traffic at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Teachers wait for students to arrive at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A student jumps out of their parents' car at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A student jumps out of their parents' car at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A student walks to the sidewalk at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A student walks to the sidewalk at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A student jumps out of their parents' car at Walnut Street School in downtown Des Moines. Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) opened to in person education this week after teaching most of the 2020-2021 school year either remotely or with a hybrid/remote learning model. The district has ended its hybrid model. The Governor of Iowa has aggressively pushed schools to return to in person education, going so far as to threaten to withhold funds from districts that don't return to in person classes. DMPS, the largest school district in Iowa, has resisted the Governor's push because Polk County, IA, has been a Coronavirus/COVID-19 hotspot with positivity rates well above 10 percent. The district was recently able to vaccinate many teachers and positivity rates have fallen to 9 percent, making it safer to reopen schools.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A school staff person waves to students during computer distribution at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: HAYLEY RANKIN, right, talks to students she gave computers to at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Students pick up their computers for distance learning at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Students pick up their computers for distance learning at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Students and their parents wait for computers for distance learning to be distributed at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Students and their parents wait for computers for distance learning to be distributed at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: SUSAN AYALA hands a grab and go meal to a student at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: SHAWN CLARK hands grab and go lunches to people in a car at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: FADYA HAROUN, left, SIMONA LEWIS, and KALY WOLFE wait for students during a grab and go lunch distribution at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: FADYA HAROUN, left, SIMONA LEWIS, and KALY WOLFE wait for students during a grab and go lunch distribution at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: KALY WOLFE (right) and FADYA HAROUN pack milk into grab and go meals at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: SUSAN AYALA hands a grab and go meal to people in a car at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: SUSAN AYALA carries a bag of grab and go meals to people waiting in a car at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: FADYA HAROUN packs up grab and go meals for students at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: SIMONA LEWIS packs milk into grab and go lunches at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: SIMONA LEWIS (right) and KALY WOLFE pack milk into grab and go lunches at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: SIMONA LEWIS (right) and KALY WOLFE pack milk into grab and go lunches at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: FADYA HAROUN (left) and SUSAN AYALA pack up grab and go meals for students at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA:  SIMONA LEWIS wheels a cart full of milk for students' grab and go meals at Edmunds Elementary School. Schools in Iowa are closed for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus/SAR-CoV-2) pandemic. Des Moines Public Schools expanded their school lunch and distance learning efforts this week. Lunches are being distributed at all of the district's elementary and middle schools and officials have started distributing computers so students can participate in distance learning. The meal distribution was done according to social distancing guidelines.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Girl Scouts who are students at Sai Nam Peung School walk home after school. Sai Nam Peung School is one of the elite schools in Bangkok. It was established in 1961 and has more than 3500 students. Although it's a public school, only students from elite families go to the school.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Girl Scouts who are students at Sai Nam Peung School walk home after school. Sai Nam Peung School is one of the elite schools in Bangkok. It was established in 1961 and has more than 3500 students. Although it's a public school, only students from elite families go to the school.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JULY 2013 - PATTANI, PATTANI, THAILAND:   Students in an English class at the Bantaladnadklongkud School in Pattani. There are 108 students at Bantaladnadklongkud School and they are all Muslims. Five of the school's eight teachers are Buddhists.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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