Nation Feb 08 Baltimore begins push to reopen schools as students fall behind Baltimore City Public Schools have started to reopen, but it's a fraction of all the students so far. Out of roughly 80,000 students who attend public schools there, 2,000 have returned to in-person learning, and an expanded reopening was recently…
Nation Feb 03 What impact is 'the COVID slide' having on students? The questions around when to re-open more schools for in-person classes remains front and center for millions of Americans. Data show about 42 percent of all students between kindergarten and high school are in virtual-only schooling right now. Christopher Morphew,…
Arts Jan 01 Highlighting the best music of 2020, a year many live performances were silenced As with many things this past year, the typical live music scene was silenced. But there were creative attempts to provide entertainment breaking out all over, and recording artists put out new music that offered a wide range of options.
Health Dec 16 For some students, virtual learning means falling further behind Despite the fact that many school districts worked at being prepared during the pandemic, this fall has been a tough road for students, parents and educators. Most used some form of hybrid learning, but many have felt it's not safe…
Politics Nov 19 Trump's firing of top election security official unsettles lawmakers The consensus among top election officials was that the Nov. 3 election was the most secure in history. But the president disagreed.
Nation Nov 18 Why Trump fired the official charged with securing U.S. elections On Tuesday night, President Trump fired Christopher Krebs, the top cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security. The termination comes after Krebs, whose job it was to secure U.S. election systems, fact-checked Trump’s false claims of voting fraud. But…
Nation Nov 17 As Trump claims fraud, officials say this election was 'the most secure' President Trump and his allies continue to sow doubt over the American electoral process, questioning the intentions of election administrators and poll workers and falsely claiming rampant voter fraud. How do these essential workers, who represent both parties, feel about…
Politics Nov 12 As Trump continues to push false claims of fraud, top officials say election was most secure in history President Donald Trump’s continued and baseless claims of voter fraud and a “rigged” election are prompting election officials across the federal government to speak out against a disinformation campaign they say threatens to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral process. …
Health Oct 19 For caregivers, a difficult job becomes nearly impossible during the pandemic There are more than 50 million caregivers in the United States, from in-home providers to family volunteers. For these essential workers, the pandemic has represented a crisis on a different scale. We hear some of their stories about what the…
Education Sep 29 How schools are coping with constantly changing landscape of COVID-19 The past few weeks have represented a back-to-school period like no other in recent memory. How are students, teachers, parents and administrators adapting to an academic year reshaped by the pandemic? We hear directly from some of them, and Daniel…