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FILE PHOTO: Social distancing dividers for students are seen in a classroom at St. Benedict School, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montebello, near Los Angeles
Daily Video August 07 2020

Who decides whether or not schools should reopen?
In this NewsHour lesson, find out who actually decides how and when schools open, and the role students may play in the decision.
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Daily Video August 05 2020

Ask Juliette Kayyem: What will it take for communities to feel safe reopening schools?
Listen to this interview with Juliette Kayyem and discuss how safe reopening might be possible.
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Post August 03 2020

Educator Voice: Finding purpose in invention during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hear from one teacher on his journey to invention education during the COVID pandemic
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Post July 31 2020

Juliette Kayyem answers your questions on school reopenings
Juliette Kayyem, former asst. secretary of Homeland Security UPDATE, Dec. 2020: We wan…
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Post July 28 2020

Educator Voices: 41 teachers on what back to school should look like
Children in an elementary school class wearing masks enter the classroom with desks spaced apart as…
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Daily Video July 28 2020

How the music industry is trying to save itself (and save your city)
Explore how the pandemic is affecting the music industry—and how that affects the larger economy.
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Daily Video July 22 2020

Brief But Spectacular: Why one doctor has started dispensing financial advice
Meet a doctor who sees financial advice as a key component of health advice to her patients.
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Daily Video July 16 2020

Explainer: Why record COVID-19 testing is not enough
Explore the challenges of testing for COVID-19 in the US months after the pandemic began.
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Educator Voices July 14 2020

How do teachers really feel about returning to the classroom?
Sari Beth Rosenberg, high school history teacher, New York. Credit: Sari Beth Rosenberg By Sa…
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Daily Video July 14 2020

Teachers in Florida push back against reopening mandate
Florida's governor and education commissioner are pushing for full classroom reopenings this fall, but some teachers and health authorities are pushing back.
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