Aug 07 Jerry Falwell Jr. taking leave of absence from Liberty University By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Jerry Falwell Jr. has taken an indefinite leave of absence as president and chancellor of Liberty University, days after a social media post he made drew criticism and calls for his resignation. Continue reading
Aug 07 Families volunteer to perform at-home tests for coronavirus research By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press They're enrolled in an experiment investigating how many children are infected, how many have symptoms and how likely they are to spread it. The answers could help determine the safety of in-class education during the pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 9:48 Across the U.S., teachers and administrators scramble to adapt school plans U.S. schools are still struggling with questions about how to open for the new academic year. In some cases, districts have reversed course in just the past few weeks, based on changing coronavirus circumstances. How are teachers enduring this uncertainty… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 5:25 Why Mississippi’s top health official is warning against in-person school Mississippi is a coronavirus hot spot, with confirmed cases per 100,000 residents and positive test rates among the highest in the U.S. The state is seeing increased hospitalizations and deaths, too, at a time when schools are beginning the academic… Continue watching
Aug 06 WATCH: House Oversight hearing on challenges of reopening schools amid COVID-19 pandemic By Associated Press Is it safe for schools to reopen during the pandemic? The House Oversight Committee is expected to hold a hearing on the challenges and risks of reopening schools amid the global outbreak. Continue reading
Aug 05 Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft defends comments about schools reopening By Associated Press Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says comments he made that fathers would risk dying to send their children back to school are being misconstrued. Continue reading
Aug 05 Chicago schools to begin fall semester remotely, dropping hybrid plan By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Chicago's mayor has announced that the nation's third-largest school district will not welcome students back to the classroom, after all, and will instead rely only on remote instruction to start the school year. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 7:43 This college lowered tuition due to the pandemic — and plans not to raise it again By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise U.S. colleges have struggled with how to conduct the upcoming academic year amid the coronavirus pandemic. With many schools deciding to offer only remote classes but still charging full tuition, the pandemic has added a new urgency to questions about… Continue watching
Aug 04 Why parents are forming ‘learning pods’ — and how they might deepen inequality By Carolyn Thompson, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press As the coronavirus pandemic has clouded hopes of reopening schools nationwide, parents who want more than remote instruction have been scrambling to hire tutors and private teachers for small groups of children. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 5:40 The safety concerns for teachers before schools reopen By PBS NewsHour The largest teacher’s union in the U.S., the American Federation of Teachers, announced recently it would support any local chapters that strike due to their school’s reopening without any safety measures. Randi Weingarten, the union’s president, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching