Aug 02 Watch 7:06 A California collective makes the case for outdoor schooling By Christopher Booker As school districts across the country are trying to determine how or if they can open their doors in the fall, a California coalition has come together - offering districts everything from curriculum to architecture advice to take their classrooms… Continue watching
Jul 31 Students return to campus amid virus growth in some states By Bryan Anderson, John Raby, Associated Press Across the country, students are jumping through additional hoops by getting tests, navigating travel quarantines and abiding by strict rules. At North Carolina State University, the return of students was staggered over 10 days and students were greeted Friday by… Continue reading
Jul 31 Jobless college students are being given summer jobs to mentor younger peers By Charlotte West, The Hechinger Report With their summer jobs and internships canceled and anxiety about getting Covid-19 — or just succumbing to boredom — college students have found one type of work that they largely can do at home this summer: mentoring younger students to… Continue reading
Jul 30 Washington D.C. will not reopen school buildings in fall By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Officials have abandoned their initial plans to use a combination of distance and in-person instruction. The announcement Thursday by Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser was widely expected as all surrounding school districts in northern Virginia and southern Maryland had already made… Continue reading
Jul 30 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks to American Federation of Teachers members By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will deliver remarks July 30 at the American Federation of Teachers' virtual convention. Continue reading
Jul 29 Pence urges in-person school during visit to North Carolina By Bryan Anderson, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence said schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for in-person learning during a visit to a classroom of masked fourth graders at a North Carolina private school. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 7:28 As the pandemic upends higher education, is residential college worth the cost? By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise The pandemic has upended the traditional model of higher education, particularly for residential colleges. As many schools announce plans to charge full tuition while continuing with remote learning, some students and parents are questioning whether the price is worth it. Continue watching
Jul 28 National teacher union supports strikes over reopening plans By Collin Binkley, Associated Press One of the nation's largest teachers unions is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures in the middle of the global pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 27 A monument to Philadelphia’s Black student protesters will go up as another monument comes down By Benjamin Herold, The Hechinger Report Local high school students convinced Pennsylvania’s Historical and Museum Commission to commemorate Philadelphia’s 1967 Black student walkouts. Soon afterward, city officials removed a statue honoring the former police commissioner who ordered the young protesters beaten. Continue reading
Jul 24 Two Detroit students test positive for COVID-19 after attending summer school By Associated Press More than 250 students have been tested since U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow’s order Tuesday mandated tests as a condition for attendance. Continue reading