Sep 09 Teacher deaths from COVID-19 raise alarms as new school year begins By Jim Salter, Leah Willingham, Associated Press Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year. A teachers’ union leader worries that the return to in-person classes will have a deadly impact across the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 08 How social media is helping students of color speak out about racism on campus By Christian Peña Thousands of students from colleges and universities with majority white populations have used anonymous Instagram accounts to share their experiences dealing with racism on their respective campuses. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 3:21 How do teenagers feel about this very strange school year? By Student Reporting Labs As schools across the country resume, parents and educators are debating the relative merits of at-home and in-class learning. But what do the students themselves think? Our Student Reporting Labs program teamed up with Detroit Public Television for a series… Continue watching
Sep 01 New York City delays start of school year to allow more prep time By Karen Matthews, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The development comes after de Blasio emphasized for months that the city's 1.1 million public school students need schools to resume in-person instruction this fall after a thorny plunge into remote learning in March. Continue reading
Sep 01 How stereotypes can color teachers' digital expectations for their students By Matt Rafalow, The Conversation While providing access to digital technology is important, it won’t even the digital playing field. If teachers can embrace all students' digital interests as opportunities for learning, it would help. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:01 Homeschooling through the coronavirus pandemic By Ivette Feliciano, Connie Kargbo, Sam Weber Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been growing interest from parents in homeschooling their children after schools across the nation abruptly shut down and transitioned to remote learning. Ivette Feliciano caught up with two parents in Georgia… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 5:35 Making virtual learning work for you: Tips from Khan Academy founder Sal Khan By PBS NewsHour While virtual learning is not expected to be a long-term substitute for in-person learning, there are various creative ways in which educators can innovate and experiment to improve the experience. Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, an education… Continue watching
Aug 30 COVID-19 & The Classroom: Parents share their struggles and plans as schools reopen By PBS NewsHour Weekend Even as schools strategize reopening, parents don’t know what the upcoming school year might look like. Some are struggling with balancing work with parenting while others are trying to cope with schools shifting from a hybrid structure to remote learning. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:14 COVID-19 is pushing some schooling outdoors, but will it work for NYC? By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong For a preschool program along New York's Hudson River, taking kids outdoors, no matter the weather, is built into the school's model. But for an urban district like New York City, schools face a bigger set of challenges as they… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 4:26 Can outdoor schooling work for everyone? By PBS NewsHour Outdoor schooling poses several equity challenges including finding green spaces in certain cities and accessibility issues for children with physical and learning disabilities. Kate Gardoqui, educator and senior associate with Great Schools Partnership joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss creative solutions… Continue watching