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
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