Jul 02 How should schools reopen? Pediatricians offer these guidelines By Laura Santhanam Pandemic or no, children learn best in an actual classroom, the American Academy of Pediatrics said recently. But what do schools need to do to reopen this fall?… Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 5:42 Why kids should be in the classroom this fall — and how to keep them safe there Millions of children and parents are desperate to know what the fall might look like in terms of school. Recently, a group of public health and pediatrics experts made the case that kids need to be in the classroom and… Continue watching
Jun 30 Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Montana's highest court had struck down the tax credit as a violation of the state constitution's ban on state aid to religious schools. Continue reading
Jun 25 Some private schools getting more virus relief funding than public schools, under DeVos formula By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Trump administration is moving forward with a policy ordering public schools across the U.S. to share coronavirus relief funding with private schools at a higher rate than federal law typically requires. Continue reading
Jun 25 How COVID-19 has made some colleges question the academic calendar By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report You won’t know it from their mostly empty campuses, but colleges and universities will be bustling this summer. Experts say it’s time to rethink a calendar that dates back to when students had to go home to help on the… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 8:22 How distance learning illuminates disparities among students and teachers Distance learning proved a difficult experiment for many students, teachers and parents this year. Its urgent adoption underscored gaps in access and income. Now, school districts are scrambling to figure out how to adjust plans for the fall. We hear… Continue watching
Jun 17 Netflix CEO, wife to donate $120M to HBCUs By Associated Press Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are donating $120 million toward student scholarships at historically black colleges and universities. Continue reading
Jun 15 Educators look for ways to help students disengaged from distance learning By Michael Melia, Associated Press Students who were struggling before the pandemic are the ones falling farthest behind. Continue reading
Jun 14 WATCH: In rural Texas, some students are back in the classroom By PBS NewsHour Millions of children have been out of school since March, but one of the first districts in the nation to bring students back to the classroom during the pandemic is in rural Premont, Texas. A small number of students there… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 11:02 How members of Gen-Z are approaching this historic moment of change Gen-Z is entering adulthood as the U.S. grapples with systemic inequities in institutions from policing to education to health care. Student Reporting Labs, our journalism program for high school students, asked teenagers across the country how they're approaching the moment,… Continue watching