Apr 27 U.S. Health officials ready new guidelines as restrictions ease By Kevin Freking, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The Trump administration is reviewing new federal plans designed to guide restaurants, schools and others as states look to gradually lift their coronavirus restrictions. Continue reading
Apr 27 Undefeated, high schoolers head online for virtual proms By Associated Press High schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one slice of fun and tradition for the Class of 2020. Continue reading
Apr 26 Dutch students complete Atlantic crossing forced by virus By Aleksandar Furtula, Associated Press Greeted by relieved parents, pet dogs, flares and a cloud of orange smoke, a group of 25 Dutch high school students with very little sailing experience ended a trans-Atlantic voyage Sunday that was forced on them by coronavirus restrictions. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 7:22 School closures leave homeless students even more vulnerable By Zachary Green, Ivette Feliciano There are more than 1.5 million homeless public school students in the United States. But with many of those young people relying on school for safety, stability and food, the mass closures of school buildings all over the country due… Continue watching
Apr 23 Nation’s Report Card scores dip for history, geography By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The latest Nation’s Report Card shows eighth-graders’ scores in U.S. history and geography declining since 2014. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday calls the results “stark and inexcusable.”… Continue reading
Apr 22 Under pressure, Harvard says it will reject U.S. relief aid By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Harvard University announced Wednesday it will turn down $8.7 million in federal coronavirus relief, a day after President Donald Trump criticized the wealthy Ivy League school over taxpayer money it stood to receive. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 2:11 What the new normal is like for one West Virginia family By Christopher Booker Last week, NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker shared a portrait of what the new normal looks like for his family, and we asked viewers to share with us what their new normal looks like during the outbreak. In the coming weeks,… Continue watching
Apr 17 Online schooling fails to reach large number of students By Julie Watson, Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Nearly a month after schools shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many are struggling with distance learning. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 2:09 ‘You’re not alone’: How teenagers are dealing with social distancing By Student Reporting Labs Schools across the U.S. have now been shuttered for weeks, forcing kids to stay home and parents to help orchestrate their online learning. But the adjustments to remote study and social isolation aren't easy for young people. NewsHour’s Student Reporting… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 6:19 What an interrupted school year means for these college students By John Yang, Gretchen Frazee, Sam Lane The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the academic year of some 20 million college students as campuses are shuttered nationwide. Many of these young people are continuing their studies through online classes -- but the transition is not easy for all… Continue watching