Mar 16 WATCH: Trump urges social distancing, warns COVID-19 could disrupt U.S. until August By Jonathan Lemire, Andrew Taylor, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump admin: Public should avoid gatherings larger than 10 people, cancel discretionary travel in bid to slow outbreak. Continue reading
Mar 15 Governor: NYC schools to close Monday to fight coronavirus By Larry Neumeister, Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press New York City will close the nation's largest public school system on Monday, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the spread of coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 14 Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread By Gillian Flaccus, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press Millions of Americans braced for the week ahead with no school for their children for weeks to come, no clue how to effectively do their jobs without child care, and a growing sense of dread about how to stay safe… Continue reading
Mar 13 NYC keeping schools open, defying novel coronavirus trend By Jennifer Peltz, Michael Sisak, Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio's decision leaves the Big Apple as an outlier amid a growing list of cities and states that have elected to close schools for a week or more as part of a nationwide attempt to limit the… Continue reading
Mar 13 Countries turn to wartime tactics to fight coronavirus foe By Aritz Parra, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press World leaders are warning of nearly wartime measures to come to contain the spreading pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 13 Schools scramble to feed students after coronavirus closures By Cuneyt Dil, Hope Yen, Associated Press Many schools are rushing to arrange grab-and-go lunch bags or set up delivery routes so America's poorest children don't go hungry while classes are out of session. Continue reading
Mar 13 Already stretched universities now face huge endowment losses from market meltdown By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report With attention focused on classes being canceled and students being sent home, the coronavirus presents another threat to U.S. universities and colleges: tens of billions of dollars in potential endowment losses. Continue reading
Mar 13 4 questions on kids and coronavirus, answered by a public health expert By Aubree Gordon, The Conversation So far, children have not been as sickened by the coronavirus as adults. So why do officials talk about closing schools? And what does this mean for you as a parent? A public health expert explains. Continue reading
Mar 12 Most schools are completely unprepared for coronavirus and virtual learning By Tara Garcia Mathewson, The Hechinger Report Unequal internet access is just the tip of the iceberg of a massive equity crisis facing U.S. schools should coronavirus force education online. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 5:05 Why UVA joined scores of other colleges in asking students to stay off campus As the U.S. novel coronavirus outbreak worsens, colleges and universities around the country are asking students to stay off campus -- and essentially shutting down. Though some classes are migrating online, the closures may still represent a hardship for students… Continue watching