Mar 19 Watch 5:41 CDC relaxes social distancing guidelines for schools In new guidelines released Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its social distancing requirements for students in school, stating they could safely sit three feet apart — rather than six — without barriers if they are wearing… Continue watching
Mar 19 CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. health officials are relaxing social distancing recommendations for schools, now saying students can sit as close as 3 feet to each other in classrooms. Continue reading
Mar 18 Students who got partial loan relief to see full discharge By Carole Feldman, Associated Press The Education Department says the change could lead to $1 billion in loans being canceled for 72,000 borrowers, all of whom attended for-profit schools. Continue reading
Mar 18 WATCH: IRS commissioner testifies before House about 2021 filing season By News Desk and Associated Press Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig will testify Thursday before the House Ways and Means Committee about the 2021 tax filing season. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 6:42 How billions of dollars in COVID aid will help schools reopen By William Brangham, David Coles Living through a full year of closed schools and distance learning has taken a heavy toll on students, parents, teachers and school administrators. The new stimulus bill sets aside roughly $125 billion to help K-12 schools reopen. Laura Meckler, a… Continue watching
Mar 16 Schools weigh whether to seat students closer together By Collin Binkley, Associated Press New evidence that it may be safe for schools to seat students three feet apart could offer a way to return more of the nation’s children to classrooms with limited space. Continue reading
Mar 16 How students are fighting Zoom fatigue By John Barnes Zoom. Google Meet. Microsoft Teams. We used to work in offices or go to school for classes. Now many of us are working all day in little “Zoom boxes” where the line between work and rest gets blurrier everyday, along… Continue reading
Mar 12 Ministry memo banning Afghan girls from singing prompts #IAmMySong protest By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press A memo from Afghanistan's education ministry banning girls 12 years old and older from singing at school functions has been causing a stir on social media, prompting the authorities to say it was a mistake and that its authors had… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 5:54 “We should be coming out and staking our claim” An Indigenous woman on reclaiming her land, identity in Yellowknife By Catherine Lafferty, Global Reporting Center We’ve been bringing you a series of short stories from the Indigenous community in Yellowknife, Canada exploring alcohol use, addiction, resilience and healing. The “Turning Points'' project, from the Global Reporting Center, is a series produced, directed and authored by… Continue watching
Mar 05 Oregon governor ordering teachers to return to classroom By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press The state's coronavirus case numbers have fallen significantly and Oregon put teachers ahead of older residents in the line for the COVID-19 vaccine. Continue reading