Education Aug 21 Students face anxieties during return to in-person school By Lorna Baldwin, Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson
Nation Sep 17 5 Stories: World’s largest carbon capture plant goes online, Paris landmark goes undercover and other stories you missed The world’s largest carbon capture plant is up and running in Iceland, workers fulfill artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s posthumous dream of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in fabric and school districts across the country face bus driver shortages. Check out… By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin
Nation Sep 17 Federal judge says Tennessee governor’s mask opt-out can endanger kids with disabilities Parents in two Memphis suburbs are suing on behalf of their children with health problems. They argue that the governor's executive order has endangered these students. By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press
Nation Sep 16 Watch 2:44 What returning to school looks and feels like in ‘unpredictable, unprecedented times’ Millions of students are heading back to school in person after a year of online learning. We asked students in our Student Reporting Labs network what returning to in-person learning looks and feels like amid new delta variant concerns, vaccinations…
Education Sep 02 French children are back to school, wearing masks They must wear a mask from age 6 as part of rules aimed at slowing down the spread of the virus in the country. By Sylvie Corbet, Oleg Cetinic, Associated Press
Sep 01 Schools are leaving hard COVID choices up to parents and staff By Amanda Michelle Gomez, Rachana Pradhan, Kaiser Health News Back-to-school season has fueled immediate COVID outbreaks. Instead of beefing up protections, some districts are letting students go without masks, physical distancing and quarantines. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 5:07 The challenges of returning to in-person classes in a state spiking with COVID-19 Across the U.S., school mask mandates are dividing communities. In Mississippi, a state hard hit by a coronavirus surge, the Oxford School District had ruled masks were optional for students and staff. But the school superintendent, Bradley Roberson, overruled them,… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 9:40 How schools are coping with constantly changing landscape of COVID-19 By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris The past few weeks have represented a back-to-school period like no other in recent memory. How are students, teachers, parents and administrators adapting to an academic year reshaped by the pandemic? We hear directly from some of them, and Daniel… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 11:06 The hopes, fears and reality as schools open worldwide After months of distance learning, students around the world are returning to the classroom -- even though many countries are bracing themselves for a second wave of coronavirus infections. What does the pandemic mean for children, parents and teachers this… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 5:26 Why Fauci thinks a vaccine by November is ‘unlikely’ Millions of children returned to school Tuesday, many of them through virtual learning. At the same time, some colleges and universities are struggling with the consequences of reopening their campuses. And concerns over public trust in a potential coronavirus vaccine… Continue watching