Politics Mar 28 WATCH: House Oversight hearing on closures of schools during COVID-19 pandemic By News Desk
Education Jul 04 Watch 9:56 Students worldwide suffer education setbacks from pandemic school closures One of the major consequences of the coronavirus is that children around the world have been unable to attend schools to learn and are too poor to have computers and thus can't learn remotely. This is especially a problem in… By Mary Triny Mena, Rebecca Bundhun, Manoj Gaikwad, Isabel Nakirya, Andreina Fermin
Nation Jan 12 Democrats balance keeping schools open against confronting teachers’ unions Nearly two years into a pandemic that shows no signs of waning, Democrats are speaking out against COVID-19 school closures, recognizing a rising anger among parents worried that their kids are falling behind. By Nicholas Riccardi, Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Jan 10 Chicago fight with teachers union stretches into 2nd week Chicago school leaders are canceling classes for a fourth day in the nation's third-largest school district, taking the dispute with the teachers union over remote learning and COVID-19 protocols into another week. By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
Education Jan 08 Chicago mayor, teachers still at odds over COVID protocols Negotiations resumed Saturday to resolve a standoff between Chicago school officials and the city's teachers union over COVID-19 precautions that canceled three days of classes, but the public war-of-words between union leaders and Chicago's mayor showed little sign of easing. By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press
Jan 05 Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Chicago schools have canceled classes after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to record COVID-19 levels. Continue reading
Apr 12 All schools in Ontario to shut and go to online learning By Rob Gillies, Associated Press All schools in Canada’s most populous province will be shut down and move to online learning because of a record number of coronavirus infections. Continue reading
Mar 31 France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban. Continue reading
Dec 07 Students return to New York City schools once more after COVID-19 closure By Associated Press Public preschool students and children in kindergarten through fifth grade whose parents chose a mix of in-school and remote learning are back inside buildings Monday in the nation's largest school district. Continue reading
Nov 18 New York City schools to close again as city fights virus surge By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press New York City's mayor says he's shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus. It's a painful about-face for one of the first big U.S. school systems to bring students back to classrooms this fall. Continue reading