Nation Apr 14 How the U.S. plans to address educational inequities, teacher burnout and school shootings By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris and Rawan Elbaba, Student Reporting Labs
Health Mar 05 Teacher vaccinations go untracked amid school reopening push As the U.S. prioritizes teachers nationwide for coronavirus vaccines, states and many districts are not keeping track of how many school employees have received the shots. By Casey Smith, Associated Press
Health Dec 16 Watch 7:58 For some students, virtual learning means falling further behind Despite the fact that many school districts worked at being prepared during the pandemic, this fall has been a tough road for students, parents and educators. Most used some form of hybrid learning, but many have felt it's not safe… By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris
Nation Nov 16 Two middle schoolers, their mom and their teacher on what it’s like to learn in the pandemic Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are using all kinds of models -- virtual, in-person or some hybrid inbetween -- to try to keep kids on track and engaged. Parents and teachers say sometimes it feels like none of them… By Amna Nawaz, Gretchen Frazee, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux
Education Oct 06 WATCH: New York Gov. Cuomo gives COVID-19 and school reopening updates Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the closing of schools in nine Brooklyn and Queens ZIP codes on Monday. But he hasn't made a decision yet on Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposal to close nonessential businesses in those ZIP codes. By Associated Press
Sep 09 Teacher deaths from COVID-19 raise alarms as new school year begins By Jim Salter, Leah Willingham, Associated Press Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year. A teachers’ union leader worries that the return to in-person classes will have a deadly impact across the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 3:21 How do teenagers feel about this very strange school year? By Student Reporting Labs As schools across the country resume, parents and educators are debating the relative merits of at-home and in-class learning. But what do the students themselves think? Our Student Reporting Labs program teamed up with Detroit Public Television for a series… Continue watching
Sep 01 New York City delays start of school year to allow more prep time By Karen Matthews, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The development comes after de Blasio emphasized for months that the city's 1.1 million public school students need schools to resume in-person instruction this fall after a thorny plunge into remote learning in March. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:14 COVID-19 is pushing some schooling outdoors, but will it work for NYC? By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong For a preschool program along New York's Hudson River, taking kids outdoors, no matter the weather, is built into the school's model. But for an urban district like New York City, schools face a bigger set of challenges as they… Continue watching
Aug 24 Florida judge says reopening public schools ‘disregards safety’ By Tamara Lush, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press A Florida judge temporarily blocked Gov. Ron DeSantis and top education officials from forcing public schools to reopen brick-and-mortar classrooms amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ruling that the state's order "arbitrarily disregards safety."… Continue reading