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Here’s What the CDC Recommends Schools Do as They Reopen
If you're one of the many parents and educators around the country agonizing over the upcoming start of the school…
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New Jersey District Sued over Teacher Using N-Word in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Lesson
The township's school district has been sued for race harassment because a teacher allegedly used the N-word repeatedly in a…
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Maryland Teachers Unions, PTA Call for Virtual-Only School in Fall
A coalition comprised of the Maryland State Education Association, the Baltimore Teachers Union and the Maryland PTA called on state…
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SUNLIGHT POLICY CENTER: More Shoddy Research from Jersey Jazzman and New Jersey Policy Perspective
Mark Weber, Ph.D., is at it again, authoring another shoddy report that makes claims that are unsupported by the research…
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NY Governor Announces Specific Criteria for Reopening Schools: ‘If You Have the Virus Under Control, Reopen’
A week after saying that he would have final authority on any decision about reopening New York City schools, or…
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German Study Shows Low Coronavirus Infection Rate in Schools
Very few of 2,000 school children and teachers tested in the German state of Saxony showed antibodies to COVID-19, a…
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‘It’s Really Devastating’: Students Feel Rites of Passage Denied as Schools Stay Closed into the Fall
The first day of school loomed larger than ever this year. Inflated with both anticipation and fear amid a great…
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Boston District Accused of Violating Rights of Students with Disabilities by Denying Enrollment into Dual-Language Programs
These kids are "quite capable" of a dual language education, argues educator fighting policy that keeps kids with emotional disabilities…
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WHO Officials: Decisions on Reopening Schools Should Be Made without Political Considerations
WHO officials cautioned that decisions on reopening schools should be made without political considerations, as part of a comprehensive strategy…
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From Los Angeles to Atlanta, Districts Across the Country Make the Call to Start the Year Virtually
As coronavirus cases continue to climb in many states across the country, school districts both large and small are reaching…
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CNBC: Coronavirus Preparedness Differences Driving Switching between Public and Private Schools
With schools across the country deciding how to reopen in the fall, parents are suddenly faced with decisions about how…
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‘Being Treated at School as if He Was a Leper’: Will Pre-Pandemic Homeschooling Momentum Continue in North Carolina?
As N.C. officials review options for reopening schools during the pandemic, more parents are wondering if teaching from home is…
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KNIGHT: After Flunking Distance Learning, Why Haven’t San Francisco District Officials Spent the Summer Cramming to Ace It?
It’s the rare San Francisco public schoolkid, parent or teacher who thought our emergency experiment with distance learning in the…
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Florida Teachers Union: Our Members Are Preparing Lesson Plans and Living Wills
Following the state's Department of Education's order, school districts across Tampa Bay are pushing for in-person learning to begin at…
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Poll: 7 in 10 Parents Say Sending Kids to School a Risk
In the Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index poll, 71 percent of parents said that sending their kids back to school is either…
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Texas Superintendents Push Back against Plan to Reopen Schools Next Month
Superintendents of the state’s largest school districts are pushing back against a planned return to campus next month, urging the…
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St. Louis Teachers Stage ‘Silent Sit-In,’ Demand Online Learning Only Until No Coronavirus Cases for 30 Days
Besides some enthusiastic honking from cars passing by and subsequent cheers from the teachers and their supporters gathered outside Saint…
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Trump Team Eyes School Funds Boost in Next Coronavirus Relief Bill
President Donald Trump’s push to reopen schools is being complicated by a split within his ranks over how to do…
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‘Callous and Clueless’: Ohio Teachers Unions Slam Trump’s Call to Fully Reopen Schools
Democrats and Ohio's teacher unions blasted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos as "callous and clueless" for her call to fully reopen…
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Hawaii’s Charter Schools Are Listening to Parents When It Comes to Reopening
The state’s 37 charter schools are relying heavily on parent feedback for reopening in the fall but are also worried…
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Judge Sends Teen to Juvenile Detention for Violating Probation by Not Completing Online Schoolwork During Pandemic
A 15-year-old in Michigan was incarcerated during the coronavirus pandemic after a judge ruled that not completing her schoolwork violated…
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What the Laws Are for Families Hiring a Tutor or Sharing Homeschooling This Fall
Lots of parents want to check out of public schooling given the coronavirus mess. But they don’t all want to…
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Betsy DeVos Tweets Link to NBC News Story: Pediatricians Say Kids’ Attending School Outweighs Virus Risk
Five pediatricians interviewed by @NBCNightlyNews agree the benefits of being in school “far outweigh” the risks of #COVID19 for students.
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Why Some Schools Stayed Open During the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Long before the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials worried about opening schools in times of contagious crisis, and how to…
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Houston Teachers Union: District ‘In No Way, Shape or Form’ Prepared to Reopen Safely
Houston teachers and school staff unions on Monday warned that schools are not ready to reopen in the fall, and…
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