back to school

School is back in session, but students are returning to dramatically different classrooms than the ones they left abruptly in the spring. First graders in masks, calculus over Zoom video calls, indoor recess: a world ravaged by Covid-19 has reimagined what it means to learn.  In Texas, the new academic year is causing a blitz of emotions, from excitement...

Chrissy Teigen has a new fan for life. Special education teacher Lily Parshenov’s Amazon wish list was among those purchased by Teigen as the star wanted to give a helping hand to teachers across the country.

Students across the U.S. ran into computer glitches Tuesday as they began the school year with online instruction at home because of the coronavirus threat, adding to the list of problems that have thrust many a harried parent into the role of teacher’s aide and tech support person.

Students are returning to school, both in person and online, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Police reported they are searching for the suspect who broke into Mothers Against Senseless Killings Peace Academy and stole school supplies days before a back-to-school giveaway. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Experts are warning increased vigilance for Labor Day weekend gatherings, after COVID-19 cases in the United States topped six million on Aug. 30. Cases have also rose among children during back-to-school season: according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, childhood cases rose by 17 percent during the last two weeks of August.

Seventeen students from Providence College became the latest group in the country to be suspended for violating COVID-19 restrictions. This incident follows students suspended from the SUNY system, Montclair University, Syracuse University and Michigan State, among others, for gathering or partying during the pandemic.

A new study out of Seoul National University suggests that children can shed the coronavirus for up to three weeks, even if they are asymptomatic.

Doctors are urging parents to make sure their kids are up to date on their vaccinations, even if they’re doing virtual learning. Health experts say vaccination rates are still not back to pre-pandemic levels, which is needed to prevent a concurrent outbreak during the coronavirus pandemic.

With thousands of individual school districts in the United States and no consolidated directive on how to begin fall classes — whether in-person, completely online or a combination of both — local communities are facing uncertain times.

Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays in getting laptops and other equipment needed for online learning

As the coronavirus pandemic persists, heading back to school looks and feels different this year. That’s why NBC 5 brought together an emergency medicine pediatrician, a child psychologist and an advocate for student athletes to talk through the challenges of returning to school during a pandemic. Join NBC 5’s Lauren Petty for a back-to-school panel discussion beginning at 5:30 p.m….

Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday released its “final reopening framework,” offering specifics on a remote learning plan the district announced earlier this month.

A group of sorority sisters are quarantined together after their chapter reported 23 positive coronavirus cases at Oklahoma State University, NBC News reports. The outbreak was at an off-campus sorority house at the university’s Stillwater location, detected by rapid-antigen testing done at an off-campus clinic, according to a statement from Oklahoma State University on Saturday. The university and Payne County…

School officials in Oklahoma say a student knowingly attended classes with the coronavirus on the first day of school, thinking it was safe to do so because he was asymptomatic, NBC News reports.

Millions of seniors live in a home with at least one child, and the new school year could bring new worries for one of the groups most vulnerable to the coronavirus

Lisa Morgan, president of the Georgia Association of Educators, talks about the risks of bringing kids back to school prematurely as cases of coronavirus in her school district continues to climb.

Dr. Lisa Koche, director of Spectra Wellness Solutions Clinic, explains how to identify signs your child is struggling with stress or anxiety as school year approaches.

Parents of students who want to interact with teachers and other students may want to think small during the coronavirus. “Microschools,” made up of two to eight children, are becoming much more popular. Students can learn, while parents can get a break.

Outdoor school options are being explored as viable options as instructors struggle with ways to return kids to school