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West Point officials say most of the 73 West Point cadets accused in the biggest cheating scandal in decades at the U.S. Military Academy are being required to repeat a year and eight were expelled.

By Jalyn Henderson. Most families around the country are now marking one full year of disrupted education and either partial or complete online learning. NBCLX storyteller Jalyn Henderson talked to students about how the year has impacted them — and to experts about what needs to be done to help children around the country make up the ground they lost.

Teachers and administrators with suburban Cicero School District 99 have taken a number steps to resume in-person instruction in the coming weeks, under a new hybrid model backed by the town council and union members.

Some parents of Evanston Township High School students are questioning why their teens will continue to learn remotely five days a week when other Chicago-area high schoolers are heading back to the classroom on hybrid learning models. “The parents want to know what can we expect moving forward,” said Dr. Valerie Kimball, a pediatrician and parent of an Evanston Township…

Some parents of Evanston Township High School students are questioning why their teens will continue to learn remotely five days a week when other Chicago-area high schoolers are heading back to the classroom on hybrid learning models. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

It’s been more than a year since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the United States, and schools in many areas are approaching the anniversary of the shift to online remote learning. Pediatricians say there is an alarming uptick in young patients with depression and anxiety, and emergency room visits for mental health are up for children and...

A new study from NBC News and Challenge Success, a nonprofit affiliated with the Stanford Graduate School of Education, is one of the first to shed light on the differences between students whose classes have been exclusively online and those who’ve been able to attend in person at least one day per week

Four vaccination sites solely focused on administering the COVID-19 vaccine to Chicago Public Schools teachers and staff will open next week, the district announced Friday, as it moves forward with plans to welcome thousands of students back to the classroom in the coming weeks.

Some staff and students at Chicago Public Schools return to classrooms on Thursday under a new framework approved by the district and the Chicago Teachers Union earlier this week. Lauren Petty reports.

Science teacher John King and his wife have traveled across Massachusetts in their school bus to bring real-world science lessons to his students stuck at home in Lowell.

The Chicago Teachers Union sent a letter to Chicago Public Schools parents on Thursday emphasizing safety and equity as both sides continue negotiations over the return to in-person learning. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said discussions had moved “backward” as she blasted the union in a news conference, while the union claimed in a letter to parents that the mayor and…

Tens of thousands of students in the pre K and cluster programs in Chicago Public Schools are back to remote learning while the Chicago Teachers Union and CPS continue efforts to reach an agreement over in-person learning. Parents told NBC 5 this week they are at their breaking point amid the ongoing stalemate. Some parents feel it’s safe enough to…

President Joe Biden on Monday shared his thoughts about schools resuming in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic when asked about the ongoing standoff between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union.

Chicago Public Schools has announced their planned return date for teachers would be pushed back to Wednesday after the Chicago Teachers Union voted against returning to in-person learning. Lisa Chavarria reports.

A limited number of Chicago’s students in pre-K and special needs classes returned to the classroom in recent weeks as both the union and district remain embroiled in a debate over resuming in-person instruction. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports

Chicago Teachers Union members are holding classes outside in Chicago’s winter season, sending a message on in-person learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

A D.C. chemistry teacher transformed his kitchen into a classroom to teach and inspire his students from home. Jonte Lee from Calvin Coolidge High School walked LX News host Tabitha Lipkin through some experiments while discussing the importance of representing Black teachers and the hearing impaired community through his popular classes on social media.

CPS offers an update on its plan to return to in-person learning on Jan. 11, but how many teachers will be there? NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

Americans fled big cities in droves to escape the coronavirus pandemic — and many of them are staying, permanently or indefinitely.

After months of remote learning in many parts of the country, new research is revealing how Black, Hispanic, and low-income students are disproportionately falling behind. Washington Post reporter Laura Meckler breaks down some of the reasons why remote learning is failing so many of our kids and the effects of long-standing equity gaps.