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A Colorado university student was arrested Tuesday after authorities say he was found to have a “large cache” of loaded weapons and ammunition on campus.

The Los Angeles board of education has voted to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus if they attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district.

A nationwide school bus driver shortage, the worst in decades, is hitting the Chicago area right as schools get back in session.

A parent attacked a teacher following a mask dispute on the first day of school, a California superintendent said.

Some U.S. parents say they’re planning to continue to homeschool their children, even as schools resume in-person classes

Several dozen parents in west suburban Wheaton rallied and marched to Community Unit School District 200 headquarters Friday afternoon to demand the district continue to require masks in classrooms.

As students get ready to head back to class, many parents are worried about their kids’ safety as the pandemic wears on. While health officials say everyone who is unvaccinated still must wear a mask, some school districts are not mandating them. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the guidance Friday.

The guidance generally leaves it to local officials to figure out how to ensure the unvaccinated are using precautions while letting those who are fully protected go mask-free

Americans can begin applying for $50 off their internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic.

President Joe Biden has met his goal of having most elementary and middle schools open for full, in-person learning in his first 100 days in office

The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed up to 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months

Asian American families are wrestling with whether to send their children back to classrooms as high schools, middle schools and elementary schools across the country widely reopen amid rising anti-Asian harassment.

A new survey from the Biden administration finds that large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning

A new federal survey finds that nearly half of the nation’s elementary schools were open for full-time, in-person instruction last month, but the share of students learning in-person has varied greatly by region and race

New evidence that it may be safe for schools to seat students 3 feet apart — half of the previous recommended distance — could offer a way to return more of the nation’s children to classrooms with limited space

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.

New research shows students have fallen behind in math since the pandemic disrupted school, while most are progressing at a normal pace in reading

The shift from in-person to remote learning is giving some teachers unprecedented video access into their students’ homes

As pharmaceutical companies race to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, many people are wary of a shot that is working its way through the approval process at record speed during a highly politicized pandemic, NBC News reports. While some professions could require employees to get the vaccine, experts say schools almost certainly will require students to — potentially setting the stage...