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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...

An analysis conducted by The Associated Press and Chalkbeat shows that districts where the vast majority of students are white are more than three times as likely as school districts that enroll mostly students of color to be open for some in-person learning

Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year.

More than $115,000 has been raised for a migrant family in California after a photo was shared on social media of two girls using WiFi at a Taco Bell to complete schoolwork, highlighting the “digital divide” for low-income students, NBC News reports.

Some parents are realizing that after months of the COVID-19 pandemic, distance learning and an abnormal summer, their children are feral. Sometime from mid-morning to mid-afternoon, they emerge from their bedrooms, PJ-clad with tousled hair and a confused look, causing adults to wonder how their children will ever get up for school. But experts say it can be done. “There isn’t necessarily anything inherently wrong...

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

The Justice Department is highlighting a number of actions school officials should take to increase safety, including improving mental health resources, monitoring social media accounts and improving physical security measures

The Georgia high school captured in viral images last week that showed hallways packed with students will temporarily close after nine people at the school tested positive for COVID-19, the district’s superintendent said in a letter Sunday.

Northeastern University announced Wednesday afternoon that it would join Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in filing a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over new rules barring international students from living in the country while taking online courses. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, asks...

The coronavirus is disrupting the education of millions of Americans enrolled career and technical programs in different ways than traditional college students because what they learn is largely hands-on

Angie Powers, a 5th grade teacher at Issac Fox Elementary School in Lake Zurich, says her students make her feel appreciated every day. “When we do our Zoom calls, it’s fun to see their faces and hear their stories,” Powers said. “You just miss seeing them and the stories they share.” That feeling was taken up a notch in...

Stay in school kids because you never know who may show up for class.

Northwest Baptist Academy in unincorporated Elgin remained open several days after Illinois. Gov. Pritzker issued an order closing all schools — both public and private — statewide. Last Thursday, the Kane County Sheriff’s Department found out the school was still holding classes for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, even though Pritzker directed all schools to shutdown starting Tuesday in…

Closing schools to combat the spread of the coronavirus has prompted several states to cancel the standardized testing that is dreaded by students and teachers alike

The California school districts are the two largest in the state and serve more 750,000 students.

A Bay Area school district voted Wednesday to name an elementary school after former First Lady Michelle Obama.

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New research from the University of Chicago shows students who are still learning English outperform their native English-speaking peers.  The study is breaking down misperceptions on bilingual students.  More than 350,000 students are enrolled in Chicago Public Schools and 20% are known as English Learners (ELs). The University of Chicago study found 77% of English learners are proficient in English…

A 12-year-old boy faces an aggravated battery charge after he allegedly stabbed a child with scissors in the face and leg Wednesday during a fight at an elementary school on Chicago’s Far South Side, police said. The boys were arguing in the stairwell of a school in the 11800 block of South Indiana Avenue about 1:05 p.m. when they started…