Elia Garrison was already considering holding her son Dominic back from starting kindergarten before the pandemic hit in 2020. Coronavirus, she says, cemented that choice. Dominic is the fifth of six children, and Garrison, a blogger in Perkasie, Pa., watched…
Paullette Healy isn't sure yet where her 13-year-old son, Lucas, will go to school this fall. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and says New York City school buildings are in "disarray," with overcrowded classrooms and windows that barely open.…
Last year's back-to-school shopping season was all about desks and headphones. This year, shopping for clothes is through the roof. Not only have children grown, but they also want the latest styles, or maybe a physical symbol of a fresh start.
With nearly all students expected to return to campus in the fall, districts will face big challenges transporting large groups safely.
The growth of remote and hybrid learning during the pandemic is showcasing the increasing role of parents in online education, study shows.
Shelby County Schools officials targeted their Summer Learning Academies to students who struggled the most this year, hoping that students in the bottom 20% academically, or about 20,000 students, would enroll. Fewer than half of that number showed up. About 9,000 students…
When COVID-19 closed school buildings, teachers worked to exhaustion but also felt proud.
A lawmaker wants Miguel Cardona to repudiate the Abolitionist Teaching Network after federal COVID-19 documents referenced the group's work.
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is offering a COVID-19 Testing Program for schools to assist with safe in-person learning for the upcoming academic year, Commissioner Steven Stack announced Monday. It is limited to staff and students of Kentucky K-12…
Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They’re now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes. The specific reasons…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to revise its guidance on wearing masks later Tuesday. In a reversal of its earlier position, the agency is expected to recommend some fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas…
Moderna said Monday it plans to expand the size of its COVID-19 vaccine study in younger children to better detect rare side effects, such as a type of heart inflammation recently flagged by U.S. health authorities. The company said it…
One fell behind. One leaped ahead.
For years, Geronimo Henry couldn’t talk about the childhood he spent at the Mohawk Institute Residential School in southern Ontario. But when he found his voice, well into adulthood, he began a search for justice around his experience as an…
“For years, parents have been advised to put strict limits on their kids’ screen time to protect their eyes and general health.” However, “when the COVID-19 pandemic began, laptops and tablets became necessary conduits for schooling, activities and keeping in…
Unvaccinated and partially vaccinated staff in Philadelphia public schools were far more likely to catch Covid-19 than their fully immunized colleagues after the district began reopening this spring, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, as health officials…
