Coronavirus5 hours agoPrecautions help slow school coronavirus spread: CDC Health officials say evidence continues to mount that it’s generally safe to have in-person schooling, if U.S. schools require mask wearing and other precautions.
Joe Biden21 hours agoBiden declines to tell Chicago teachers refusing to teach in-person to go back to work President Biden declined to tell Chicago teachers on Monday to return to school following a union vote over the weekend to defy a district order for educators to return to campuses in order to prepare to resume in-person classroom instruction.
Fox News Flash1 day agoMother of three says Virginia county postponing return to classrooms 'heartbreaking' Christy Hudson, a Fairfax County, Va. mother of three, told “America’s Newsroom” on Monday that the county’s postponement of in-person learning amid the coronavirus pandemic is “heartbreaking” and “devastating.”
1:18VIDEO1 day ago'Fairfax County' is letting us down,' Virginia parent says of postponement of in-person learning Christy Hudson, a Fairfax County, Va. parent, stresses that 'when you're a kid, school is your life.'
4:42VIDEO1 day agoVirginia county postponing return to classrooms 'devastating': Parent Christy Hudson, a Fairfax County, Va. parent, says 'we are watching our kids suffer tremendous academic regressions' as well as social, emotional and behavioral problems.
School Reopening Plans2 days agoChicago teachers vote to teach from home, defying district The union said the district’s safety plan falls short and that before teachers can return safely to schools, vaccinations would have to be more widespread and different metrics to measure infections would need to be in place.
School Reopening Plans3 days agoOregon Gov. Brown criticized for plan to vaccinate teachers ahead of elderly to reopen schools Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is being criticized by some residents and teachers unions for her plan to prioritize vaccinations for school staff before the state's elderly population.
School Reopening Plans4 days agoMaryland Gov. Hogan pushes to reopen schools for hybrid learning Hogan said during a news conference at St. John’s College in Annapolis on Thursday that there is a growing consensus in the state and in the country that there is "no public health reason for county school boards to keep students out of schools" due to COVID-19.
School Reopening Plans4 days agoNashville parents criticize school board chair for taking Caribbean vacation while most schools were shut down Nashville parents whose kids have been learning virtually from home since last spring are pushing for schools to reopen and criticizing school board chair Christiane Buggs for traveling internationally amid the pandemic.
Inauguration6 days agoSome schools won't show inauguration in classrooms over concerns of potential violence Some schools are electing to forgo live-streaming President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony on Wednesday over concerns of potential violence that could be broadcast to students.