Summer school often has low energy and mixed results. Districts are racing to use new federal money to design better academic and social enrichment.
Author: Erin Richards, USA TODAY
Can schools require teachers to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Probably, but most aren’t – yet.
Districts are unlikely to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff right now. The bigger problem is all the teachers who want the shots but can’t get them.
Your kid might not return to a classroom this year. Are teachers unions to blame?
Biden’s team must now tackle the politics of school reopening: research suggests it’s safe, teachers unions are wary and parents are complaining
Students are falling behind in online school. Where’s the COVID-19 ‘disaster plan’ to catch them up?
Students are struggling, teachers are stressed, and more schools are online. But there’s still no grand plan to improve online learning.
High school football is the new battleground of COVID-19 school reopenings
High school football is the latest COVID flashpoint. The same parents who have battled school decisions to hold class online are pushing for football.
Chaos reigns in some schools with in-person learning. Many kids are learning at home.
Reopening schools often tout a return to in-person learning. The reality is chaotic scheduling, missing students and hundreds learning from home.
Kids’ mental health can struggle during online school. Here’s how teachers are planning ahead.
Kids miss their friends. They’re stuck at home. They’re sleeping erratically. Not to mention the trauma of COVID-19 and economic collapse around them.
Parents guide to online school: 9 questions to help vet your back-to-school choices
Online school doesn’t have to be bad. And parents can make it better. As your school plans virtual instruction, here’s what to ask about quality.
School reopening plans are now part of COVID-19 politics. Teachers fear for their safety.
School districts are stumbling through COVID reopening plans. Trump is gunning for all in-person classes. Teachers’ health is caught in the middle.
‘This is hell’: Parents and kids hate online learning, but they could face more of it
America’s educators know little about how to improve online classes, and many districts lack the time to figure it out before the fall term starts.