Education

Chicago kids back in class after 5-day standoff between teachers' union and officials

5:43pm January 12, 2022

by Susie An

COVID safety concerns led to a five-day stalemate between Chicago's teachers union and school and city officials. Kids are back in school. Both sides are weighing whether it was the right decision.

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Texas schools ask parents to fill in as substitute teachers

4:58pm January 12, 2022

by Claire McInerny

With many teachers out sick with COVID-19, schools are scrambling to find substitute teachers. Texas schools are having to get creative so that students can continue going to in-person classes.

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Rethinking school safety in the age of omicron

4:55pm January 12, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. David Rubin, primary care physician and director of PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, on how schools should consider navigating the current COVID wave.

A student is administered a coronavirus test at an elementary school in Louisville, Ky.

The White House will distribute 10 million more COVID tests per month to schools

10:53am January 12, 2022

by Alana Wise

President Biden and others in his administration insist schools should stay open, even with the omicron wave making it harder than ever to manage.

Education

Board of Education approves new salary schedule for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools employees

9:55am January 12, 2022

by Keri Brown

After a deal on COVID safety, Chicago public schools open for in-person classes

6:02am January 12, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Stacey Davis Gates, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union, about the return to in-person learning in the city — following disagreements over COVID-19 safety.

Caroline Tung Richmond of Frederick, Md., with her son, 4, and daughter, 7.

Caroline thought her daughter was doing OK with home learning. Then she got a note

1:40pm January 11, 2022

Omicron is upending schools all across the country. Parents and families are navigating last-minute virtual learning, changing risk assessments and their own positive COVID-19 tests.

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News brief: voting rights speech, schools juggle COVID, Novak Djokovic

7:47am January 11, 2022

In Atlanta, Biden will advocate for protecting voting rights. Some schools resume online classes because of COVID-19. The latest on the saga in Australia involving tennis star Novak Djokovic.

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The challenges of trying to keep schools open during the omicron surge

7:42am January 11, 2022

With COVID-19 surging, schools may decide to send students home temporarily. What's going on behind the scenes, as school leaders fight to keep the doors open — despite staffing and safety issues.

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College students are forced to adapt after a return to virtual classes

6:16am January 11, 2022

by Michelle Aslam

As COVID-19 cases spike, many college students returning for spring semester have had to quickly switch from in-person learning to online classes again.

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