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A sign on the door of Lowell Elementary School asks students, staff and visitors to wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on Wednesday in Chicago. Classes at all of Chicago public schools have been canceled Wednesday by the school district after t

Chicago public school classes are canceled after teachers union backs remote learning

2:17pm January 05, 2022

by Nell Clark

The announcement by district officials follows the teachers union voting to switch to remote learning due to the latest COVID-19 surge. The status of classes for the rest of the week remains in limbo.

A Hollywood, Calif., classroom sits empty in August 2020. At least 3,229 schools around the U.S. announced they were canceling in-person learning as of Monday evening.

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Officials are determined to keep schools open, despite omicron

10:02am January 04, 2022

by Anya Kamenetz

As coronavirus cases and pediatric hospitalizations surge in the U.S., the majority of U.S. schools are staying open for in-person learning.

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Some corporations are opening up their doors to providing more support for child care.

Child care is getting more support from some private companies

8:00am January 04, 2022

by Camila Beiner

Some corporations are trying harder to help provide child care for families.

Chicago schools and teachers could be headed to a showdown over in-person classes

6:44am January 04, 2022

by Sarah Karp

Chicago Public Schools resumed in-person learning on Monday, over objections from the teachers union. Teachers will vote Tuesday to defy demands to teach in person, which could lead to a walkout.

News brief: Elizabeth Holmes verdict, Philly's COVID surge, Marine hearing

6:12am January 04, 2022

Ex-Theranos CEO found guilty on four counts in fraud trial. In Philadelphia, students, teachers and bus drivers have COVID. The Marines are probing what went wrong with an amphibious assault vehicle.

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Philadelphia's COVID case hikes raise concerns about in-person classes

5:41am January 04, 2022

In Philadelphia, students, teachers and staff come back from the holiday break even as COVID-19 is surging and essential personnel are out sick. Is in-person learning a good idea at this time?

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Waukee School District teacher Liz Wagner, seen here in her home in Urbandale, Iowa, said last year she was on the front line of the COVID war. "Now I'm on the front line of the culture war, and I don't want to be there."

Teachers are on the front lines in Jan. 6 culture war

1:52am January 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Teachers now are left to decide how — or whether — to instruct their students about the events that sit at the heart of the country's division.

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Some colleges go back to virtual classes after surge in virus cases

9:03am January 03, 2022

by Paul Garber

A surge in coronavirus cases has some colleges rethinking in-person classes as students prepare to come back to campus.

How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed med school

5:59pm January 02, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Dr. Catherine Lucey, vice dean for medical education and professor of medicine at UCSF, about how COVID-19 has changed the way future doctors are trained.

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How schools are preparing to reopen as COVID-19 rages on

8:06am January 01, 2022

by David Gura

David Gura speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Douglas Belkin about whether schools across the country are planning to continue in-person or go remote at the end of their holiday breaks.

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