Attendance is one of the most important factors that determine a student's success, and daily head count is crucial to school funding. But in the pandemic, schools have to rethink attendance policies.
After two delays and many contentious debates with teachers, parents and principals, students in the largest school district in the country are returning to in-person school.
Some public health experts hope the growing availability of faster, cheaper tests could lead to a new strategy of widespread testing — one that could finally get the pandemic under control.
A new report highlights the disproportionate harm the pandemic has done to Black people, Latinos and Native Americans, and systemic factors behind it. It lays out steps to repair the problems.
Ifeanyi Nsofor reviews the documentary series, Journey Of An African Colony, which confronts a painful past — including involvement in the slave trade — and celebrates the nation's independence.
Gov. Kristi Noem, who has national political ambitions, says her state proves "you don't need lockdowns to be responsible and flatten the curve." Health experts and coronavirus survivors disagree.
Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa's medical officer of health, made it to City Hall before realizing she forgot to put on a skirt under her raincoat. The busy doc tweeted: "Yikes! Time for another break..."
Presidential debate organizers are planning changes. During the wait for election results, there are fears conspiracy theories will spread. And, some COVID-19 tests are getting faster and cheaper.