Children's Health

A chain-link fence lock is seen on a gate at a closed Ranchito Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles on July 13. Amid spiking coronavirus cases, the Los Angeles Unified School District is implementing a testing contact tracin

School Nurses To Play Big Role In Eventual Reopening Of In-Class Learning In LA

5:01pm August 21, 2020

The Los Angeles Unified School District began virtual classes this week. The second-largest U.S. school district hopes students will be back in classrooms this year. To do that, nurses will be key.

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New York City Schools Face Strike As District Plans To Reopen Amid Pandemic

7:53am August 21, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

Of the nation's 10 largest school districts, only New York City's schools plan to open. Now, the city is facing strike threats and mass confusion.

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A task force concluded in 2016 that Michigan's environmental agency bore primary responsibility for the water crisis in Flint. The state is now agreeing to pay $600 million to resolve lawsuits over the crisis.

Michigan Agrees To Pay $600 Million To Flint Residents Over Water Debacle

1:56pm August 20, 2020

by Bill Chappell

A summary of the preliminary settlement shows that nearly 80% of the money would go to resolve claims filed on behalf of minors and children.

Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, said at a press conference Wednesday that schools were not ready to reopen.

NYC Teachers Union 'Prepared To Strike' If Safety Demands Are Not Met

4:43pm August 19, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

The president of the city's United Federation of Teachers called for testing every student and staff member before the start of school, set for Sept. 10.

Third grade teacher Maya Davis attends training before her school district reopens.

Rural Schools Struggle With Road Ahead In Era Of Coronavirus

2:50pm August 17, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

Some schools across the country are under pressure to reopen for in-person classes, even in states like Idaho where coronavirus cases continue to rise out of control.

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A teacher gives a deworming tablet to a student during National Deworming Day at a high school in Hyderabad, India, in 2017.

Health & Safety

Could Giving Kids A 50-Cent Pill Massively Boost Their Income Years Later?

2:26pm August 13, 2020

by Nurith Aizenman

The results are in from a Nobel prize winner's landmark study of a deworming program. He finds the impact is immense. But the idea still gets mixed reviews

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A photo posted to Twitter last week of a largely maskless crowd at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga., sparked a discussion about just how safe reopened Georgia schools really are.

Ga. School District Quarantines Hundreds Of Students Over Fears Of COVID-19 Exposure

6:13pm August 11, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Barely a week after Georgia reopens its public schools, a district north of Atlanta reports nearly 60 positive tests among students, teachers and staff, and closes one hard-hit high school.

At least 97,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus in the last two weeks of July.

At Least 97,000 Children Tested Positive For Coronavirus In Last 2 Weeks Of July

8:35am August 11, 2020

by Cory Turner

President Trump falsely claimed that children are "almost immune" from the coronavirus, but a new review of state data finds child cases are up 40%.

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Arkansas Superintendent On Opening Schools In Person Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic

7:55am August 09, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with interim superintendent Keith McGee about the process of starting the school year with in-person teaching in Arkansas' North Little Rock School District.

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Schools Reopen In Georgia With Varying Levels Of Success

5:40am August 07, 2020

Some schools in Georgia opened this week for in person instruction. Pictures showing students shoulder-to-shoulder in hallways and several positive coronavirus tests all suggest a difficult Fall.

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