coronavirus in schools

A shortage of school bus drivers for the Boston Public Schools has led to some delays this month. Gov. Charlie Baker is calling up National Guard members to help alleviate the shortage in some areas of the state.

Massachusetts Calls On The National Guard To Mitigate A School Bus Driver Shortage

1:50pm September 15, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The pandemic has contributed to a shortage in bus drivers, so Gov. Charlie Baker says 250 Guard members with commercial driver's licenses will be brought in to help.

Tennessee high school student Grady Knox's speech in favor of masks in schools was interrupted when adults jeered and heckled his remarks.

A Teen Called For Masks In School After His Grandma Died Of COVID. Adults Mocked Him

4:05pm September 10, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"If they laugh at me about a personal story about my grandmother, that's just disrespectful, I feel," Tennessee teenager Grady Knox reportedly said.

Demonstrators calling on people to wear masks gather outside school district headquarters in Marietta, Ga., last week. A recent review at pandemic data finds requiring masks, capping the size of gatherings and instituting certain bar, gym and restaurant r

Even Moderate COVID Restrictions Can Slow The Spread Of The Virus — If They're Timely

1:04pm August 17, 2021

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Mask mandates and other interventions can help stop a surge, even where vaccination rates are low, say scientists who've reviewed states' data. When the measures start and how long they last matters.

Kindergartner Allyson Zavala joined with other students and school superintendent Austin Buetner for a class selfie in April inside teacher Alicia Pizzi's classroom at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in North Hollywood, Calif.

How To Keep Your Child Safe From The Delta Variant

8:46am August 10, 2021

by Pien Huang

Some public health experts are also parents of little kids, and have to strategize to keep those too young to be vaccinated safe from getting or spreading the delta variant. Here are their tips.

CDC's New School Guidelines May Change Little, Superintendent Says

8:32am February 13, 2021

by Scott Simon

Marian Kim-Phelps, superintendent of the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, tells NPR's Scott Simon the recommendations don't help schools with what they need to reopen: staffing and space.

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Despite the challenges, distance learning can work well for some students with ADHD, researchers say. Some of those who aren't around peers are finding it easier to focus.

Remote Learning's Distractions Put Extra Pressure On Students With ADHD

5:00am September 01, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

With less structure and supervision than is typically provided inside a classroom, remote classes lean hard on already stressed parents to help students with ADHD stay focused and engaged.

Teacher Alisha Morris created an interactive tracker of coronavirus in schools, current through Aug. 23, including this map, created by another volunteer. The National Education Association will now take on updates to the database.

How Many Coronavirus Cases Are Happening In Schools? This Tracker Keeps Count

9:57am August 28, 2020

Alisha Morris, a Kansas theater teacher, created a database of COVID-19 cases in schools. Now maintained by the National Education Association, it shares data that some schools prefer to keep quiet.

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