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Superintendent On Why Some Students Might Thrive Under Virtual Learning

7:56am March 28, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Jamie Wilson, Superintendent of the Denton Independent School District, about plans to offer a Virtual Academy next year for families who want remote learning.

Vaccinated College Students Will Help Answer Critical Question About COVID Spread

7:59am March 27, 2021

by Richard Harris

Scientists have launched a study of college students to find out whether people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 can still spread the virus. That's a big unanswered question about the vaccine.

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After A Year Of Remote Classes, Teachers Are Meeting Students For The First Time

6:02am March 27, 2021

by Eda Uzunlar

As schools reopen — either fully or for hybrid learning — teachers are getting the chance to meet their students face-to-face.

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USC Agrees To $852 Million Settlement In Gynecologist Abuse Case

8:19am March 26, 2021

The University of Southern California has agreed to pay $852 million to former patients of a campus gynecologist accused of sexual abuse. It's the largest sex abuse payout in higher education history.

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Students returned to in-person learning on a hybrid model this week at St. Anthony Catholic High School in Long Beach, Calif. The country is on track to have a majority of schools open in the next two months, but not all children are going back.

Biden Says Schools Are On Track To Open As Promised, But Will Kids Go?

4:34pm March 25, 2021

by Cory Turner

The president appears likely to reopen the majority of K-8 schools within his first 100 days in office, but many families are still opting out.

A county health worker fills a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in West Chester, Pa., in late December. Rutgers University will require students enrolling for the fall semester to show they have received a COVID-19 vaccine.

Rutgers To Require Vaccine Proof For 'All Students Planning To Attend This Fall'

3:09pm March 25, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The New Jersey school says its new COVID-19 requirement will help it make "a full return to our pre-pandemic normal" on campus.

A new study reveals white students are being educated in person while students of color are mostly virtual.

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New Data Highlight Disparities In Students Learning In Person

1:46pm March 24, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

The first federal survey on school reopening shows racial and geographic differences in participation in full-time, in person learning.

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News Brief: Boulder Shooting, Gun Bills, Pandemic Survey Of Schools

5:29am March 24, 2021

Colorado gunman faces ten murder charges. After that shooting, Biden urged immediate action from the Senate on gun bills. Education Department releases data on remote learning and school reopenings.

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So I started thinking of other ways to engage the kids. I had them start sharing their screens, and that changed everything. By the end of the next class, everyone was talking and sharing their screens.

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COMIC: How One Math Teacher Broke Through To Her Virtual Students

6:00am March 23, 2021

by LA Johnson

A year ago, teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways amid the backdrop of a pandemic. In this comic series, we'll illustrate one teacher's story each week.

A Census Bureau survey found that the number of households that said they were homeschooling doubled last year.

Homeschooling Doubled During The Pandemic, U.S. Census Survey Finds

8:05pm March 22, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Precise numbers are hard to come by, but several factors — including school closures and parents working from home — appear to have led to an increase in households that are homeschooling.