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San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, seen in 2019, filed suit against the San Francisco Unified School District Wednesday in an attempt to bring public school students back to in-person learning.

San Francisco Vs San Francisco School Board: A Push To Get Students Back In School

8:55pm February 03, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The city attorney filed suit Wednesday alleging the school district's plan to get kids back on campus is inadequate. The district argues otherwise.

President Biden's education secretary nominee, Miguel Cardona, appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday.

Education Pick Miguel Cardona's Message To Lawmakers: 'En La Unión Está La Fuerza'

4:36pm February 03, 2021

Miguel Cardona, President Biden's education nominee, appeared before lawmakers on Wednesday for a mostly tame confirmation hearing. His opening message: In unity there is strength.

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Spring semester on college campuses is here.

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Colleges Add More In-Person Classes For Spring, Amid High Risk Of Coronavirus Spread

2:39pm February 03, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

Many colleges are starting their spring semester this week, and new data show that schools are bringing students back to campus, with more in-person classes.

Yale University in New Haven, Conn. — pictured during a snowstorm in Jan. 2018 — is no longer facing a federal discrimination lawsuit after the Department of Justice withdrew it on Feb. 3.

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Justice Department Drops Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Yale University

2:19pm February 03, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The DOJ sued Yale over its use of race in admissions in October, citing discrimination against white and Asian American applicants. It withdrew the suit and Title VI violation notice on Wednesday.

Education Pick Miguel Cardona Is New To Washington — But Not To Classrooms

5:26pm February 02, 2021

by Cory Turner

President Biden's education nominee has spent most of his professional career as a public school educator in the city where he grew up: Meriden, Conn.

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Educators Consider Extending School Schedule Into The Summer

7:50am February 01, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

Because of the pandemic most U.S. students are still experiencing disrupted learning. Some education leaders are asking: How do we come back from this? Should we extend learning into the summer?

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Dispute Over Reopening Schools In Chicago Could Lead To Teachers Strike

6:04am February 01, 2021

by Sarah Karp

The union representing Chicago teachers is threatening to strike if the school district rejects its demands for a phased-in return to in-person learning, which was supposed to resume on Monday.

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School Districts, Teachers Are At Odds Over Resuming In-Person Classes

5:58am February 01, 2021

Teachers in some districts are refusing to return to the classroom as COVID-19 spreads. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

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An aerial view of a Freeport, N.Y., school bus parking lot in April 2020.

Did Closing Schools Save Lives Or Cost Lives? The Debate Continues

9:55pm January 31, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

In November, a scientific paper estimated millions of years of life could be lost due to prolonged school closures in the U.S. The paper has since been corrected and critiqued.

How Students At A North Carolina Elementary School Are Faring With Remote Learning

7:54am January 30, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with school counselor Barbie Garayua Tudryn from Chapel Hill, NC about the mental and social well-being of students at her elementary school as remote learning continues.