Education

Charo Woodcock cleans a classroom at McClelland Elementary School in June in Indianapolis. Students across Indiana are already back in school in a mix of in-person and online instruction.

Indiana Education Head On Reopening Schools: Contact Tracing Is A 'Beast'

1:08pm August 11, 2020

by James Doubek

School has started up for many students in Indiana, with a mix of in-person and online learning. Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick says contact tracing is a big challenge.

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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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News Brief: COVID-19 And Kids, Beirut Blast Aftermath, Chicago Looting

6:19am August 11, 2020

Nearly 100,00 U.S. children tested positive for COVID-19 during last two weeks of July. Lebanon's government resigns. And, hundreds of young people go on a looting spree in downtown Chicago.

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Officials at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga have suspended in-person learning for at least two days following a cluster of virus cases was discovered at the school. Above a crowd of students packs a hallway on Aug. 4.

9 Test Positive For Coronavirus After In-Person Classes Resume At Georgia High School

2:40pm August 10, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

North Paulding High School made headlines when images of crowded halls were posted on social media. The school is switching to virtual learning for at least two days while facilities are disinfected.

As Pandemic Hits Colleges' Finances, Small Town May Be Affected Too

8:16am August 10, 2020

by Frank Morris

Hundreds of small universities across the country may need to be shuttered due to COVID-19, and that means many tiny college towns across the country are also at risk.

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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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NPR wants to hear your reaction to school plans this fall. Are you a parent, student, teacher, guardian, professor, school employee, day care worker, nanny, tutor, counselor? We want to hear from you about how your life is affected as schools begin to reo

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School Is Starting. What Does That Mean For You?

7:01am August 09, 2020

by Eliza Dennis

With so many plans for reopening schools, NPR wants to hear what plans have been proposed where you live and how they're affecting your daily life.

What It's Like To Be Back In School?

6:14pm August 07, 2020

Some schools in the South and the Midwest have reopened this week. NPR looks at what being back in school has been like in Georgia and Indiana.

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Teachers Are Concerned About Returning Back To Classroom

6:14pm August 07, 2020

by Laura Isensee

Two-thirds of U.S. educators prefer to teach remotely this fall, according to an NPR/Ipsos poll of teachers. Many Texas teachers are on edge, and some say they may quit if their schools reopen.

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Due to the low COVID-19 infection rates across the state, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that all New York school districts may reopen this fall.

Gov. Cuomo Clears The Way For In-Person Learning At Schools In New York State

5:48pm August 07, 2020

by Maureen Pao

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that infection rates were low enough that local districts could opt to bring kids back into classrooms if they wanted. Many teachers oppose the decision.