Education

How High School Seniors Are Thinking About Returning To School

6:10pm July 19, 2020

As coronavirus cases surge, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three seniors about the tough decisions they have to make ahead of the school year: Aya Hamza, Brontë Roltsch and Madeline Muller.

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A student works alone on a laptop with the images of fellow students hovering over him.

International Students Can Study In The U.S. This Fall — If They Can Get Here

11:50am July 19, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

Many international students won't be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices.

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden speaks Tuesday at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del.

Biden Releases Proposal For Reopening Schools

4:05pm July 17, 2020

by Alana Wise

The Democratic presidential candidate calls on Congress to pass $30 billion in emergency funding for schools to acquire personal protective equipment, building upgrades and other remedies.

The extent to which college sports will return this year is an open question. "If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic," warns the NCAA's president.

NCAA President Warns 'The Data Point In The Wrong Direction' For Fall College Sports

2:24pm July 17, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

"If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic," said NCAA President Mark Emmert.

School Administrators Grapple With Reopening Decision

5:41am July 17, 2020

by Cory Turner

As President Trump and the U.S. Department of Education push school leaders to quickly reopen K-12 schools, superintendents across the country insist science, not politics, will guide them.

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News Brief: COVID-19 Vaccine Hacks, School Reopening Decisions, Opioid Prescriptions

5:00am July 17, 2020

Russian hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine trial information. School administrators must decide if they will host in-person learning this year. And, doctors are still prescribing too many opioids.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city will offer free child care to 100,000 students when schools reopen for part-time in-person instruction in September. Here, children play at Manhattan's High Line park on Thursday.

What To Do About Part-Time School? NYC Announces Free Child Care For 100,000 Students

8:52pm July 16, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The city aims to provide relief for working parents who either can't afford to stay home or can't find child care for the days that students aren't in school.

A locker sits open in April at Kent Middle School in Kentfield, Calif. Schools and parents are grappling with whether — and how — to reopen in the fall.

Exclusive: CDC Won't Release School Guidance This Week As Anticipated

8:05pm July 16, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

Instead, a full set of documents will be published before the end of the month, a CDC spokesperson says.

Fairfax County, Va., School Chief On His Plan To Reopen Schools

4:14pm July 16, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent Scott Brabrand about his district's hybrid schools reopening plans and pushback from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

An aerial view of an empty football field at Towson University in Towson, Md. Many colleges rely on summer camps for additional revenue during the summer.

Another Revenue Hit For Colleges: Canceled Summer Camps

3:07pm July 16, 2020

by Diane Adame

Many colleges, even the elite schools, rely on summer camps for additional revenue during the summer. This year the cancellation of those camps because of the pandemic is costing them millions.