Education

Kansas Cancels In-Person Classes For The Rest Of The School Year

7:14am March 20, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kansas City Schools Superintendent Charles Foust about the state's governor suspending K-12 in-person classes for the rest of the school year.

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Ideas For Family Diversions For Parents Working From Home

7:39pm March 19, 2020

People across the United States chime in on finding ways to keep kids entertained during the coronavirus shutdown.

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Education

Administrators Try To Serve School Lunch — Without The School

4:35pm March 19, 2020

by Cory Turner

Many schools are closed around the United States, but many of these kids depend on their schools for free or low-cost meals. School leaders are scrambling to figure out how to get lunch to students.

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Education

'Panic-gogy': Teaching Online Classes During The Coronavirus Pandemic

2:15pm March 19, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

On one level, Panicgogy means understanding students' limitations. Some only have smartphones. Some have family responsibilities. But ultimately, panicgogy is about applying compassion to learning.

Victoria Iler, a junior at South Central High School, learns to drive an old 1940 Farmall tractor ahead of Drive Your Tractor To School Day.

Tractor Day Offers A (Slow) Dose Of The Freedom Every Teenager Longs For

1:01pm March 19, 2020

by Ryan Delaney

Once a year, rural high schools across the Midwest celebrate Drive Your Tractor To School Day — which is exactly what it sounds like.

Arts

Looking Back On Internationally Renowned Director Gerald Freedman's Legacy

7:01pm March 18, 2020

by David Ford

Internationally renowned stage director, Broadway veteran, and beloved University of North Carolina School of the Arts Dean Gerald Freedman has died. He passed away at his home in Winston-Sale

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly addresses a news conference Tuesday in Topeka, Kan., after announcing the closure of schools K-12 throughout the state for the rest of the school year.

Kansas Becomes The First State To End In-Person Classes For The Year

4:00pm March 18, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Governors in California and Ohio have suggested they might follow Kansas' lead, as officials across the U.S. step up efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why The U.K. Decided To Keep Schools Open Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

7:53am March 18, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The British government wants to keep schools open so health workers don't have to stay home to look after their kids, but some teachers say that's putting them and their pupils at risk.

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Coronavirus Closes Schools. It's Unclear When Students Will Return

6:23am March 18, 2020

by Cory Turner

With schools shut down in the majority of states, school leaders are scrambling to plan for the future. They, along with parents, are asking an important question: When can schools re-open?

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Many parents suddenly have the task of making sure their kids learn while adjusting to a new life of managing working from home.

Education

Coronavirus Triple Duty: Working, Parenting, And Teaching From Home

6:26pm March 17, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

Coronavirus life just got super real for parents. Many suddenly have the task of making sure their kids learn while adjusting to a new life of managing working exclusively from home.

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