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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.

Gov. Ralph Northam wrote a letter to school boards across the state saying he wants to change the names that have a "traumatizing impact on students, families, teachers and staff of all backgrounds."

The state's largest teachers union says educators want schools to reopen, but the plan lacks detail on safety measures. "There's a lot of angst from teachers across the state," a union official says.

Governor Roy Cooper and the Coronavirus Task Force addressed the public Wednesday, on the state's highest day yet of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Texas' education commissioner says the state's public schools will be open for students to return in the fall. But not everyone thinks that's a good idea, as cases of COVID-19 keep rising there.

Tens of thousands of seniors across North Carolina are wrapping up the end of their high school careers.

The state's information technology chief has signed off on a disputed contract for the e-learning program Istation.

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teenagers. Schools increasingly are seen as key to keeping them safe, but suicide prevention training for school staff across the U.S. is hit or miss.

School officials at the state level are working to accommodate a new mandated personal finance course.