A digital divide haunts schools adapting to virus hurdles
Isaiah Schneider, 9, left, and his brother Adam, 7, complete a level on their learning game played on a tablet computer, in their bedroom, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Their mother April Schneider says she is lucky her…
Cyber attack in Albuquerque latest to target public schools
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — When the superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools announced earlier this week a cyber attack would lead to the cancellation of classes for around 75,000 students, he noted that the district’s technology department had been…
Loudoun Co. schools not disclosing report on sexual assault allegations
A review of how allegations of sexual assault were handled at two Virginia high schools is complete, but Loudoun County schools are not releasing it. A review of how allegations of sexual assault were handled at two Virginia high schools is complete, but…
Chicago Public Schools’ reopening remains in limbo as talks break down between mayor and teachers union
Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Saturday jointly rejected the latest proposal from the Chicago Teachers Union in the ongoing dispute over whether remote learning should resume amid the latest surge in COVID cases fueled by the Omicron…
Chicago mayor rejects union’s proposal for schools to go remote next week
CHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union unveiled a new proposal Saturday that would have remote learning start Wednesday districtwide if school officials agree to a set of additional COVID-19 safety protocols. But even before the union’s announcement was…
Chicago mayor rejects union’s proposal for schools to go remote next week
CHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union unveiled a new proposal Saturday that would have remote learning start Wednesday districtwide if school officials agree to a set of additional COVID-19 safety protocols. But even before the union’s announcement was…
Detroit schools go remote, drunk driver leaves trail of carnage, UWM accused of not protecting workers enough
TUESDAY NEWS HIT – Detroit schools will resume lesson plans virtually for the next week and a half following a three-day cancellation of class linked to COVID-19’s spread in the city and around the state. The historically-high infections of…
Schools across the U.S. pivot to remote learning as omicron continues to surge
Schools across the country have been forced to adapt their plans to return from winter break this week as Covid cases continue to surge. Thousands of schools have temporarily switched to remote learning or delayed their returns. Meanwhile, in some…
Schools welcome back students, in-person and remotely, amid latest COVID-19 surge
In a hodgepodge of in-person, remote and delayed reopenings, millions of students across the country are set to head back to school after several weeks on winter break. School districts in every state are using a variety of approaches and precautions to…
Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge
With coronavirus infections soaring, the return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some as administrators again tweak protocols and make real-time adjustments in response to the shifting pandemic. Mask requirements are…