Chicago public schools will start the school year all virtual
4 years, 4 months ago

Chicago public schools will start the school year all virtual

CNN  

CNN — Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s third-largest school system, will start the coming school year with fully remote learning for all students due to the coronavirus pandemic, the district announced Wednesday. We are making every possible effort to provide a high-quality remote learning experience in the fall, utilizing live, virtual instruction for every student, every day, and we are committed to ongoing engagement and communication with parents.” The announcement comes a day after a source close to the Chicago Teachers Union told CNN that the CTU planned to convene their House of Delegates early next week to discuss taking a strike vote to demand remote learning for Chicago Public Schools. “The decision to begin the 2020-2021 CPS school year remotely during the first quarter is rooted in public health data and the invaluable feedback we’ve received from parents and families,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot. New York City public schools, the country’s largest school system, plans to hold in-person classes in the fall, while the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second-largest system, will begin with virtual classes.

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Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.
2 years, 2 months ago

Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter’s Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year. “It is very easy with hindsight to say, ‘Oh, learning loss, we should have opened.’ People forget how many people died,” said Austin Beutner, former superintendent in Los Angeles, where students were …

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
2 years, 5 months ago

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year

Associated Press  

As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. “We don’t anticipate significant changes to our plan; we don’t anticipate significant disruptions,” said Charles Herndon, a Baltimore County Public Schools spokesperson. “We firmly believe that with the protocols we have in place that we’re going to be …

Chicago Public Schools drop mask requirement in classrooms
2 years, 9 months ago

Chicago Public Schools drop mask requirement in classrooms

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools will stop requiring face masks for staff and students in the nation’s third-largest school district starting March 14, officials announced Monday. “CPS was one of the first to require universal masking in schools, and we would not be moving to a mask-optional model unless the data and our public health experts indicated that it is …

LAUSD is prepping for thousands of unvaccinated students by ramping up online school
2 years, 10 months ago

LAUSD is prepping for thousands of unvaccinated students by ramping up online school

LA Times  

Anticipating that thousands of Los Angeles Unified students still may not be vaccinated this fall, the Board of Education has taken the first steps toward a major expansion of remote learning, including creating as many as six new online schools that could enroll up to 15,000 students. A survey of 6,280 families found that 77% want to continue online next …

Chicago Public Schools cancels classes for fourth consecutive day
2 years, 11 months ago

Chicago Public Schools cancels classes for fourth consecutive day

CNN  

CNN — Classes in Chicago will be canceled again Monday, making it the fourth consecutive day students have been out of school as the standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and City officials drags on amid a Covid-19 surge. We will continue to negotiate through the night and will provide an update if we have made substantial progress.” The decision …

No deal, no school: Chicago cancels classes for a 2nd day
2 years, 11 months ago

No deal, no school: Chicago cancels classes for a 2nd day

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago school leaders canceled classes for a second straight day after failing to reach an agreement Wednesday with the teachers union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols in the nation’s third-largest school district. White House press secretary Jen Psaki, echoing President Joe Biden a day earlier, said Wednesday that the country is better equipped now to …

COVID-19 disruptions loom over start of Chicago schools
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 disruptions loom over start of Chicago schools

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Public school students in Chicago returned to classes Monday after winter break, but the latest COVID-19 surge has escalated a fight between the district and teachers union over safety protocols that could disrupt classes in the nation’s third-largest district later this week. But the Chicago Teachers Union has been critical of the district’s safety measures and planned votes …

Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning
3 years, 3 months ago

Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning

CNN  

New York CNN — Students in New York City’s public schools – the nation’s largest school district – were welcomed back to the classroom Monday for full-time, in-person learning, joining school districts across the country confronting a new academic year amid Covid-19. “It’s so good to see all our kids coming back to school in person, where they can learn …

Los Angeles requires COVID-19 vaccine for students 12 and up
3 years, 3 months ago

Los Angeles requires COVID-19 vaccine for students 12 and up

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles board of education voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district. The Los Angeles Unified School District, which has more than 600,000 mostly Latino students, already tests all students and employees every week, requires masking indoors and outdoors …

L.A. school officials order sweeping student vaccine mandate, a first by a major district
3 years, 3 months ago

L.A. school officials order sweeping student vaccine mandate, a first by a major district

LA Times  

A nurse gives Eagle Rock senior Dean Iida a COVID-19 vaccination shortly after the start of the school year. All children 12 and older in Los Angeles public schools must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January to enter campus under an order approved Thursday by the Board of Education, the first such mandate among the nation’s largest school systems …

Voorburg primary school closed due to Covid-19 infections
3 years, 3 months ago

Voorburg primary school closed due to Covid-19 infections

NL Times  

A primary school in Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, had to close its doors on Tuesday, in the second week of school this academic year, due to coronavirus infections. "There are so many infections at De Driemaster primary school that we had to send all classes home," school director Ewald van Vliet said to Omroep West. According to Van Vliet, at least ten …

Pandemic spurs boom in virtual offerings for US schools
3 years, 4 months ago

Pandemic spurs boom in virtual offerings for US schools

Associated Press  

Despite the challenges of distance learning during the pandemic, public school systems across the U.S. are setting up virtual academies in growing numbers to accommodate families who feel remote instruction works best for their children. In the new school year, 110 of the commonwealth’s 132 school divisions will use Virtual Virginia, a state-operated K-12 program, to provide some or all …

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away

CNN  

CNN — New Covid-19 cases among children are back on the rise after months of declines, just as schools across the United States are gearing up to reopen in a few weeks. Video Ad Feedback Surgeon General on when he still wears a mask 02:59 - Source: CNN Vaccine data for youngest likely still months away It’s “very likely” data …

Miami private school asks teachers not to get Covid-19 vaccine or they won’t be allowed to return next year
3 years, 7 months ago

Miami private school asks teachers not to get Covid-19 vaccine or they won’t be allowed to return next year

CNN  

CNN — A Miami private school has asked its employees to wait to get the Covid-19 vaccine until the end of the school year, but still cautioned that if they do, they won’t be allowed to return next year, the school told staff this month. The school’s CEO and co-founder Leila Centner sent a letter to faculty and staff at …

Governor, LAUSD plot strategies for post-pandemic education. Think more days in class
3 years, 8 months ago

Governor, LAUSD plot strategies for post-pandemic education. Think more days in class

LA Times  

Kindergartener Jesus Mendez has his temperature taken Tuesday morning at Heliotrope Avenue Elementary as administrators look on. The tentative proposal to extend the Los Angeles school year calls for adding six additional days for students and four additional training days for teachers. Chief of Schools David Baca said he’s also received those same calls and emails but that the district’s …

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely
3 years, 8 months ago

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely

Associated Press  

Large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Biden administration. Nearly 46% of public schools offered five days a week of in-person learning to all students in February, according to the survey, but just 34% of students were learning full time …

Los Angeles teachers union approves plan to reopen public schools in April
3 years, 9 months ago

Los Angeles teachers union approves plan to reopen public schools in April

CNN  

CNN — As school districts across the country struggle with ways to put students back in the classroom, public schools in Los Angeles are set to reopen for in-person instruction in April under a plan approved by the teachers union on Sunday. Additionally, schools would only return when Los Angeles County falls below the purple tier designated by the state …

New York City high schools are reopening for in-person learning on Monday
3 years, 9 months ago

New York City high schools are reopening for in-person learning on Monday

CNN  

CNN — New York City is set to reopen its public high schools on Monday, welcoming some students back to in-person learning about a year after schools first closed because of Covid-19. Approximately half of the city’s high schools will be able to provide in-person learning 5 days a week to all or most of their students, New York’s new …

New California law aims to put kids in class. Will it work?
3 years, 9 months ago

New California law aims to put kids in class. Will it work?

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s public schools can tap into $6.6 billion in a plan Gov. Chicago and New York City, the nation’s largest school district, have now reopened classrooms to elementary school students, but neither city has a plan for high school students. OpenSchoolsCA, a parents’ group that has advocated for in-person schooling, called the legislation “another failed attempt” at …

As one Virginia school district prepares to reopen, educators and families balance Covid precautions and normal instruction
3 years, 9 months ago

As one Virginia school district prepares to reopen, educators and families balance Covid precautions and normal instruction

CNN  

CNN — Rose Moore stands in front of a classroom, training a teacher about technology and safety for in-person learning. Can we come in less than six feet?” When CNN spoke to Brabrand last summer as they were planning for school to start in the fall, he said it would take “five Pentagons of additional space if six feet is …

New York City middle schools reopen for in-person class as Covid-19 surge fades
3 years, 10 months ago

New York City middle schools reopen for in-person class as Covid-19 surge fades

CNN  

CNN — New York City middle schools reopened for in-person classes on Thursday as a surge of coronavirus cases that had shut schools in November continued to fade. This is the second such reopening for middle schools in New York City, the nation’s largest school district. “They will continue to be the strongest protections for the health and safety of …

Inslee urges in-person classes, virus school testing upped
3 years, 10 months ago

Inslee urges in-person classes, virus school testing upped

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Washington state is expanding COVID-19 testing options for many public schools and Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday more students should have access to in-person learning. Inslee said online learning leaves many students at a disadvantage. Going forward, Inslee said the state would expand COVID-19 testing for schools by utilizing some of the hundreds of millions of dollars in …

Here’s why some Covid-19 numbers keep improving. (Hint: It’s not widespread vaccinations)
3 years, 10 months ago

Here’s why some Covid-19 numbers keep improving. (Hint: It’s not widespread vaccinations)

CNN  

CNN — Kudos to everyone who has been doubling down on mask wearing and social distancing. Since then, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have plummeted.Doctors say there are several reasons why: “One, we came off of really high numbers from the holidays,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. “It’s encouraging to see these trends …

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely
3 years, 10 months ago

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely

CNN  

CNN — The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday emphasized the need for masking and other mitigation measures in order to reopen schools safely, saying “we have work to do” as teachers, students and parents continue to struggle with Covid-19’s impact on education. As that transmission comes down we’ll be able to relax some …

CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely
3 years, 10 months ago

CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely

Associated Press  

The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening. “We know that most clusters in the school setting have occurred when there are breaches in mask wearing,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director, said in a …

Atlanta Public Schools considers mandatory summer school targeting students furthest behind from coronavirus
3 years, 10 months ago

Atlanta Public Schools considers mandatory summer school targeting students furthest behind from coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — Atlanta Public Schools is considering mandatory summer school aimed at helping students who suffered setbacks in their learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a top district official. “And that represents a very specific population.” That population includes vulnerable students from an educational and socio-economic perspective among the 51,000 students across 87 schools and five programs in the …

NYC middle schools will reopen to some students for the first time in months
3 years, 10 months ago

NYC middle schools will reopen to some students for the first time in months

CNN  

CNN — Some New York City middle school students in grades six through eight will return to classrooms on February 25, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. New York City public schools closed to in-person learning in November after the citywide seven-day test positivity rate for Covid-19 exceeded 3%. With elementary students and some middle school students returning to school, …

In-person learning during the pandemic is possible with the right precautions, CDC researchers say
3 years, 10 months ago

In-person learning during the pandemic is possible with the right precautions, CDC researchers say

CNN  

CNN — Many parents and caregivers remain worried about the safety of their children in schools amid the coronavirus pandemic, but experts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that with the right mitigation measures, there is a path to low-risk, in-person learning. “Committing today to policies that prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in communities and in schools will …

Chicago push to reopen city schools becomes more contentious
3 years, 11 months ago

Chicago push to reopen city schools becomes more contentious

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Only half of Chicago Public Schools teachers expected in schools ahead of preschool students’ anticipated return next week showed up, district officials said Tuesday in an increasingly contentious battle over classroom learning during the coronavirus pandemic. The nation’s third-largest district plans a gradual return to in-person classes starting this month after going remote last March, which the Chicago …

Students return to NYC schools once more after virus closure
4 years ago

Students return to NYC schools once more after virus closure

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It’s back to school again for thousands of New York City schoolchildren who returned to classrooms Monday after a roughly two-week shutdown spurred by the city’s rising coronavirus caseload. De Blasio announced Nov. 18 that public school buildings would close because the city had crossed a threshold set earlier of 3% of all the coronavirus tests performed …

Dangerous COVID-19 surge leads to hard shutdown of L.A. public schools
4 years ago

Dangerous COVID-19 surge leads to hard shutdown of L.A. public schools

LA Times  

Prospects for reopening campuses this school year dimmed Monday for hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles students with the hard shutdown of all in-person tutoring and special services amid a dangerous coronavirus surge — and officials declining to estimate when children could return to classrooms. The L.A. teachers union called Beutner’s decision “the right step.” “Educators wanted to be closer …

New York City Public Schools Will Begin to Reopen With Weekly Covid-19 Testing
4 years ago

New York City Public Schools Will Begin to Reopen With Weekly Covid-19 Testing

News 18  

New York City’s public schools will begin to reopen for in-person learning on December 7, starting with elementary schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday. The schools, which make up the country’s largest school system, were closed less than two weeks ago after the citywide rate of coronavirus tests coming back positive exceeded a 3% benchmark agreed to by …

Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases, New York City Shuts Its Schools — Again
4 years, 1 month ago

Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases, New York City Shuts Its Schools — Again

NPR  

Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases, New York City Shuts Its Schools — Again Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Mark Lennihan/AP In another sign of the enduring nationwide impact of the coronavirus pandemic, New York City — still the U.S. city with the highest death toll — announced it will again close its schools for in-person learning as of Thursday, …

NYC schools will close after the city reached a 3% Covid positivity rate threshold
4 years, 1 month ago

NYC schools will close after the city reached a 3% Covid positivity rate threshold

CNN  

CNN — New York City is closing down its public school buildings starting on Thursday after the city’s 7-day average reached the 3% positive testing rate threshold. CNN has obtained a copy of a letter sent Wednesday from New York City School Chancellor Richard Carranza to families and students that confirms all school buildings will be closed beginning November 19, …

New York City schools to close again as city fights COVID-19
4 years, 1 month ago

New York City schools to close again as city fights COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

The mayor said plans were being made to bring in-person learning back as quickly as possible if the infection rate drops. New York City is shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday in a painful about-face for one of the first big US school systems to bring students back …

With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education
4 years, 1 month ago

With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education

Associated Press  

With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state spiking to record levels, bus drivers and teachers in quarantine, students getting sick and the holidays looming, Schools Superintendent Scott Hanback in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, made a tough decision this week. ‘’It has been very, very difficult,’’ Hanback said, adding that he has been doing ‘’a lot of prayer, rest and trying …

Kids In New York City Go Back To School For In-Person Classes
4 years, 2 months ago

Kids In New York City Go Back To School For In-Person Classes

NPR  

Kids In New York City Go Back To School For In-Person Classes Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Mark Lennihan/AP New York City, with its 1.1 million students, became the first big city school district in the country to return to in-person classes this week. Aside from concerns about teaching and learning, coronavirus clusters have recently been appearing in …

Returning US school children face battery of coronavirus tests
4 years, 2 months ago

Returning US school children face battery of coronavirus tests

Al Jazeera  

Amid rise in infections among children, largest school districts in US roll out ambitious, costly plans to test students and staff for COVID-19. The two largest school districts in the United States are rolling out ambitious and costly plans to test students and staff for the novel coronavirus, bidding to help keep school buildings open amid a rise in infections …

Children comprise 10% of COVID-19 cases in US, up from 2% in April; authorities worry trend fuelled by school reopenings
4 years, 2 months ago

Children comprise 10% of COVID-19 cases in US, up from 2% in April; authorities worry trend fuelled by school reopenings

Firstpost  

As of Monday, CDC counted over 4,35,000 cases in children and 93 deaths, with less than two percent of the infected requiring hospitalisation After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears fueled by school reopenings and the resumption of sports, playdates and other activities. …

Baltimore virtual classes in Covid: Educators are tracking students down to fight low attendance
4 years, 3 months ago

Baltimore virtual classes in Covid: Educators are tracking students down to fight low attendance

CNN  

CNN — Every week, community school site specialist Evan Murray calls Baltimore students at his school who are not logging on for classes. On the first week of school the daily average of students logging in without interruption was only 65%, said Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools. It’s hard to know if that number is accurate because …

NYC delays start of school year to allow more preparation time
4 years, 3 months ago

NYC delays start of school year to allow more preparation time

Al Jazeera  

Instruction was supposed to begin on September 10 but now will be delayed until September 16. New York City is delaying the start of its school year by several days to give teachers more time to prepare to have students back in classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday. The development comes after de Blasio, …

Zoom overload, COVID-19 hardship: Thousands of kindergartners are no-shows at local schools
4 years, 3 months ago

Zoom overload, COVID-19 hardship: Thousands of kindergartners are no-shows at local schools

LA Times  

In a file photo, kindergarten teacher Adriana Rosas is shown with her students, who are having fun and learning at Aloha Health Medical Academy in Lakewood. Kindergarten enrollment is down sharply in Los Angeles public schools and elsewhere, signaling that many parents of the state’s youngest students face heavy burdens with online learning and may be opting out of traditional …

As World Grapples With Pandemic, Schools, Universities Are the Epicenter
4 years, 4 months ago

As World Grapples With Pandemic, Schools, Universities Are the Epicenter

News 18  

The world is settling into a new normal for everyday life amid the coronavirus pandemic: online school classes, intermittent Zoom outages, museums that will only allow about a quarter of their usual visitors. Lafayette County School District Superintendent Adam Pugh said the district notified the families of more than 200 fourth grade students at Lafayette Upper Elementary School to quarantine …

Chicago schools to begin fall remotely, dropping hybrid plan
4 years, 4 months ago

Chicago schools to begin fall remotely, dropping hybrid plan

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago’s mayor on Wednesday announced that the nation’s third-largest school district will not welcome students back to the classroom to start the school year, and will instead rely on remote instruction. The city’s decision to abandon its plan to have students attend in-person classes for two days a week once the fall semester starts Sept. 8 followed strong …

What the top 15 school districts are doing to reopen
4 years, 4 months ago

What the top 15 school districts are doing to reopen

CNN  

CNN — Of the 15 biggest school districts in the country, 13 have opted to begin the school year with online learning only. Hybrid model New York City school officials have sent plans to the state for each of the city’s 1,800 schools, and those still need approval, Mayor Bill de Blasio said August 4 on CNN. ‘I don’t want …

Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids
4 years, 4 months ago

Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids

Associated Press  

Joshua Claybourn is leaning toward sending his kindergarten daughter to in-person classes at a private school next month. “We’re being forced to make impossible decisions.” Across the country, chaos and disarray have marked the start of the school year as families await directives from district officials and, where they have a choice, make agonizing decisions over whether to enroll their …

Chicago teachers union wants virtual start to fall classes
4 years, 5 months ago

Chicago teachers union wants virtual start to fall classes

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools should start the fall semester with virtual classes rather than calling students back to buildings left empty since March, the union representing thousands of teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district said Thursday. “The reason why we’ve survived in Chicago and Illinois is because no one listened to Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos,” Stacy Davis …

School reopenings: Several big US school districts extend remote classes into the fall
4 years, 5 months ago

School reopenings: Several big US school districts extend remote classes into the fall

CNN  

CNN — School districts across the country are being forced to reconsider their reopening plans and even reverse course for the upcoming school year, as coronavirus infection rates continue to spike and new hot spots emerge. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner said in a video announcement that more information on the details to the start of the …

Detroit will open schools this Monday
4 years, 5 months ago

Detroit will open schools this Monday

CNN  

CNN — Detroit Public Schools are scheduled to open their doors Monday for the start of summer classes. Detroit Schools Superintendent Nikolai Vitti Carlos Osorio/AP Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said he sees a “desperate demand” for in-person learning, and that online teaching isn’t a “one size fits all” approach. Vitti said that online instruction puts additional stress on working parents and …

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