Mayor Bill de Blasio said that all students would resume in-person classes in the new academic year, a major step toward fully reopening the largest school system in the U.S.
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N.Y.C. will eliminate remote learning for the fall, in a major step toward reopening.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said that all students would resume in-person classes in the new academic year, a major step toward fully reopening the largest school system in the U.S.
N.J. Removes Remote School Option Next Year
Gov. Philip D. Murphy said vaccinations, declining case rates and protocols wouldn’t require a virtual option.
In Taliban-Controlled Areas, Afghan Girls Are Fleeing for an Education
Two districts in Afghanistan’s northwest offer a glimpse into life under the Taliban, who have completely cut off education for teenage girls.
C.D.C. Advisers Endorse Pfizer Vaccine for Children Ages 12 to 15
Immunizations will quickly begin nationwide, officials predicted.
‘Why Do We Deserve to Die?’ Kabul’s Hazaras Bury Their Daughters.
A bomb attack that killed scores of schoolgirls, members of a long-persecuted minority, offered still more evidence that Afghanistan may be on the verge of unraveling.
Italy’s Problem With School Dropouts Goes From Bad to Worse in Pandemic
Even before the coronavirus hit, Italy had among the worst dropout rates in Europe. But closed schools and online classes have pushed students out in ever higher numbers.
L.A. Schools Superintendent Austin Beutner Stepping Down
Austin Beutner, who turned down a contract extension, was both praised and criticized for how he managed the nation’s second-largest public school system through a series of crises.
Over 50,000 N.Y.C. Public School Students Will Return to Classrooms
The change follows recent federal guidance that schools could reduce social distancing between students in some classrooms to three feet from six.
N.Y.C.’s mayor says a new virus rule will reduce temporary public school closures.
Public schools had previously closed for 10 days if two unlinked cases were detected there, regardless of the source of infection.