The pandemic will have disrupted at least two years of state testing.
Tag: Education (K-12)
Women Are Calling Out ‘Rape Culture’ in U.K. Schools
Thousands of anonymous online accounts have shined a spotlight on sexual violence against young women and girls.
Schools in Long Beach, Calif., Start Reopening This Week
The majority of the nation’s districts have begun to reopen school buildings, but some teachers have been wary of returning to in-person instruction.
N.Y.C. public school students will have another chance, starting Wednesday, to opt in for in-person instruction.
While all parents can indicate interest, the city only has plans for now to bring more elementary school students into school buildings in April.
N.Y.C. Students To Be Able to Opt Into In-Person Learning in Public Schools, Mayor Says
The move follows new C.D.C. guidance allowing elementary school students wearing masks to be spaced three feet apart, rather than six feet, in reopened schools.
C.D.C. Says 3 Feet in Elementary Schools With Masks Is OK
In a major policy revision, federal health officials said that only three feet of distance is required between young children in classrooms so long as everyone is masked.
A French City Dropped Meat From Kids’ Lunches. The Nation Erupted.
The Green party mayor of Lyon, a gastronomic capital, introduced no-meat menus in schools. Let the anguish begin.
Three Feet or Six? Distancing Guideline for Schools Stirs Debate
Some public health officials say it’s time for the C.D.C. to loosen its social distancing guidelines for classrooms, but the idea has detractors.
A Rundown School for Palestinian Children Awaits U.S. Aid
Residents worry that the Biden administration won’t restore critical funding for the renovation of the West Bank school.
New York City School Reopening Did Not Drive Virus Spread, Study Says
A return to in-person teaching in the nation’s largest school system did not appear to make the pandemic worse, researchers say.