school reopenings

Joe Biden is pledging to bring the coronavirus pandemic under enough control to open most of the nation’s schools during his first 100 days as president.

School systems around the U.S. are involved in a stop-and-start process of in-person learning

Some Fairfax County students were set to return to in-person learning on Tuesday but the school district said Monday afternoon that the plan needed to change.  As COVID-19 cases surge, Fairfax County Public Schools will delay bringing back early HeadStart, pre-K and kindergarten students, plus some students who receive special education services.  Coronavirus cases in the community exceed the...

Fairfax County Public Schools are pausing their plans to get kids back in classrooms amid rising cases of COVID-19. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder takes a look at the impact on parents, teachers and students.

Some county school leaders in Maryland say they feel they aren’t getting enough guidance from the state on how to safely reopen schools. They say the state needs to have clearer school safety guidelines. “There have been no steps, statewide steps, to give us clarity in how to reopen,” State Sen. Paul Pinsky, D-Prince George’s County, said. He was...

The Washington teachers union and DC public schools are back at the negotiating table…hammering out an agreement that could get kids in the classroom next month. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

A new study out of Seoul National University suggests that children can shed the coronavirus for up to three weeks, even if they are asymptomatic.

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Texas leaders who grappled with coronavirus testing shortages for much of the pandemic are now facing the opposite problem: not enough takers

Reopening schools will be easy

The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday in favor of virtual-only learning for the fall semester. The vote formalized the decision announced June 21 by Superintendent Jack Smith, WTOP reported. The vote also contained language that cancels fall and winter sports, WTOP reported. But the district says that athletic directors are working on plans for engagement with sports…

The first wave of college students returning to their dorms aren’t finding the typical mobs of students and parents. What they found Friday were strict safety protocols and some heightened anxiety amid a global pandemic where virus infections are growing in dozens of states. North Carolina State University staggered the return of its students over 10 days and welcomed the…

Foo Fighters musician and former Fairfax County Public Schools student Dave Grohl weighed in Wednesday on how school should be conducted as the coronavirus pandemic continues.  In a nine-minute reading of an essay he wrote for “The Atlantic,” Grohl endorsed remote learning and said teachers who devote their lives to their students for low pay should get “a little...

School districts around the U.S. are grappling with whether to bring students back to classrooms in the fall, and how to keep them and their teachers safe from the coronavirus if they do

As the schooling dilemma continues to daunt millions of parents, some with the means to front the steep costs are hiring private educators and tutors.

Prince George’s County Public Schools will conduct all-online classes in the fall, forgoing in-person classes at least through January as the coronavirus pandemic continues.  Class will be all-online from Aug. 31 to Jan. 29, CEO Dr. Monica Goldson announced Wednesday afternoon.  Students will get a “full school day of a robust delivery of instruction five days a week,” she...

Students in Prince George’s County will start the school year with distance learning, the school system announced Wednesday. News4’s Tracee Wilkins explains how school officials arrived at their decision, and how parents feel about it.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on Wednesday with recommendations on how districts should prepare to reopen schools.

For families who choose to send their children back to Fairfax County schools in the fall, News4’s Juliana Valencia got a preview of what they’ll see. Thoreau Middle School had desks spaced far from each other, social distance markers on floors and Plexiglas dividers.

School nurses in Prince George’s County feel they are being left out of the conversation about returning to school. News4’s Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins examines a report that shows gaps between what nurses think is safe and what the county has planned for schools.