Schools

With as little as a month before school starts in some areas and COVID-19 diagnoses spiking in some of those same places, parents are wondering whether they have to choose between their jobs and their kids. After word reached parents in New York City that the department of education was considering a hybrid plan for reopening schools that would allow students...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he believes most schools will be able to open in the fall, helping parents get back to work.

The Supreme Court has ruled that states can’t cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education

The American Academy of Pediatrics made headlines for its recommendation that schools reopen to children this fall. AAP President Dr. Sally Goza explains how keeping kids out of school leads to increased social isolation and abuse, and how it also increases racial and economic disparities.

The history of African Americans begins on the African continent where diverse empires thrived for thousands of years and traded gold, ivory and salt with people from other civilizations. But in the majority of classrooms K-12 across the U.S., students learn about the African American heritage starting with the enslavement in the U.S. colonies, a system that erased the...

As schools consider how and when to reopen their buildings during the pandemic, many are finding themselves overwhelmed by the potential expenses that would come with operating under social distancing guidelines: protective equipment, staff for smaller classrooms, and additional transportation to keep students spread out on bus rides

Mayor Bill de Blasio reaffirmed Thursday New York City’s plan is to have as many students in person in schools as possible when classes are scheduled to resume on Sept. 10, though he says the city has to prepare for “every eventuality.” The reality is no one knows what the COVID pandemic will look like three months from now, de…

Calls for police reform across the country have found their way inside the Prince George’s County school system. This week, school board members will consider two proposals calling to remove all police officers from inside schools. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Virginia schools will reopen in the fall, but the school routine and classroom set-up will look very different. News4’s Julie Carey has a look at what’s ahead.

With school reopenings uncertain for the fall, both parents and teachers are worrying and wondering how much longer they will be forced to cope with their new normal of online education.

Portland Public Schools, Oregon’s largest school district, will discontinue its use of Portland Police Bureau school resource officers and joins a handful of other urban districts from Minneapolis to Denver that are rethinking school police officers amid the outrage over the death of George Floyd.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Maya Angelou Public Charter Schools stopped receiving their bills, paychecks for the staff or those all-important donations in the mail. News4’s Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports.

Lunch in classrooms, staggered schedules, and socially distanced nap time. These are some of the new guidelines the CDC is recommending for schools. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

School districts in the D.C. area are weighing their options for how students can safely return to classrooms in the wake of the coronavirus.  Draft plans in D.C. and Fairfax County show that officials are considering staggered schedules, major increases in cleaning and classes on Saturdays.  D.C. Public Schools are considering three scheduling options, News4 reported. The first option...

D.C. Public Schools are considering major changes to the school schedule in order to keep students safe as the coronavirus pandemic continues.  Plans under consideration include staggered schedules that would have students in classrooms just one or two days per week, with class sizes of 10 students or fewer. Students would learn remotely for the remaining days.  Like just...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser shared the plans under consideration for reopening schools. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Some school districts around the United States are calling an early end to the school year and pulling the plug on distance learning

Students returning from their unprecedented break from school could find themselves making up lost time in summer classes, or in the evening or on Saturdays. The new year could start as early as July in California. Maryland could see school year-round. For some, lessons in the new school year may simply begin where they left off. Administrators say everything is...

More than ever, the nation’s colleges want you to enroll — even if you can’t set foot on campus. That means accepting more students for the Class of 2024 than in recent years.