Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are advancing a K-12 education bill that would expand resources for marginalized students and reform education policies that disproportionately harm students of color.
After their kids experienced tech glitches or turned off cameras during online learning, these families were accused of truancy and received legal threats.
Teachers' unions largely support plans to put educators near the front of the line, but given availability and logistics, that might not be enough to open more schools in the spring.
Officials in other districts continue battles with unions over the science and politics of reopening or remain wedded to their own approaches — and teaching remains largely online.
In a big setback for the city's recovery, the schools chancellor, Richard Carranza, said the nation's largest district would return to all-remote learning.
Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut has adapted in creative ways, from using tents, classroom and bus seating charts, student cohorts and more to make in-person learning possible.
As more districts move some or all of their students to online learning, state public health officials issued a new report that stresses the benefits and safety of holding school in-person but offers scant new guidance or protocols to make that feasible.
According to one expert, virtually no one outside the Democratic Party leadership has any meaningful insight into who will lead the Department of Education in a few months' time.
Despite shortened seasons and canceled tournaments, Minnesota's state athletic association plans a huge increase in pay to play for members. A school leader says it is a 'kick in the gut'
American Federation of Teachers president: "If community spread is too high, if you don’t have the infrastructure of testing, and if you don’t have safeguards ... we believe you cannot reopen in person.”
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