As district leaders moved quickly to follow the CDC's call to mandate masks this school year, officials in other states declared that families will choose whether students wear face coverings.
One small, silver lining of the pandemic may be a collective understanding and acknowledgment that some students and families are suffering more than others.
Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools announced a contract to replace its diesel buses with electric ones, starting with 326 electric buses over the next four years
Coding instruction begins in elementary school in California's Compton USD to prepare students to succeed with STEM technology in the ever-changing high-tech job market.
To eventually start their own companies, students need to learn about every facet of the work environment. Educators can facilitate this with makerspaces, project- and placed-based learning programs, and a strong focus on STEAM.
Parents' confidence in public schools soared while their support for online learning grew sharply despite the COVID shutdown of schools this spring, according to an annual education survey.
Students will need flexibility as they face a future of work that will operate increasingly as a gig economy and—since the COVID outbreak—a remote economy, says one K-12 expert.
The coronavirus surge has forced three large D.C-area districts to stick with online learning despite Trump administration pressure to resume in-person classes.
During online learning, music teachers can help students develop the skills needed on the engineering side of the music business, such as using digital tools to record themselves.
