SCHOOLS

The Boston Public School system has the largest district in the state, and it says it plans to follow social distancing guidelines — maintaining six feet of space — when it reopens. According to the Boston Globe, a spokesperson for the district said it will go further than the state’s minimum guidelines, which call for three feet of space. It’s…

The Boston Public School system has the largest district in the state, and it says it plans to follow social distancing guidelines — maintaining six feet of space — when it reopens.

Parents from across the country are expressing conflicting emotions about school reopening plans for the fall. Some parents want to keep their children out of school until there is a vaccine while others believe that children will suffer mentally and emotionally without proper in-person instruction.

White House officials are preparing to announce new guidelines for reopening schools as President Donald Trump threatens to cut off funding for schools that don’t open in the fall.

Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force say why schools should reopen this fall.

President Donald Trump is launching an all-out effort to press state and local officials to reopen schools this fall

When school is out, we get to work. And this summer, we’re getting every student the tools they need to continue remote learning. It’s the focus of the fourth annual NBC and Telemundo stations donation drive, Supporting Our Schools. The annual campaign has delivered hundreds of thousands of dollars and supplies to underprivileged schools across New England. With classrooms...

School districts across America must make wrenching decisions over how to resume classes in settings radically altered by the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

School committees across Massachusetts are calling on the state to shoulder the financial burden associated with making schools safe for students in the fall. More than 100 school committees have passed resolutions asking the state to reimburse them for costs including personal protective equipment and additional staff as they all prepare to reopen in some form this fall, according to…

More than 100 School Committees in Massachusetts claim that it’s the state’s responsibility to make sure each school is able to pay for COVID-related requirements.

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 state released new guidance on Monday about their plan to welcome students back to school this fall. School districts have a lot of work to do in the next two months to prepare for getting students back into the classroom. The state announced last week that it is requiring school districts to plan to bring all students back for…

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...

Parents will play a “critical role,” when students go back to school this fall, according to guidelines released by the state, which set expectations for coronavirus safety at home. Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley urged parents to play their part to “mitigate the risks associated with COVID-19 for in-person school programs and prevent the significant consequences of keeping students out of…

Dr. Robbie Goldstein, an infectious disease doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital, said that children are less likely to be infected by coronavirus and masks are effective in preventing the spread when schools reopen this fall.

After months of remote learning and uncertainty, Massachusetts has released long-awaited state guidelines outlining what school might look like for teachers and students in the fall. A memo released Thursday outlined expected safety protocols at schools. Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley instructed educators to prepare for three possible scenarios: A full-scale return to school, a mix of in-person and remote learning…

Massachusetts is giving a clearer idea of what school might look like in the fall.