Back-to-school in 2020 comes with some very unique challenges. (GIF: Yahoo Life) It’s no secret that the 2020-21 school year is going to look a lot different for most children across the country. Schools in many major metropolitan areas, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle and Washington, D.C., will start school […]
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: — All Ohio high school sports can go forward this fall, with an option for sports like football or soccer to be delayed until the spring if schools wish, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday. The governor’s […]
Shannon Silver had planned to take her family on a trip from her home in Connecticut to visit relatives in Ohio just before the start of the school year for her two children. But she and her husband reversed course when people traveling from Ohio were added to a list […]
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(Bloomberg) — Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision on whether to reopen New York City’s schools is among the most consequential he has had to make in months of grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic. Beyond the risks to public health, at stake is the education of 1.1 million students, the livelihoods of […]
Many of the nation’s largest school districts plan to begin the fall semester online-only. As schools consider reopening, children face a future in which online courses will probably be part of the curriculum. To make the best of this situation, here are some tips to help your child adapt to learning from home. Studies show that in online learning, […]
President Donald Trump is considering executive action as congressional leaders and White House officials struggle to reach a deal on the next coronavirus relief package. Trump, in an interview with Axios, defended his administration’s effort to beat back the U.S. outbreak that has shown little signs of easing. “They are […]
President Donald Trump is considering executive action as congressional leaders and White House officials struggle to reach a deal on the next coronavirus relief package. As more schools across the country welcome students back to class this week, some are already temporarily reclosing because of COVID-19 concerns. In Indiana, one school is shutting down two […]
The coronavirus pandemic pushed Sparrow Kettner and her husband, Keith Smith, to rethink their careers and their home. The couple are musicians who rent a midsize house in Asheville, North Carolina. But with concert venues closed and large gatherings limited for now, they had time to plot their next move. “Before all this, we […]
Columbia Business School If you want to get into Columbia Business School’s MBA program, you might want to highlight your leadership potential and any engagement you’ve had with the CBS community. Elizabeth Kiefer, of Business Insider, recently spoke to Columbia alumni and admissions officers about what the b-school seeks in […]
The U.S. government has placed an initial order for 100 million doses of a vaccine candidate being developed by Pfizer and a German firm, BioNTech, for $1.95 billion, the companies announced Wednesday. The U.S. can acquire up to 500 million additional doses, the statement said. Meanwhile, federal unemployment benefits are taking a hit […]
As the summer winds down, it’s time to prep your kid to go back to school. With Fall of 2020 set to kick off a different kind of school year, it’s more important than ever to do some preparations to help your child have a meaningful academic experience. Do these […]
The U.S. government has placed an initial order for 100 million doses of a vaccine candidate being developed by Pfizer and a German firm, BioNTech, for $1.95 billion, the companies announced Wednesday. The U.S. can acquire up to 500 million additional doses, the statement said. Meanwhile, federal unemployment benefits are taking a hit […]
Students could return to school either virtually or two days a week under a proposal presented Monday evening to the Newport News School Board. The board will decide Aug. 4. They are not considering bringing students back full-time. “We were well aware that we would not be able to accommodate […]
CHICAGO — Most Chicago children would return to the classroom two days a week and spend the other three days learning remotely once the school year begins, under a tentative plan outlined Friday. Chicago Public Schools officials called the hybrid approach a preliminary framework and asked parents, students and staff […]
Remember back in March when everything shut down and we couldn’t fathom the thought of online learning through the rest of the school year? Then it happened. Then we couldn’t imagine not going to pools or amusement parks or on vacation or sending our kids to camp all summer. Now […]
Photo credit: Abby Silverman From Cosmopolitan From football games to lunchroom fights to ruthless competition for the title of prom king or queen, high school is filled with enough angst and Hollywood-level theatrics to keep things interesting year after year—and movie after movie. Who doesn’t love watching a coming-of-age melodrama […]
ExploreCOVID-19 cases reported at metro Atlanta public schools Registration for the virtual and in-person Summer Academic Recovery Academy is open through the end of the month. APS estimates it will spend $13 million in federal stimulus funds on this summer’s effort, the first of a three-year push to extend learning […]
CLOSE Greene County voters will be headed to the polls in a little more than a week to decide who will serve on many municipal councils and school boards for the next couple of years. But along with votes on representatives, residents of Ash Grove, Rogersville and Walnut Grove, as […]
It’s the last roundup for two La Jolla eighth-grade robotics teams that have students who have been together since elementary school and are trying to make the most of their last year before moving on to what in some cases will be different high schools. The Muirlands Constructors and Team […]
Fridays are most students’ favorite day of the week at Beacon Academy, a K-8 charter school in Crystal. But the reasons go beyond the day being the end of a long school week or the anticipation of a break from wearing school uniforms. Fridays mean it’s time for the latest […]
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. In addition to our traditional advice, every Thursday we feature an assortment of teachers from across the country answering your education questions. Have a question for our teachers? Email [email protected] or post it in the Slate Parenting Facebook group. My second grader has […]