Distance learning
New Mexico home schoolers drive drop in enrollment, funding

By Cedar Attanasio Jun. 27, 2021 11:23 AM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Home schooling nearly doubled in New Mexico last year as thousands of parents opted out of virtual learning programs offered in public...

Zooming in: Lansing will keep, expand online school option

Jun. 13, 2021 09:23 AM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan school district that never returned to classrooms during 2020-21 will embrace online education again in the fall and open it...

All Oregon's public universities will require COVID vaccine

Jun. 04, 2021 02:50 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — All of Oregon’s publicly funded universities will now require the COVID-19 vaccination for returning students, as well as faculty and...

In this Oct. 16, 2019 photo, Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Tom Ahart speaks to students about the By Degrees foundation starting college savings accounts for students at Harding Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa. Like superintendents across the country, the leader of Iowa’s largest school system has faced plenty of criticism as he attempted to educate children in the past year while also keeping them safe during the coronavirus pandemic. But as pressure eases in many districts thanks to falling infection rates, Ahart is facing more uncertainty. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP)
Virus dispute could force Iowa schools leader out of job

Scott Mcfetridge May. 19, 2021 11:46 AM EDT

State's largest teachers union in favor of in-person return

May. 17, 2021 03:16 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The president of Pennsylvania’s largest teachers union expressed support Monday for in-person instruction in the fall, calling it a “top...

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2020, file photo, a parent, center, completes a form granting permission for random COVID-19 testing for students as he arrives with his daughter, left, at P.S. 134 Henrietta Szold Elementary School, in New York. Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore, New York and Chicago. As more children return to school buildings this spring, widely varying approaches have emerged on how and whether to test students and staff members for the virus. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in US schools

By Heather Hollingsworth May. 16, 2021 10:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, George Washington High School stands in San Francisco. After a full year of distance learning, San Francisco's high school seniors will get to return to classrooms for "at least one day" before graduation in a deal between teachers and the school district, a plan that drew quick criticism. The teachers union announced the "exciting news" last weekend that the Class of 2021 will be able to return to classrooms starting Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
San Francisco plan returns seniors to school for just a day

May. 11, 2021 02:17 PM EDT

Senior Jose Solano-Hernandez, right, studies with classmates on the first day of in-person learning at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan., Wednesday, March 30, 2021. Solano-Hernandez, feared he might not graduate after a year of disrupted learning left him missing assignments in most of his classes as he struggled to learn virtually. The school, like other schools nationwide, has made extra efforts to keep kids at risk of dropping out engaged as classes went virtual due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
US schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge

By Heather Hollingsworth May. 11, 2021 06:59 AM EDT

In this photo provided by Tanya Hayles, Hayles poses with her son Jackson, 7, in this undated photo. Hayles, founder of Black Moms Connection, an online network of more than 16,000 Black mothers with chapters across North America and Asia, said she has noticed discussions among members about how remote learning has allowed Black mothers to better shield their children from racism. (Courtesy of Tanya Hayles via AP)
Some Black parents say remote learning gives racism reprieve

By Christine Fernando May. 04, 2021 07:30 AM EDT

First-year teacher Cindy Hipps sits outside of Lagos Elementary School, at Manor Independent School District campus east of Austin, Texas where she has taught first grade in a virtual and in-person hybrid classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hipps said she was told she "was introduced to the ring of fire of teaching." "I feel like a superwoman now, like I can take on anything.” (Acacia Coronado/Report for America via AP)
Virus, technology, unrest make stressful year for teachers

By Acacia Coronado And Kantele Franko May. 02, 2021 10:40 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron talks with pupils during a visit with French Education, Youth and Sports Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer in a school in Melun, south of Paris, Monday, April 26, 2021. Nursery and primary schools reopened on Monday across France after a three-week closure in the first step out of the country's partial lockdown. Meanwhile, high schools students are following online classes. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, pool)
France reopens schools as virus patients numbers peak

By Sylvie Corbet Apr. 26, 2021 07:02 AM EDT

Minnesota schools see 'worrisome' surge in COVID-19 cases

Apr. 23, 2021 08:48 AM EDT
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — COVID-19 case rates are rising across Minnesota, and they're affecting younger Minnesotans, especially middle and high school students. ...

FILE - In this March 11, 2020, file photo, people wear masks while walking past Wheeler Hall on the University of California campus in Berkeley, Calif. Two of the nation's largest university systems say they intend to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, faculty and staff on University of California and California State University campuses this fall once the Food and Drug Administration gives formal approval, Thursday, April 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
California's public universities to require COVID-19 vaccine

By Jocelyn Gecker Apr. 22, 2021 05:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2021, file photo, first graders applaud while listening to their teacher in a classroom on the first day of in-person learning at Heliotrope Avenue Elementary School in Maywood, Calif. California's public schools have seen a "sharp decline" in enrollment this year as the pandemic forced millions into online school and districts dawdled in bringing children back to the classroom. Data from the California Department of Education released Thursday, April 22, 2021, shows the number of students at K-12 schools dropped by more than 160,000 this academic year, most of them in K-6. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
California public schools see 'sharp decline' in enrollment

By Jocelyn Gecker Apr. 22, 2021 03:18 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2021 01:40 AM EDT
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. April 19, 2021. Editorial: Wait and see right approach on Foxconn Monday’s announcement...

High school student Grace Hu, 16, of Sharon, Mass., stands for a photograph near Sharon High School, Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Sharon. Hu, who plans to to go back to in-person classes in April, helped organize a rally in Boston in early April against anti-Asian hate, but said she's not concerned about facing vitriol when her school reopens fully. The district, located about 27 miles south of Boston, has a sizable Asian student population and has felt generally safe and welcoming to her. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Asian Americans wary about school amid virus, violence

By Philip Marcelo Apr. 20, 2021 12:26 AM EDT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, speaks with, from left, Jenny Young, principal of Sheppard Accelerated Elementary School, Laurie Biggers, acting Roseland School District superintendent, and Jennifer Del Rosario, Roseland community coordinator, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Newsom touted the school as an example of California opening their schools. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)
Governor pushes school reopening as many districts resist

By Jocelyn Gecker And Janie Har Apr. 14, 2021 02:33 PM EDT

South Carolina Rep. Raye Felder, R-Fort Mill, speaks in favor of a bill that would set an April 26 deadline for students to return to in-person classes five days a week on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Columbia, S.C.. House members removed a proposal to pay teachers extra if they teach both online and in person. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
SC House passes April 26 deadline for in-person classes

By Jeffrey Collins Apr. 14, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

State's largest districts: Students will return in the fall

Apr. 14, 2021 07:42 AM EDT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When the next school year begins in August, students across South Florida will be expected to return to their classrooms. ...

Kindergarten students participate in a classroom activity on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. More than a year after the pandemic forced all of California's schools to close classroom doors, some of the state's largest school districts are slowly beginning to reopen this week for in-person instruction. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
The Latest: California governor says all schools must reopen

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 12:44 AM EDT