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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

Vaccination sites will be open in Vermont despite snow

Feb. 01, 2021 02:00 AM EST
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vaccination sites will be open on Tuesday in Vermont as most of the state is expected to get a half to a foot (15-30 centimeters) of...

Pinon High School science teacher James Gustafson teaches virtually from his empty classroom in Pinon, Ariz., on Sept. 24, 2020. Unlike their students, the school's teachers report to campus each day, careful to wear masks and keep space between them. (Megan Marples/Cronkite News via AP)
Navajo school, students fight to overcome amid COVID-19

By Anthony J. Wallace/Cronkite News Nov. 27, 2020 10:42 AM EST

FILE - In this  Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 file photo, A computer screen shows a Los Angeles Unified School District teacher during an online class at Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood in Los Angeles. Across the U.S., the pandemic has forced students to attend virtual school to prevent spread of the coronavirus. But the more we rely on technology, the bigger the consequences when gadgets or internet service let us down.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Q&A: How to handle technology issues with online school

By Tali Arbel Sep. 26, 2020 12:16 PM EDT

Lauderdale district sets Wi-Fi spots in school parking lots

Sep. 19, 2020 11:51 AM EDT
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A school district in eastern Mississippi is setting up Wi-Fi hotspots on campuses to help students who don't have internet access at...

Paulina Mariano Ortiz, 7, whispers to her brother Axel, 5, in a pick-up truck bed repurposed as an educational space on the southern edge of Mexico City, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. Concerned about the educational difficulties facing school-age children during the coronavirus pandemic, a couple who runs "Tortillerias La Abuela," or Grandma's Tortilla Shop, adapted several spaces outside their locale to provide instruction and digital access to neighborhood children who don't have internet or TV service at home, a project which has attracted donations and a waiting list of students. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Mexico tortilla shop gives free TV, internet for school kids

By Gerardo Carrillo Sep. 04, 2020 08:15 PM EDT

Colorado spending $2M to provide internet access to students

Sep. 02, 2020 01:47 PM EDT
DENVER (AP) — Colorado will spend $2 million in federal pandemic relief funding to provide internet access to students who lack service as part of an overall...

FILE - This Sept. 18, 2016 file photo shows the main stage during the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. The 72nd Emmy Awards awards will be conducted remotely and air on ABC with Jimmy Kimmel as host. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Virtual Emmys: Less walking, talking, but beware the Wi-Fi

By Lynn Elber Aug. 20, 2020 03:41 PM EDT

Tucson to use pandemic money to boost Wi-Fi connectivity

Aug. 08, 2020 12:04 PM EDT
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona's second most populous city plans to use $4.5 million of federal pandemic aid to expand free public Wi-Fi into areas of Tucson...

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2020 07:01 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: Doing Schoolwork in the Parking Lot Is Not a Solution ...

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2020 file photo, 21 Savage attends the Tom Ford show during NYFW Fall/Winter in Los Angeles. The rapper will be launching a free online financial literacy education program for youth sheltered at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Grammy winner announced his new Bank Account At Home nationwide initiative on Wednesday. His efforts will include a partnership with Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to provide free Wi-Fi and tablets for underserved inner-city students. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
21 Savage launches free online financial program for youth

Jul. 02, 2020 06:53 PM EDT

Chicago announces new efforts to boost Census participation

May. 30, 2020 08:48 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago officials are turning to texting and a roving van providing Wi-Fi access to encourage participation in the U.S. Census. ...

Ashley Bullard, left, sits on the porch of her family's rural home in North Sandwich, N.H., as her daughters Raven, center, a senior in high school, and Willow, right, a freshman at Brandeis University, try to complete their classwork from home during the virus outbreak on a very limited internet connection, Thursday, March 26, 2020. In the town of 1,200 best known as the setting for the movie “On Golden Pond," broadband is scarce. Forget streaming Netflix, much less working or studying from home. Even the police department has trouble uploading its reports.    (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Those without broadband struggle in a stuck-at-home nation

By Tali Arbel And Michael Casey Mar. 31, 2020 08:45 PM EDT

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