Student news roundup, Illinois, Aug. 31
Our robot found in student news reports several stories from Illinois last week about the pandemic and its effects, in school & out.
News & Issues
Voxitatis congratulates the COVID Class of 2020
2020 is unique and, for high school graduates, different from anything they've seen. Proms, spring sports, & many graduation ceremonies are cancelled. Time for something new.
Distance learning begins as Covid-19 thrives
What we learn during & from coronavirus, a challenging & imminent crisis, will provide insights into so many aspects of our lives.
Families plan to stay healthy during closures
Although schools are doing what they can to keep students learning and healthy during the coronavirus outbreak, that duty now shifts to parents.
Illinois temporarily closes all schools
IL schools will be closed on Tuesday, March 17, through at least March 30. Schools in 18 states are now closed due to coronavirus.
Coronavirus closures & cancellations
Many schools are closed and sports tournaments cancelled across America during what the president called a national emergency: coronavirus.
Coronavirus closes schools in Seattle
The coronavirus pandemic has caused colleges to cancel classes, and now Seattle Public Schools became the nation's first large district to cancel classes due to the virus.
Howard Co. sounds an under-staffing alarm
Teachers in a Md. district have filed a grievance over missing planning and lunch periods and, as a result, putting the most vulnerable students at risk.
Top 11 school stories of 2019
We find these 11 stories to have the greatest potential for influencing activity and direction in schools for the near future.
2 dead, 3 wounded in Calif. school shooting
Another school shooting has resulted in the death of 2 California high school students. The suspect shot himself and is in custody.