Should U.S. follow Europe, keep schools open?
European schools remain open for in-person instruction, despite general nationwide lockdowns. E-learning is likely inferior to classrooms.
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SD 200 takes an ‘adaptive pause’ on reopening
With new Covid-19 records, we wonder whether school reopening for in-person instruction has been put on an indefinite hold.
Amid Covid spike, Md. schools rethink reopening
Not so fast, schools say to planned returns to in-person learning across Md., given a spike in Covid-19 cases in the state.
IL announces Teacher of the Year
Justin Johnson, a band teacher at Niles West High School in Skokie, has been named the 2020-21 Illinois Teacher of the Year.
Some Chicago-area schools re-close
Back-and-forth between e-learning and in-person instruction is caused by the unpredictable nature of the Covid-19 virus.
Atlanta closes to in-person through year’s end
Public schools in Atlanta will continue e-learning through at least the end of December, due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in the community.
Outbreak at a Utah school with in-person learning
The worst fear of many teachers and parents is that resuming in-person learning will lead to a Covid-19 outbreak among students and staff.
History teacher in France beheaded
He taught freedom of expression and the personal liberty to believe or not to believe and was killed by an Islamic terrorist.
E-learning fails our students & teachers
Some Md. students, teachers, & parents are exasperated with e-learning and are throwing in the towel. When will this bad experiment end?
Richard Gordon, national principal of the year
This year's national high school principal of the year is Richard Gordon, who works at a small West Philly school housed in an old garage.