Utah School Reexamines Allowing Parents To Opt Out Of Black History Month Curriculum
A school in Utah that allowed parents to opt out of Black History Month curriculum is now backpedaling as activists demand change.
Education
Schools In Orange County, Fla., Reopened In August. How's It Going?
Reopening schools is a challenge because states have different rules. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Barbara Jenkins, superintendent of public schools in Orange County, Fla., about in-person learning.
Spring Semester Brings In-Person Classes And COVID-19 Spikes For Some Colleges
After delaying the start of an in-person semester, many colleges are now seeing spikes of COVID-19 rates as students return to campus for the spring semester.
3 Teachers On The Push To Return To The Classroom
"I was livid," says Maxie Hollingsworth, a teacher in Houston. "Everyone is saying that schools must reopen, but teachers are not a priority for vaccines. That is insane."
With Vaccines Promised, Chicago Teachers Agree To Return To Classes
Chicago students will start returning to school for in-person classes, after the city and the teachers' union reached an agreement on how to reopen schools safely during the pandemic.
Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised
The agreement calls for Chicago Public Schools to provide "at least 1,500 first vaccine doses per week" to employees, with second doses guaranteed.
8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR For Lack Of Dinosaur Stories
How can All Things Considered consider all things without considering dinosaurs? That's the question posed by 8-year-old Leo Shidla of Minneapolis.
GCS Middle And High School Students Set To Return For In-person Instruction
Guilford County Schools' older students will begin returning to classrooms over the next few weeks.
How Educators In Public Schools Are Navigating Teaching During The COVID-19 Pandemic
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with teachers in Houston, Baltimore and Davenport, Iowa, about what life on the ground is like for educators in public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
S.C. Gives Highest Civilian Honor To Principal Who Got A Walmart Job To Help Students
Henry Darby took on a part-time at Walmart, stocking shelves from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., three nights every week.