Outdoor Art Installation Calls Attention To Pandemic's School Closures An exhibit meant to visually represent the coronavirus' impact on children's education around the world has been set up on the grounds of the United Nations.
It's not clear when Seattle students will return to the classroom, despite teacher vaccine priority Teachers in Washington state are now prioritized for coronavirus vaccinations. But it remains unclear clear when most Seattle kids and teachers will head back to the classroom. Seattle Public Schools and its teachers union still have yet to reach a reopening agreement. David Hyde
March 2 | How Covid-safe can schools be? Vaccine updates, school safety in the time of Covid, and a pod of grey whales take temporary residence in Puget Sound Bill Radke
Seattle Schools says many 'essential' staff will be called back to classrooms in March Seattle Public Schools informed hundreds of teachers and other school staff Friday that they may be called back to buildings beginning March 8th to teach in-person - before the district reaches a reopening agreement with Seattle Education Association. Ann Dornfeld
New Morehouse College Program Encourages Black Men To Complete Unfinished Degrees More than 2 million Black men who pursued a higher education never reached graduation. Morehouse President David Thomas says a flexible new online program aims to help them cross the finish line. Emma Bowman
Teaching Students A New Black History An innovative education startup is offering culturally responsive learning to Black students across the country. Anya Kamenetz
Millions Of Kids Learn English At School. Teaching Them Remotely Hasn't Been Easy For children learning English, speaking the language can be a way to fit in. But teachers worry that remote learning means some students aren't hearing even casual English outside their classes. Kavitha Cardoza
CDC Report: Educators May Be Central To In-School Transmission Of COVID-19 A CDC report finds teachers may be bigger spreaders of COVID-19 in schools than students. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Grant Rivera, superintendent of the Georgia district involved in the case study.
February 23rd | Reopening schools may not be the right decision for all A conversation about education equity as schools prepare to reopen during the pandemic, and our weekly update with King County Executive Dow Constantine. Bill Radke
States Must Test Student Learning This Spring, Biden Administration Says Annual state testing was canceled last year because of the pandemic. Many states want to skip it again, but the Education Department says no. Anya Kamenetz