Colleges Spent Months Planning For Fall, But A COVID-19 Surge Is Changing Everything More colleges are rolling back their optimistic proclamations of an in-person or hybrid fall. Plans are now more likely to include hefty virtual options, be mostly remote or even entirely online. Elissa Nadworny
Florida Teachers Sue To Block School Coronavirus Reopening Mandate Florida's biggest teacher's union, along with parents, have sued the state over its plans to reopen schools with in-person instruction next month. They're worried about a surge of coronavirus cases. Greg Allen
Threatening To Cut Funds Is Not How To Reopen Schools, Rep. Scott Says NPR's David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia, who chairs the House Committee on Education and Labor, about increasing federal school funding and reopening schools safely.
How High School Seniors Are Thinking About Returning To School As coronavirus cases surge, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three seniors about the tough decisions they have to make ahead of the school year: Aya Hamza, Brontë Roltsch and Madeline Muller.
International Students Can Study In The U.S. This Fall — If They Can Get Here Many international students won't be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices. Elissa Nadworny
Another Revenue Hit For Colleges: Canceled Summer Camps Many colleges, even the elite schools, rely on summer camps for additional revenue during the summer. This year the cancellation of those camps because of the pandemic is costing them millions. Diane Adame
Is School Safe? Will Districts Test For COVID-19? Answering Back-To-School Questions NPR science and education reporters answer questions submitted by listeners about the coming school year. Cory Turner
A Teacher Who Contracted COVID-19 Cautions Against In-Person Schooling Three teachers in rural Arizona contracted COVID-19 after working together in a classroom. One of them died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jena Martinez-Inzunza about her experience. James Doubek
A Look At Betsy DeVos' Role During The Coronavirus Pandemic Pandemic has put Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in the spotlight — she uses her power to promote private school interests but has also had to backtrack on her support of virtual schooling. Cory Turner
ICE To Rescind Regulations Regarding International Students Immigration and Customs Enforcement will rescind regulations barring international students from staying in the U.S. if their colleges offer online-only classes this fall. Elissa Nadworny