How The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Work Of Educators In The U.S. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with special education teacher Anna Jones and school administrator Wayne Stewart about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed their work as educators.
DeVos Faces Pushback Over Plan To Reroute Aid To Private School Students The U.S. education secretary has told public K-12 schools they should use their coronavirus relief money to help private school students, too. Cory Turner
Washington schools set to deploy new electric buses this fall Earlier this year, there was only one electric school bus in the entire state of Washington. By this fall, the electric school bus fleet should be vastly expanding. Forty new buses may transport students in districts throughout the state possibly starting in the fall — assuming in-person classes are back on. Courtney Flatt
Summer school in Seattle goes ahead, on a short schedule OSPI plans to continue distance learning Kim Malcolm
CDC Updates Guidelines For Reopening Public Places Desks at least six feet apart, kids arriving at different times, eating lunch in the classrooms — the CDC has updated guidelines for re-opening public places, including schools. Allison Aubrey
Amid uncertainty, UW plans to bring students back next fall Layers of back-up planning required Kim Malcolm
Summer Camp Associations Release Detailed Field Guide For Opening Safely The YMCA and the American Camp Association recommend grouping campers into small "cohorts," and operating overnight camps as a "bubble," admitting only those who test negative for the coronavirus. Anya Kamenetz
Pandemic Spurs A Student's College Plan Pivot NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ariadne Quintero, a high school senior in Orlando, Fla., who's chosen to attend community college rather than a four-year university due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A Kentucky County High School Honors Class Of 2020 With A Drive-Through Ceremony Webster County High School officials couldn't hold the big annual graduation event in the gym this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic — so the idea for a drive-through graduation was born. Ashley Westerman
Obama, Malala, Jonas Brothers Send Off Class Of 2020 In Virtual Graduation In a Saturday broadcast, a star-studded event honored high school seniors who didn't get the traditional graduation because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Emma Bowman