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May 29, 2020 at 9:24 am

Questions on reopening New York’s economy baffle businesses

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some upstate New York business owners who made plans to reopen Friday as the state gradually loosens restrictions put in place... Updated 9:56 am

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May 14, 2020 at 2:55 pm

Union-funded ads support spending billions for schools

The nation’s largest teachers union launched a $1.6 million advertising campaign on Thursday to drum up support for federal funding that union leaders say is...

May 13, 2020 at 4:27 am

Saturday classes? Schools mull ways to make up lost time

When students return to school after a lengthy pandemic-induced absence, the consensus is they will have lost significant academic ground. Still unresolved for governments and...

April 22, 2020 at 9:09 pm

History, geography scores dip on Nation’s Report Card

The latest Nation’s Report Card shows eighth-graders' scores in U.S. history and geography declining since 2014, results Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday called “stark...

$Kaitlyn McMurtey records a class about fractions on her phone for her 5th grade class at Westside Elementary School in Idaho Falls, Idaho on Thursday, April 16, 2020. “We’re trying really hard to make it fun for them because this is a hard time,” said McMurtrey. McMurtrey said there’s a little bit of worry about how students will fare moving into the next grade but she says the students are taking the classes seriously. “I’m hopeful they will be prepared for 6th grade. They’ll obviously have some holes but as long as we keep them engaged the next two months they’ll be ok.” (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP) IDIDF801 IDIDF801$

April 17, 2020 at 6:40 am

Virus forced schools online, but many students didn’t follow VIEW

SAN DIEGO (AP) — During the first week that her San Diego public school was shuttered to slow the spread of the coronavirus, not one...

April 15, 2020 at 1:37 pm

Students could take SAT at home if schools remain closed

A home version of the SAT college entrance exam is being prepared in case schools remain closed into the fall, College Board officials said Wednesday...

April 14, 2020 at 10:02 pm

American schools may look radically different as they reopen

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — School administrators across America are trying to re-imagine classrooms — and the prospect of reopening schools — in the era of...

April 13, 2020 at 5:09 am

Virus doesn’t care as students try to prepare for college VIEW

Before the coronavirus slammed the gates on campus visits by prospective students, Serra Sowers had plans to visit seven colleges this spring to help make...

April 7, 2020 at 6:26 am

Tasked with schoolwork help, many US parents lack English

Since her daughters' school closed for the coronavirus outbreak, Mariana Luna has been thrust into the role of their primary educator, like millions of parents...

March 28, 2020 at 8:06 am

NY delays presidential primary; Trump nixes quarantine idea VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — As coronavirus cases rose in the national epicenter of New York, President Donald Trump surprised governors of the state and neighboring...