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CORRECTS TO FORMER MAINE SENATOR MARGARET CHASE SMITH ON THE LEFT – A cutout of former U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith occupies a seat next to seventh grader Hailey Rousseau to promote social distancing at the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Poland, Maine. With instruction time reduced as much as half by the coronavirus pandemic, many of the nation’s middle school and high school teachers have given up on covering all the material normally included in their classes and instead are cutting lessons. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) NYAG902 NYAG902

February 1, 2021 at 8:11 am

As virus cuts class time, teachers have to leave out lessons VIEW

Because of the pandemic, school-day schedules are compressed to deal with social distancing and remote learning. There's not enough time to cover everything, so teachers...

January 8, 2021 at 9:39 am

Teachers help students make sense of violence at US Capitol

A teacher in Alabama presented photographs of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol without commentary and asked students to write poems in reflection. A Minnesota...

June 22, 2020 at 10:13 pm

Budgets put limits on social distancing options for schools

As schools consider how and when to reopen their buildings during the pandemic, many are finding themselves overwhelmed by the potential expenses that would come...

June 18, 2020 at 4:13 pm

How black history is taught in schools faces new scrutiny VIEW

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For decades, when it was discussed at all, the killing of hundreds of people in a prosperous black business district nearly...

In this Friday, June 5, 2020 photo, Fourth-grader Sammiayah Thompson, left, and her brother third-grader Nehemiah Thompson work outside in their yard on laptops provided by their school system for distant learning in Hartford, Conn. With huge percentages of students unplugged from distance learning, educators at schools around the country have been working to understand why. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) CTJH202 CTJH202

June 14, 2020 at 10:03 pm

To help distance-learning absentees, educators go visiting VIEW

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — After a knock on his door, third-grade student Jamie-Lee emerged to see his school principal smiling at him from his doorstep....

March 5, 2020 at 6:50 am

Virus cancels exams and jeopardizes Chinese students’ plans

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Universities that rely on international enrollment are expected to take a big hit in the next academic year as canceled entrance...

February 19, 2020 at 1:20 pm

Students push universities to stop investing in fossil fuels

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Students alarmed by climate change are stepping up pressure on universities to pull investments from fossil fuel industries, an effort...

FILE – In this July 25, 2018, file photo, pedestrians cross over University Avenue on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. As concerns about Chinaâ€™s virus outbreak spread, universities all over the world are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs. One diagnosis was confirmed at ASU and another at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, which said the infected student had recently traveled to Wuhan. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) NYAG203 NYAG203

February 5, 2020 at 9:02 pm

Universities cancel study-abroad programs amid virus fears

From Europe to Australia and the United States, universities in countries that host Chinese students have reconsidered academic-related travel to and from China. In the...

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January 29, 2020 at 6:30 am

Husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos in dire condition VIEW

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with murder in the death of his missing wife is in dire condition following an apparent suicide...

January 27, 2020 at 7:41 am

Connecticut tribe takes issue with schools’ Indian names

MONTVILLE, Conn. (AP) — For decades the Montville High School athletic teams have competed as the “Indians” with the blessing of the Mohegans, the Native...