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Photo courtesy of Bishop Unified School DistrictWhile many school districts in the state’s more populous areas have been essentially forced to start the school year teaching remotely, more sparsely populated have options. -
A new national poll of teachers from NPR/Ipsos finds broad trepidation about returning to the classroom, with 77% of those surveyed worried about risking their own health.
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Frustration over 'unattainable' metrics leads to negotiations between state officials and rural leaders.
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School systems across the state at every level have either created their own training for teachers or paid someone else to do it. They hope it makes this fall’s distance learning more effective than the spring’s.
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As the majority of schools across the state prepare to start the school year teaching remotely, parents have started investigating their options for how they can maintain their child’s education while still holding down a job.
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Gov. Kate Brown laid out metrics that school districts will have to meet to hold in-person classes. Several of Oregon's largest districts say they'll stay with remote education until at least November.
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Internet access will be critical for school education this fall. But for many in rural Oregon, broadband service is still unreliable. The gaps could widen the educational divide between urban and rural schools.
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As California colleges rethink their back-to-school plans amid a statewide spike in coronavirus cases, it’s not just their students they need to worry about protecting.
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A number of lawsuits question whether schools have addressed the needs of special education students during the pandemic. But the very nature of special education makes it hard to find one solution.
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The lawsuit argues parents and children are being denied their right to a “basic minimum education” under the California Constitution because of COVID-era distance learning.
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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.
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Superintendents across the country say they're eager to get kids back in schools — safely. In communities with coronavirus cases soaring, some leaders say remote learning is the only safe option.
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In a new order, Gov. Gavin Newsom outlined how and when school districts could reopen for in-person learning. Currently, more than 30 of the state's counties do not meet the criteria.
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More districts are opting to begin the school year online as coronavirus cases continue to climb in California. Without guidance from state or federal officials, many are struggling to decide when it will be safe to have kids back in classrooms.
