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One Bay Area county stands out from the rest during this record surge in COVID-19 cases: Marin County is the only one that has avoided moving into the most restrictive Purple Tier, and in doing so does not have curfews. Cierra Johnson reports.

After previewing the return of in-person learning ahead of Thanksgiving, Mayor Bill de Blasio returned from the holiday on Sunday to announce the scheduled return of public schools starting with elementary and special education students. The first school buildings will reopen Dec. 7, de Blasio said Sunday. City officials plan to reopen public school buildings in a phased approach, starting…

The switch to remote learning in rural New Mexico has left some students profoundly isolated — cut off from others and the grid by sheer distance

One South Bay school district is moving forward Monday on its plan to return students to in-person classes, and other Bay Area districts are discussing campus reopening plans this week as coronavirus cases continue to spike.

One South Bay school district is moving forward Monday on its plan to return students to in-person classes, and other Bay Area districts are discussing campus reopening plans this week as coronavirus cases continue to spike. Kris Sanchez reports.

Franklin McKinley School District, located in one of San Jose’s COVID-19 hotspots, will continue distance learning until June 15, 2021.

One San Jose school district located in a COVID-19 hot spot has extended remote learning for the remainder of the school year, and others face difficult decisions as they try to navigate a second wave of the coronavirus. Kris Sanchez reports.

San Francisco and other Bay Area counties are rolling back reopening plans due to a surge in coronavirus cases, and the moves may include halting plans for students to return to in-person classes at some schools not already reopened. Cierra Johnson reports.

School leaders in the Bay Area are working on developing timelines for students to safely return to the classroom, even as COVID-19 cases are on the rise across the region and the nation. Cierra Johnson reports.

A group of parents in Florida is suing the Sarasota County school board for requiring students to wear face masks, which are recommended by federal health officials to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The suit was filed last week in a Sarasota County court by parents Amy Cook, Gustavo Collazo, Nicholas Eastman, and Catherine Gonzales after the school board approved...

Middle and high schools in Alameda County have been cleared to reopen in-person classes once they complete a COVID-19 health and safety reopening plan, county officials said Wednesday.

Middle and high schools in Alameda County have been cleared to reopen in-person classes once they complete a COVID-19 health and safety reopening plan, county officials said Wednesday. Bob Redell reports.

The school year in Schenectady, New York, started with a whack of a budget ax.

Nearly two-thirds of California parents are uncomfortable sending their children to in-person classes and do not believe schools will be sufficiently safe, according to a poll released Thursday by the California Teachers Association.

The Palo Alto Unified School District on Monday moved ahead with its staggered school reopening plan.

The Palo Alto Unified School District on Monday moved ahead with its staggered school reopening plan. Sharon Katsuda reports.

Young voters often feel like their votes don’t matter, but the truth is that older voters have figured out for years that by picking their choice politicians, they get to decide how our educational systems are run: from how much teachers get paid to whether schools open amid a pandemic to all the decisions surrounding student loan relief. As...

A judge ordered a private school in Fresno to cancel in-person classes due to coronavirus.

The disruption to schools caused by the coronavirus pandemic constitutes a “global education emergency” that threatens to derail the education of at least 24 million students projected to drop out of school as a result, said Henrietta Fore, executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund.

Many teachers are choosing not to return to the classroom because of the coronavirus threat, and schools around the U.S. are scrambling to find replacements.