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New measures that restrict how race is addressed in classrooms have spread confusion and anxiety among many educators.

Teachers, staff, parents and students in Hayward are awaiting the fate of more than a dozen schools in danger of being closed because the district says enrollment numbers have plummeted. Cierra Johnson reports.

Young students in the Bay Area are getting their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and most teachers are fully vaccinated, so parents likely are wondering when mask mandates will be lifted for schools. Kris Sanchez reports.

Young students in the Bay Area are getting their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and most teachers are fully vaccinated, so parents likely are wondering when mask mandates will be lifted for schools.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a halt to the enforcement of Texas’ ban on mask mandates in the state’s schools.

Even as COVID-19 vaccinations for school-aged kids ramp up and full protection is about a month away, mask mandates in the classrooms likely will remain in place. Kris Sanchez reports.

Even as COVID-19 vaccinations for school-aged kids ramp up and full protection is about a month away, mask mandates in the classrooms likely will remain in place.

Now that schools are back in session, parents are mastering this year’s new school vocabulary: Modified quarantine, antigen vs. PCR testing and the so-called Swiss cheese model for keeping classrooms safe, which has become the butt of a few jokes.

More COVID-19 testing and more air filters. Those are some of the demands that teachers and families in Oakland will voice to the school board Wednesday. But the district says low COVID-19 numbers amongst students and staff indicate the district’s current safety strategy is working. Bob Redell reports.

In this episode: We investigate how California school districts are spending federal stimulus money. Plus, a big win for the San francisco Giants as they head into the post-season. And a look at this week’s weather forecast, including an air quality advisory.

New York City teachers and other school staff members are required to be at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Monday as the controversial mandate for the largest public school district in the country goes into effect. Ninety-five percent of all full-time schools staff met that requirement by the time the city’s roughly million public school students were...

California schools have received $26 billion in federal stimulus money during the pandemic, but much of that is still unspent. In this Synced In Q&A session our Investigative Unit explains why.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has denied a request from New York City teachers hoping to get a last minute injunction to stop the city’s vaccine mandate for educators and school staff. New York City’s roughly 148,000 school employees had until 5 p.m. to get at least their first COVID-19 vaccine shot, or face suspension without pay when schools...

The requirement to receive at least one dose of the COVID vaccine was supposed to go into effect by Sept. 27, 2021.

Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have made an appearance at a Harlem public school

The city’s mandate ordering all New York City school staff to be vaccinated by next week hit another roadblock after a federal appeals court issued a temporary injunction three days before the mayor’s deadline.

Schools have welcomed students back to classrooms but face a new challenge: a shortage of teachers and staff the likes of which some districts say they have never seen

The list is growing. Another Bay Area school district, Oakland Unified, is proposing mandatory vaccinations for students 12 and older, and though some seem to support the idea, it’s not clear if the proposal will get the votes. Cierra Johnson reports.

You might know Donovan Mitchell for his performance in the 2021 NBA playoffs, tearing it up for the Utah Jazz. But off the court, Mitchell has a soft spot for teachers – maybe that’s because his mom has been a preschool teacher for years. Mitchell talked with NBCLX about social justice and a $1 million donation Clorox is making to...

As many towns in the U.S. become more diverse, school districts are hiring diversity coordinators, holding listening sessions for students of color. But those districts have also faced a backlash from parents who decry inclusivity efforts as “critical race theory.” An NBC News analysis found those districts seeing backlash have diversified quickly, reporter Tyler Kingkade explains.