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There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic will make the 2020-2021 school year look and feel completely different. One innovative way people are connecting is by quarantine pods—small communities of three to four families with the same COVID concerns.

Whether it’s remote-only, 100% classroom learning or a hybrid of the two, school districts across Massachusetts are releasing plans for the 2020-2021 school year. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for parents, teachers and students to figure out what they’ll need to do for a September start to the school year. NBC10 Boston has built a map of...

One innovation to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic is the concept of “pods” — small groups of families who are essentially quarantining together by following the same social distancing rules. Now some parents are applying that concept to education and forming school pods to teach their kids in small groups. However, the price of entry is steep. NBCLX’s Cody Broadway...

Saint Anselm College is welcoming back about 2,000 students to its Manchester, New Hampshire, campus starting Friday, and the safety precautions start with move-in day. Or make that move-in days. This year, students will be divided into groups of 200 and move in over the course of 10 days to limit the number of people in one place at one…

A fifth-grade teacher in Colorado Springs is turning to social media to get people to understand how different classrooms will look this fall due to the pandemic, including desks spaced far apart and scheduled bathroom breaks.

As the academic year begins in many places across the country this week, parents are having to choose whether to send their children for in-person classes or keep them home for remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Rather than wait for a plan from their school districts, which are grappling with how to safely hold classes this fall, some parents in Massachusetts are coming up with plans of their own. In recent weeks, many families have looked to tutors to replace teachers in the fall. “It’s all anyone talks about,” said Beck Oag of Marshfield. While...

This summer, more than a dozen states are offering shoppers a back-to-school sales tax break. Whether it’ll be enough to draw legions of parents to mom-and-pop shops amid a pandemic is looking iffy. Depending on the state where you’re shopping, you can knock off anywhere from 4% (Alabama) to 7% (Tennessee) when you’re buying clothes, shoes and school supplies...

Are you a parent, a student, or teacher or administrator thinking about the looming school semester ahead? Tell us how you’re feeling about the impending school semester, and what you think should be the right thing for school districts to do.

What’s being done to keep substitute teachers safe if and when school resumes in the fall, and will it make sense to have no people coming in to schools?

Massachusetts officials have issued guidance to school districts on how to deal with students and staff who test positive for coronavirus when in-person education resumes. Among the protocols are requirements for coronavirus testing or a two-week quarantine for students and staff who come in close contact with someone who tests positive. Students should continue with remote learning during the quarantine…

As colleges and universities prepare for the fall semester, many are partnering with the Broad Institute to implement coronavirus testing on campus. Scientists at the institute, which is affiliated with Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, are processing 7,000 tests a day, promising results within 24 hours. The majority of those tests originate from the bay state. The speed…

As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force U.S. schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher

Hundreds of millions of students in other countries have resumed their schooling amid the coronavirus pandemic, with varying successes per country.

Educators, child experts and parents are debating the pros and cons of reopening schools in time for the fall semester, as the coronavirus shows no signs of stopping for certain regions of the country.

Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper, has some helpful tips to help your tween or teen put their best face forward for back to school.

Mental health advocate and motivational Tedx speaker Megan Gallagher, shared strategies for parents and teens on how to manage anxiety going into a new school year.

Breakfast, as you may have heard, is the most important meal of the day. That’s especially true for kids returning to school, who need fuel for energy and learning. But serving a healthy breakfast can feel like one more challenge for parents trying to get themselves and their kids out the door on time. Never fear. With a bit of...

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Draping a bulletproof vest over the “Fearless Girl” statue in New York City Friday, a Parkland father sought to spread a bold message: “Fearless Girl” was suddenly #FearfulGirl, protected only by the bulletproof attire she donned. Manuel Oliver, whose 17-year-old son Joaquin Oliver was killed during the Parkland school shooting in February, placed the vest on the statue in the...