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In-person learning is expected to resume for the next wave of Boston Public Schools students on Feb. 1, the district and its teachers union said Monday. They’ll be followed by the widespread return of students in phases starting with the youngest students returning March 1 and ending with high schoolers in class in the beginning of April. The new timeline…

The University of Rhode Island is requiring all students to get tested for the coronavirus and is setting up two testing locations on campus. The mandatory testing announced Monday that applies to asymptomatic students who live on and off campus “is to assess the overall health of the entire student body at the university and establish a baseline data set…

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Boston Public Schools teachers are at odds with parents over the return to the classroom scheduled for Thursday morning amid the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the district’s phased-in reopening plan, high-needs students are scheduled to return for in-person learning on Oct. 1. But Boston is seeing an increase in its COVID-19 cases and landed Wednesday night on the...

Boston’s fast-approaching categorization of being at high risk for COVID transmission is sparking new concerns about its upcoming move to send some students back to in-person classes.

As cases of COVID-19 in the New London County region continue to climb, a local health district is warning school leaders of the uptick. The director of health for Ledge Light Health District, which covers East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Stonington, and Waterford, sent a letter to the district’s superintendents outlining the uptick and...

School is back in session, but students are returning to dramatically different classrooms than the ones they left abruptly in the spring. First graders in masks, calculus over Zoom video calls, indoor recess: a world ravaged by Covid-19 has reimagined what it means to learn.  In Texas, the new academic year is causing a blitz of emotions, from excitement...

UConn has placed the 93 students living in Belden Hall, a residence hall in the Alumni Quad, under quarantine because of COVID-19 cases. UConn Tweeted that 93 students has been placed under quarantine because of a rising number of positive cases associated with the building. UConn has lifted the quarantine at The Oaks on the Square Apartments and Eddy Hall…

After months of closures, students returned to their classrooms in districts around Massachusetts Monday. But with COVID-19 concerns guiding reopening plan, learning will be different this fall. “Oh, it’s really hard,” said Madeline Bradley, a fifth grader in Duxbury, of her district’s mask policy. Bradley was one of nearly 3,000 students returning to school in the community this week....

The governor’s chief of staff, the state Department of Health and the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference met Friday to discuss how to safely hold school sports, including football, and CIAC said it has presented some new strategies intended to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, which the Department of Health with review. Glenn Lungarini, the executive director of CIAC, said...

What’s the most important thing you can teach your kids? Empathy may be at the top of the list, according to educational psychologist, author and parenting expert Dr. Michele Borba . She stops by to chat about growing good humans with Mom2Mom’s Maria Sansone.

Chrissy Teigen has a new fan for life. Special education teacher Lily Parshenov’s Amazon wish list was among those purchased by Teigen as the star wanted to give a helping hand to teachers across the country.

The Sharon School Committee and the Sharon Teachers Association have reached a settlement to move forward with a hybrid learning model after teachers refused to enter school buildings amid the coronavirus crisis.

As Mass. residents anticipate the continuation of the state’s reopening, Gov. Charlie Baker talks about progress in the Commonwealth.

Hartford city officials said a ransomware attack caused an outage of critical systems and forced the city’s first day of school to be postponed. The superintendent confirmed late Tuesday afternoon that classes will resume Wednesday. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said the attacker first gained access to the systems on Thursday, but did not do anything. On Saturday, investigators said...

Students across the U.S. ran into computer glitches Tuesday as they began the school year with online instruction at home because of the coronavirus threat, adding to the list of problems that have thrust many a harried parent into the role of teacher’s aide and tech support person.

Students are returning to school, both in person and online, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Students in over four dozen cities and towns across Connecticut are heading back to school today. In Hartford, students were supposed to start school today. Early this morning, school officials said they were postponing the first day of school after a ransomware virus caused an outage of critical systems. It’s unclear when the new first day of school will...

Two staff members at Windham Public Schools have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the superintendent. Windham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tracy Youngberg said on Friday, the district informed all employees of two cases of COVID-19 within the Windham Public Schools staff. There is one case at North Windham Elementary School and one case at Windham Middle…

Hundreds of backpacks stuffed with school supplies made their way into the hands of students in need in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Thursday, as the Friendly House held its annual Set for Success Drive. “This year is even more important that all the kids in Worcester have the supplies they need, have the support they need to be successful this year…