in-person learning

Normally this time of year, thousands of college students are descending on Worcester to resume classes for the spring semester. But in the midst of the current coronavirus surge, health officials are urging a delay. “Coming back now when we’re in the teeth of the surge, I think the viral load in the community’s much higher,” said Worcester Medical...

As coronavirus cases surge around the nation, there are new concerns about college students returning to campuses. In Worcester, thousands are expected to return this weekend — here’s what they’re doing to prepare.

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…

Gov. Charlie Baker announces a new pool coronavirus testing program in schools to begin within the next month in order to bring more students back to in-person learning.

Due to troubling COVID-19 trends, students at Worcester Public Schools in Massachusetts will continue learning from their homes for the foreseeable future after the school committee voted to indefinitely delay the start of in-person learning.

Nearly 950 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past week among students and staff in Massachusetts schools. Districts announced 552 of the new cases were diagnosed in students, while the other 397 cases of the virus were among staff members. The latest data from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education covers Dec. 17 through Dec. 23, the…

Massachusetts’ schools are continuing to see an increase in coronavirus cases, with 1,009 more cases reported this week. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 591 students learning in-person or in a hybrid plan tested positive from Dec. 10 to 16, as did 418 school district staffers. This week…

Schools that are teaching online during the pandemic would be required to give every student at least some live interaction with a teacher each day under new rules being considered Tuesday by Massachusetts officials. The state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education met to discuss proposed standards around online education amid concerns that it has left many students with...

Hours before more than two dozen additional schools were set to resume in-person learning for high-needs students, the Boston Teachers Union on Monday passed a vote of no confidence in superintendent Brenda Cassellius.

Coronavirus cases are continuing to rise in Massachusetts schools, with 923 more cases reported this week. The Department of Elementary and Secondary released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 503 students learning in-person or in a hybrid plan tested positive from Dec. 3 to 9, as did 420 school district staffers. This number represents the most…

Massachusetts education officials reported more than 480 new coronavirus cases this week in schools across the state. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the report on Wednesday, one day early due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The weekly COVID-19 report shows a total of 276 students and 206 staffers tested positive for the virus from Nov. 19 through Nov….

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Massachusetts schools, with 307 more cases reported this week. The Department of Elementary and Secondary released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 176 students learning in-person or in a hybrid plan tested positive from Nov. 5 to 11, as did 131 school district staffers. This week is the…

Gov. Charlie Baker visited a school in Carlisle as he stressed the importance of letting students learn in-person wherever possible.

Massachusetts schools across the state reported fewer total coronavirus cases than they did last week. From Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, they reported 252 positive cases between 154 students learning in-person or in hybrid classes and 98 school staff members, according to the weekly report from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, released Thursday. It’s a decline of…

Worcester Public Schools have delayed a return to in-person learning for the highest-need and vocational students until the district can upgrade ventilation systems in school buildings. The district was unable to complete key upgrades in time for the Nov. 16 start date, according to city officials, amid concerns over a rising number of COVID-19 cases. The Worcester School Committee approved…

The Worcester School Committee decided to delay in-person learning for high need and vocational students because the district was unable to upgrade ventilation systems in school buildings by Nov. 16.

Class during COVID hasn’t been easy for any Massachusetts school districts, with some switching between remote and in-person learning as coronavirus case numbers rise and fall. Now an alarming preliminary estimate from a superintendent survey in early September seems to signal that a large number of students are leaving public schools for either private schools or for homeschooling. “It’s...

A survey from superintendents in Massachusetts has found that large amounts of students are leaving public schools for either private schools or for homeschooling due to the rise and fall of coronavirus cases.

A judge blocked the Boston Teachers Union’s request to intervene as they sought to keep teachers working remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Dozens of Boston teachers and parents held a rally at Dorchester Park Saturday afternoon to call for safer centers of learning amid the rising coronavirus cases in the city. “We would like a safe place for our highest need students to be with appropriate ventilation,” said Liz Everson, a special education teacher. One suggestion among the group of ralliers Saturday…