Education

Teachers from around the country share their stories with NPR amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Education

Teaching Without Schools: Grief, Then A 'Free-For-All'

7:01am April 11, 2020

Millions of U.S. educators are scrambling to replicate the functions of school without an actual school building. One principal's advice is to just "focus on loving our kids."

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How Colleges Are Grading Students During Coronavirus

7:21am April 10, 2020

by Mary Retta

As colleges shift to online classes, many schools are beginning to reevaluate how they grade students. One common option: going pass-fail.

4 In 10 U.S. Teens Say They Haven't Done Online Learning Since Schools Closed

11:53am April 08, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

A new national survey also suggests most teens are following coronavirus news closely — and they're worried.

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Guilford College Furloughs Employees As Uncertainty Over Coronavirus Continues

11:50am April 08, 2020

by Keri Brown

Guilford College has furloughed more than half of the school's non-faculty employees.

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Not All College Students Have Been Able To Go Home After Classes Shifted Online

4:12pm April 07, 2020

Thousands of students remain on college campuses nationwide even after the colleges and universities shifted to online classes.

With so many schools closed, the Zoom video meeting app has become wildly popular among educators, but it's now under scrutiny for security and privacy issues.

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Schools Ditch Zoom Amid Concerns Over Online Learning Security

5:25pm April 06, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

School leaders in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas are abandoning the videoconferencing service after reports of meetings being disrupted by intruders.

Facing The Coronavirus Crisis, Musicians Take To Teaching Online

3:19pm April 06, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

They can't tour. Their regular income streams dried up instantly. So many performers — from newcomers to world-famous artists — are hoping that virtual students will help them bridge the gap.

Camden Catholic High School's virtual choir sings "I Am With You Always," led by music director Greg Gardner.

The Beat Goes On: High School Choirs Improvise In The Age Of Coronavirus

10:32am April 06, 2020

by Sequoia Carrillo

After cancelled musicals and spring concerts, choral directors across the country are going the extra mile to have their students' voices heard.

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Breakfast kits sit ready for distribution to kids in Hartford, Conn., after schools there closed in mid-March.

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Children May Miss Meals As School Food Service Workers Fall Ill

5:16pm April 03, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

After schools shut their doors in response to the coronavirus, districts raced to continue getting meals to students. Now, those efforts may be faltering.

K-12 Schools Try To Salvage The Term By Teaching Remotely

10:16am April 03, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR Education Correspondent Cory Turner and Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, about navigating from classrooms to computers.

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