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Lawsuit Argues That Florida Mandate To Physically Reopen Schools Is 'Unconstitutional'

Jessica Bakeman

A Broward County public school teacher who spent three weeks on a ventilator in a medically-induced coma battling COVID-19 is among the plaintiffs in a…

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Florida Teachers and Parents Anxiously Await School Board Reopening Decisions

With the start of the school year looming next month, parents, teachers, and students wonder what to expect in a pandemic. School boards across the state…

A locker sits open in April at Kent Middle School in Kentfield, Calif. Schools and parents are grappling with whether — and how — to reopen in the fall.

Exclusive: CDC Won't Release School Guidance This Week As Anticipated

Franco Ordoñez

Instead, a full set of documents will be published before the end of the month, a CDC spokesperson says.

DeSantis wants schools to offer students the option to return to school five days a week starting in August if conditions allow it.

DeSantis Says Reopening Schools A 'Collaborative Effort'

News Service of Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters on Wednesday the Florida Department of Education should not dictate local school-district decisions, even though the...

About 40 people rallied near Strawberry Crest High School in Dover where the state Board of Education met to discuss schools reopening.

Florida Education Officials Discuss Schools Reopening As Protesters Rally Outside

Jessica Meszaros

Gov. Ron DeSantis made opening remarks at Wednesday’s Florida Board of Education meeting in Dover. The state recently ordered that public schools reopen...

Jena Martinez-Inzunza tested positive for COVID-19. Her colleague died. She's cautious about reopening schools, despite the difficulties of online instruction.

A Teacher Who Contracted COVID-19 Cautions Against In-Person Schooling

James Doubek

Three teachers in rural Arizona contracted COVID-19 after working together in a classroom. One of them died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jena Martinez-Inzunza about her experience.

Harvard University, shown here, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sued the Trump administration over a rule change that would have barred international college students from taking fully online course loads in the United States. In court on Tuesday, a judge announced that the government would rescind the directive.

ICE Agrees To Rescind Policy Barring Foreign Students From Online Study In The U.S.

Rachel Treisman

A federal judge announced on Tuesday that ICE has reached an agreement with schools that sued it over the rule change. The directive will now be rescinded nationwide.

Pedestrians in Harvard Yard in 2019. Schools and businesses have gone to court to stop the Trump administration from barring online-only international students from entering or staying in the United States.

Schools, Businesses, Cities Push Back On Rule Blocking Some International Students

Matthew S. Schwartz

The Trump administration says it will ban international students in the fall if their education is online-only. Colleges and businesses say that decision could devastate the economy.

Nation's Pediatricians Walk Back Support For In-Person School

Anya Kamenetz

In a new statement made jointly with teachers unions, the American Academy of Pediatrics now says "science and community circumstances must guide decision-making."

"We spent months saying that there were certain things that were essential. That included fast-food restaurants. It includes Walmart. It included Home Depot. If all that is essential, then educating our kids is absolutely essential."

As DeSantis Defends Decision To Reopen Schools, Parents And Teachers Voice Their Concerns

Dara Kam - News Service of Florida

As the number of coronavirus cases in Florida continues to climb, local education officials and parents are grappling with a statewide mandate to reopen...

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Trump, Florida Leaders Urge School Reopening. Local Superintendents Say It's Not Likely

Jessica Bakeman

The driver makes sure Malik is wearing a face covering when he boards the bus. He arrives at school at about 7:35 a.m., and before he can pick up his…

A statue of John Harvard, namesake of the university, overlooks the campus earlier this year. Harvard University joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in suing the federal government over its policies on international students Wednesday.

Harvard, MIT Sue Immigration Officials Over Rule Blocking Some International Students

Colin Dwyer

The policy — which bars foreign students unless they have in-person classes — will "create as much chaos for universities and international students as possible," the schools said Wednesday.