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The move to all-virtual learning when the Bucks County district starts class Sept. 8 follows Philadelphia’s decision to open without in-person learning.

Hundreds of school districts in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties along with South Jersey and Delaware are scrambling to come up with plans for the 2020-2021 school year. We have a map with answers for parents and teachers.

Pennsylvania health and education officials have released a three-tier rating system for counties that advises how school district may choose to open: all-virtual, blended or full in-person.

Reopening schools will be easy

Local high school sports officials are still trying to figure out how to proceed as guidance from regional and state officials remains ambiguous. NBC10 reporter Aaron Baskerville spoke with some coaches.

Parents in some school districts like Haverford School District in suburban Philadelphia are upset that their students are being forced to go all virtual when schools reopen in September. NBC10 reporter Stephanía Jiménez talked to one of those parents.

The YMCA of Greater Philadelphia is looking for real estate to expand into the virtual learning space created by the need for at-home learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A local YMCA is working to help parents and schools adjust to virtual learning. NBC10’s Deanna Durante explains.

The first wave of college students returning to their dorms aren’t finding the typical mobs of students and parents. What they found Friday were strict safety protocols and some heightened anxiety amid a global pandemic where virus infections are growing in dozens of states. North Carolina State University staggered the return of its students over 10 days and welcomed the…

Unlike the Philadelphia School District, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is calling for in-person classes in the Fall. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the story.

The Camden School District unveiled its Fall 2020 hybrid learning plan Tuesday night. NBC10’s Cydney Long gets reactions from families.

School officials in Lower Merion, which is one of the most expensive districts in Pennsylvania, have proposed an all-virtual option that uses a Montgomery County agency to teach students. Parents described the decision as “the lazy choice” and called the program “not up to the Lower Merion standard.”

Some school districts like Downingtown in Chester County will be fully virtual for classes, but is allowing high school sports, for now, NBC10 reporter Deanna Durante found.

Foo Fighters musician and former Fairfax County Public Schools student Dave Grohl weighed in Wednesday on how school should be conducted as the coronavirus pandemic continues.  In a nine-minute reading of an essay he wrote for “The Atlantic,” Grohl endorsed remote learning and said teachers who devote their lives to their students for low pay should get “a little...

Cherry Hill and Camden City will reveal their school reopening plans on July 28. NBC10 speaks to a parent as well as New Jersey Education Association President Marie Blistan about their concerns.

School districts around the U.S. are grappling with whether to bring students back to classrooms in the fall, and how to keep them and their teachers safe from the coronavirus if they do

As the schooling dilemma continues to daunt millions of parents, some with the means to front the steep costs are hiring private educators and tutors.

Dr. Val Arkoosh, Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, speaks to NBC10 about the county’s plan to safely reopen schools.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on Wednesday with recommendations on how districts should prepare to reopen schools.

School districts in our area are working to keep students safe when they return to school amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10’s Cydney Long has the details.