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Governor John Carney urged Delaware schools to return to hybrid learning — a mix of remote and in-person learning — starting Monday, Jan. 11.

While vaccinations are reason to hope, epidemiologists and public health experts say that the pandemic will continue to be a major factor in 2021. TODAY Health spoke to seven experts to get their thoughts on what the next year will look like.

In late September New York City reopened public schools with a warning of closure if the city’s COVID-19 positivity rate hit 3%. The New York Times chronicled the journey of Community School 55 in the Bronx and its fight to educate its students during a pandemic.

After months of remote learning in many parts of the country, new research is revealing how Black, Hispanic, and low-income students are disproportionately falling behind. Washington Post reporter Laura Meckler breaks down some of the reasons why remote learning is failing so many of our kids and the effects of long-standing equity gaps.

With a nationwide vaccine rollout poised to begin, a debate is underway about who should be given priority access. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says teachers are essential workers who play a vital role in our communities and should be near the front of the line.

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday outlined his plan to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in his first 100 days. He said he would require masks where he could under the law, secure 100 million vaccine shots and open a majority of schools.

The first report cards of the new school year are arriving with a lot more Fs than usual, and it’s not just parents who are getting distressed

After previewing the return of in-person learning ahead of Thanksgiving, Mayor Bill de Blasio returned from the holiday on Sunday to announce the scheduled return of public schools starting with elementary and special education students. The first school buildings will reopen Dec. 7, de Blasio said Sunday. City officials plan to reopen public school buildings in a phased approach, starting…

Some parents are filing a lawsuit after Montgomery County health officials forced all schools in the suburban Philadelphia county to go to virtual learning for at least the next two weeks. NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports on the latest coronavirus-related restriction and the backlash.

The switch to remote learning in rural New Mexico has left some students profoundly isolated — cut off from others and the grid by sheer distance

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he’s uncertain as to whether he will be able to avoid another total shutdown as his state’s COVID rates soar to May highs. He’s hopeful as the prospect of an effective vaccine draws ever closer. But Murphy says he’s confident in at least one thing for sure. “The next two or three months...

Today in New York City you can have dinner inside a restaurant. You can go to a salon or barbershop. You can visit museums. You can’t send your child to public school. Parents were left in anxious limbo for a week as the city kept inching closer to the mayor’s 3 percent positivity rate closure threshold. It eventually hit...

Some parents have sued Montgomery County over a decision to close down schools for two weeks starting Nov. 23, as schools, parents and families disagree on how to keep everyone safe in a pandemic. NBC10’s Deanna Durante reports.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday he would lower indoor and outdoor capacity limits in New Jersey in the coming days, potentially one outcome of an emergency weekend summit convened by Gov. Andrew Cuomo with other Northeast governors, many of whom rolled out new protocol over the last week to stem their states’ soaring rates of virus spread. More restrictions may…

Montgomery County Schools — public and private — will be remote for two weeks starting Nov. 23, and some parents are angry enough to protest outside County Commissioner Chair Val Arkoosh’s home. NBC10’s Steven Fisher reports.

Montgomery County Schools — public and private — will be remote for two weeks around the Thanksgiving holiday, and some parents are angry enough to protest outside County Commissioner Chair Val Arkoosh’s home. NBC10’s Steven Fisher reports.

Schools in our region are dealing with two significant challenges as the weather gets colder: flu season and the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10’s Deanna Durante shows us what they’re doing to keep children safe.

As coronavirus cases reach new one-day highs in Philadelphia, the city’s school district has decided to have virtual classes indefinitely, a pivot from the initial plan to switch to hybrid learning. NBC10’s Brandon Hudson gets reactions from parents.

Parents have a double pandemic to deal with: COVID-19 and the threat of spread at schools and family gatherings. NBC10’s Deanna Durante reports.

A group of parents in Florida is suing the Sarasota County school board for requiring students to wear face masks, which are recommended by federal health officials to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The suit was filed last week in a Sarasota County court by parents Amy Cook, Gustavo Collazo, Nicholas Eastman, and Catherine Gonzales after the school board approved...