Boston Teachers Rally For Remote Opening

1 hour ago | Boston Herald

BOSTON MA. - AUGUST 13: as members of the Boston Teachers Union have a Mobile and fixed location protest at City Hall Plaza on August 13, 2020 in Boston, MA. (Staff Photo By...
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Schools in districts at high risk of coronavirus to welcome 8,600 special education students back to classrooms

2 hours ago | Boston Herald

Five school districts at high risk for the coronavirus are poised to welcome up to 8,600 special education students for in-person instruction this fall, concerning teachers and...
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Board members, teachers targets of name-calling in back-to-school talks

3 hours ago | WISN

"Six-foot distance and masks are a pagan ritual of satanic worshippers," one woman said.
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Flagler teachers return to schools ahead of reopening

3 hours ago | WESH

This fall, 63% of students have, at this point, opted to return to the classroom where desks will be spaced 6 feet apart.
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First day of school in Boston delayed, teachers union rallies for remote start

4 hours ago | Boston Herald

Boston Public Schools students are set to start the year 11 days later than originally planned, according to Superintendent Brenda Cassellius, as the deadline to submit final...
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Carroll County school board debates whether teachers should work from classrooms during virtual learning

5 hours ago | Baltimore Sun

Should Carroll County teachers be required to be in school buildings, instructing from their classrooms, while students are at home learning virtually this fall? That question...
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Biden, Harris call for all states to mandate masks after first joint Covid-19 briefing

5 hours ago | Politico | 3 articles

Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris called on Thursday for every governor to mandate mask-wearing in public for at least the next three months, citing studies...
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Cy-Fair ISD staff member at early learning center tests positive for COVID-19

5 hours ago | ABC

Parents got a notification this week saying the unidentified employee at one of the district's Early Learning Centers is in self-isolation.
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Teachers demonstrate in favor of remote learning

6 hours ago | WCVB

After the Boston superintendent announced the start of classes would be delayed to Sept. 21, teachers rallied in the city to continue their push for fully remote learning to...
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Florida girl, 10, witnessed mother's fatal shooting while in Zoom class: police

8 hours ago | National Post

The 10-year-old girl had just joined her Zoom class on Tuesday in Indiantown, Fla., when her teacher at Warfield Elementary noticed something was wrong. There was cursing, a...
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President Trump opposes postal money that would help vote-by-mail

President Trump also predicted, without providing evidence, that mail-in ballots would lead to widespread voter fraud in November. Read more ...

Joe Biden Calls For Nationwide Mask Mandate 'Immediately'

Biden made his stance on coronavirus face masks clear during one of the first official campaign events he's held with running mate Kamala Harris. Read more ...

Trump says Israel & UAE to restore diplomatic ties, deal said to delay...

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LIVE: Attorneys from Breonna Taylor's family speak about meeting with...

Attorneys for the family of Breonna Taylor are holding a news conference Thursday to discuss the meeting they had with Kentucky's attorney general. Read more ...

AMC is reopening its theaters next week with 15-cent tickets

AMC is finally reopening its theaters, and guests will need to spend just 15 cents to get in. Read more ...

For the first time in 5 months, new weekly unemployment claims are under 1...

Another 963,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor said. Read more ...

Google just booted 'Fortnite' from the Play Store, hours after Apple banned...

After being booted from the Apple App Store, Fortnite has now been removed from the Google Play Store, too. The move comes after Epic rolled out an update letting users pay it... Read more ...

Trump announces peace deal between Israel, United Arab Emirates

President Trump on Thursday announced a historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that would pave the way for full normalization of relations between... Read more ...

DOJ: Yale Discriminates Against Asian American and White Applicants In...

The Justice Department said its two-year investigation found that race is "the determinative factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year." Yale categorically denies... Read more ...

Orioles beat Phillies 11-4, complete 3-game sweep

PHILADELPHIA - Pedro Severino and Rio Ruiz hit homers to back Thomas Eshelman and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-4 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. Read more ...