President Joe Biden says he wants most schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade to reopen by late April, but even if that happens, it is likely to leave out millions of students, many of them minorities in urban areas.
Parents looking for ways to keep their children entertained in a safe and productive way can now use 'Just for Kids Access Video' to watch kid-friendly educational videos free of advertisements, Catawba County Library officials say.
The 17 schools in North Carolinaβs university system have been given a blueprint for fighting discrimination and promoting racial equity on their campuses.
Whitney Morrow has three children at Huntersville Elementary School. The single mom helps them learn remotely while also trying to work part-time to make ends meet. She doesn't get to her work until her children are done with school.
Cabarrus County Schools will return to "Plan B" on Tuesday, despite outcry from many teachers. Some say they're worried the school board is making a decision bowing to political pressure, rather than seriously considering the science and data.
The Catawba County Library's mobile branch is back bringing its services and resources to the town of Catawba by setting up outside of Redeemer Lutheran Church, according to a news release.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted in an emergency meeting on January 14th to delay students return to in-person instruction as COVID-19 infection rates continue to grow.
Students were scheduled to return to in-person learning next week.
Teachers in Cleveland County are raising concerns about a plan to move K-4 students to full in-person learning. The Cleveland County School Board will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday night.
After being rebuked in court for trying to spend his share of federal COVID-19 money on private school tuition grants, South Carolinaβs governor wants to spend the money on early childhood education, job training and tutors for foster children instead.
The superintendent of South Carolinaβs public schools said Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19, was experiencing βmild symptomsβ but would continue to do her work from home.
North Carolina education officials recently estimated that educators canβt account for about 10,000 to 15,000 public school students this school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officials with the Board of Education say they voted in an emergency meeting on Wednesday, December 30th to move all Union County Public Schools to Plan C starting January 4th.
As the coronavirus sidelines huge numbers of educators, school districts around the country are aggressively recruiting substitute teachers, offering bonuses and waiving certification requirements in order to keep classrooms open.
Officials with the North Carolina Public Library Directors Association (NCPLDA) say Sylvia King has been awarded the Library Friend of the Year 2020 for her volunteer work with the Catawba County Library.
All Fort Mill schools will be moving to virtual learning December 17th and December 18th due to the possibility of community spread of the coronavirus in several schools, according to a news release.
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