As The Start Of The School Year Inches Closer, Parents Are Seeking Other Options
Like private schools and tutoring groups.
Mike Pence Urges In-Person School During Visit To North Carolina
Vice President Mike Pence vowed Wednesday that schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for in-person learning as he visited a classroom of masked fourth graders at a North Carolina private school.
CMS Superintendent Speaking Out About The District's Difficult Back To School Decision
WCCB Charlotte's Alexandra Elich sat down for a one-on-one interview with Earnest Winston.
Meck Co. Leaders Announce Immunization Testing Day For Kids Heading Back To School
Public health officials are providing a back-to-school immunization clinic, according to a Mecklenburg County public officials' news conference on July 22nd.
Judge Blocks McMaster’s $32 Million Plan For Private Schools
A South Carolina state judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a plan announced by Gov. Henry McMaster earlier this week to direct $32 million in pandemic relief funds for tuition grants at private schools across the state.
Officials: South Carolina School Plans Uncertain, But Nothing Like Before
State and local education officials are still trying to determine how to return South Carolina students to school in several weeks — whether in person or online — as COVID-19 cases spike across the state.
Virus Concerns Nudge Some Teachers Toward Classroom Exits
As pressure mounts for teachers to return to their classrooms this fall, concerns about health risks from the coronavirus are pushing many toward alternatives, including career changes, as others mobilize to delay school reopenings in hard-hit areas.
Gaston County School Leaders Approve Combination Reopening Plan
Leaders have worked for two weeks on a plan to keep students safe during the pandemic
Wilson's World Homeschool: This Week In Local History With Zach The Historian
Today on Wilson's World Homeschool, Zach the Historian is back and giving a lesson on the Battle of Huck's Defeat which occurred on July 12th, 240 years ago!
McMaster, SC Educators At Odds Over Reopening Schools
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and fellow Republican leaders of the House and Senate put their considerable power together on Wednesday to demand that schools across the state open five days a week for face-to-face instruction, even as COVID-19 cases continue to climb.
North Carolina High School Fall Sports Season Delayed Until At Least September In Response To Gov. Cooper's Reopening Plan
The North Carolina high school fall sports season has been delayed until at least September 1 in response to Governor Roy Cooper's Tuesday announcement of the reopening plan for the 2020-2021 school year, NCHSAA says.
Gov. Cooper Announces Back To School Plan That Requires Students And Staff To Wear Masks, Extends Phase 2 For At Least Three More Weeks
North Carolina public schools will open for in-person instruction under an updated Plan B that requires face coverings for all K-12 students, fewer children in the classroom, measures to ensure social distancing for everyone in the building, and other safety protocols.
Mary C. Curtis: NC Schools Will Reopen in August
Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina schools will reopen in August. Political contributor Mary C. Curtis has a breakdown of the governor's plan.
POLITICAL WRAP: How Soon Should Students Return to School?
The debate over school re-openings intensifies, amid a rise in coronavirus cases. It comes as new data shows nearly one in four American teachers are at higher risk of serious illness if they contract coronavirus.
Growing Concerns Among Teachers As CMS Plans For School In The Fall
CMS 8th grade social studies teacher Steve Orestkovic says safety is his biggest concern when school starts next month.
Gov. Cooper Says Reveal On N.C. Schools Plan To Come Next Week
A decision on how North Carolina public schools will start the year teaching students during the COVID-19 pandemic will come next week, Gov. Roy Cooper said on Thursday as case and hospitalization rates remain stubbornly high.
