Education Commissioner Visits Shelby County Public Schools

Torri Donley

He’s spent 22 of his 30 years in journalism masking Missouri government and politics, most just lately because the information editor of the Columbia Daily Tribune. The finances votes Thursday are unlikely to be the last this yr on spending objects. With greater than $2.eight billion in revenue assist coming […]

Here’s how parents can protect their kids from coronavirus as schools reopen

Torri Donley

Get ready to pack your back-to-school pencils, binders and … hand sanitizer? While some schools and universities are opting for remote learning or a hybrid of in-person and online sessions, others are pushing ahead with in-person classes – with proper sanitation protocols, of course. Social distancing markings, COVID program coordinators and smaller class sizes are only a […]

What Teachers Want Parents To Know As Schools Reopen

Torri Donley

The coronavirus pandemic is raging, but schools are beginning to reopen across the country — many with terrifying results.  HuffPost Parenting asked the teachers from our Facebook community what they want parents to know right now. Here’s what they had to say. **** “Educators will all tell you that we […]

New Haven schools plan to reopen completely online, in contrast to Gov. Ned Lamont’s preference for some in-person learning

Torri Donley

One of Connecticut’s largest school districts will petition the state to reopen schools completely online, in contrast to Gov. Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona’s strong preferences for at least some in-person learning. The New Haven Board of Education voted Wednesday in a special meeting to begin school fully […]

Students among first to return offer lessons for reopening schools

Torri Donley

NASHVILLE – Abigail Alexander shuffled through a stack of papers, trying to find instructions for logging in to her school-issued laptop.  The 10-year-old chatted with her best friend, a fellow fifth grader, about who is in their classes this year at Head Middle Magnet Prep and what period they have a specific teacher. Their conversation Tuesday sounded like […]

Montclair Schools Will Have Mandatory Masks, Temperature Checks

Torri Donley

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Regular temperature checks, mandatory face masks and possible outdoor learning/teaching spaces are all on the list of the latest coronavirus updates in store for Montclair’s public schools. Montclair School Superintendent Jonathan Ponds recently released an update on reopening plans in the district amid the COVID-19 crisis. “As […]

The Cost for Schools To Reopen This Fall

Torri Donley

There are many, many important questions swirling about the potential of going back to school this fall, and most of them are about something more important than money. People’s safety is obviously first and foremost. The livelihood of millions of educators and school employees also matters, as does the education […]