Education

Pa. Sen. Judy Schwank (D., Berks) is calling on Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities not to forget another critical issue amidst confronting COVID: racial equity.

Disputes are flaring both at colleges that announced weeks ago they would stick with virtual instruction and at those that only recently lost hope of reopening their campuses.

A recommendation to abandon Native American iconography will go before the school board Monday. Resistance has been less vocal than in other districts.

The 31 “Access Centers” are supposed to be safe, supervised space where students can complete their online assignments while parents are at work.

Potential liability should students or staff become infected with COVID-19 at school is a top concern among some education leaders.

Online learning feels safest, but it can also have drawbacks.

Some districts say they’ll continue to take these students to school, as usual, even though their own campuses are closed, while other districts plan to cancel bus service.

The state’s largest teachers union, the Pennsylvania State Education Association, urged schools to follow the guidelines but said they need more teeth.

WHYY youth interns Maizy Mennuti and Denzel Massaley interview students from Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey about their thoughts on virtual learning.

As more schools are opting to start the year with virtual instruction, bridging this divide is a financial and logistical challenge.

The original agreement required students to “assume any and all risk” of COVID-19, which some said amounted to a liability waiver.

Gov. John Carney won’t let public schools open fully while Delaware still has moderate community spread of the coronavirus.

Community College of Philadelphia Dean of Liberal Studies Chae Sweet discusses moving classes fully online for the upcoming school year.

“I assume any and all risk of exposure to COVID-19 that may result from attending Penn State, or participating in Penn State activities,” the compact says.

Gov. Phil Murphy says schools that cannot be ready to open their doors by the first day can go remote only, but must discuss plans to meet standards.