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Across the U.S., new COVID-19 cases have tripled in the past two weeks to over 400,000 a day, the highest level on record, amid a rush by many Americans to get tested.

A spike in COVID cases has led to staffing challenges at district schools. Dozens will be virtual until at least Friday.

As the pandemic slides into a fifth school semester, there is less appetite than ever among U.S. leaders for schools to go remote.

Senate Alexander spoke with WHYY’s Cherri Gregg about the goal: six centers offering free, high-quality education to kids from low-income families.

The president of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers says schools should have N95 masks, good ventilation, and more COVID-19 testing.

District officials said Brittany Lauderback, a Colonial Elementary School staff member, passed away on Sunday.

Mask requirements are returning in some school districts that had dropped them. Some are planning to vastly ramp up virus testing among students and staff.

Some schools are extending their winter break, while others are opting to go virtual.

Return decisions should be more based on “an issue of staffing and operational issues,” not the severity of the virus, the Policy Lab director says.

The Chester County musicians will perform on New Year’s Day as one of just 12 high school bands chosen by the Tournament of Roses committee.

Online schooling will last two weeks, from Jan. 3 to Jan. 18, the district says. Free meals will still be provided.

Going virtual for two weeks would allow the virus to work its way through anyone who was infected over the holidays, they say.

Gov. Carney’s plan calls for schools in Wilmington, which are now divided among three districts, to work together on curriculum and other things.

Shuttered schools combined with frozen economies not only means lost learning, it means students driven into the workforce, some for good.

School districts across the region are trying to navigate the current COVID-19 wave, sometimes drawing different conclusions about what's best for students and staff.