"On Second Thought" hosted a panel discussion on youth mental health during this particularly fraught back-to-school season, produced in collaboration with American Public Media's "Call to Mind" initiative and public media station WETA's Well Beings tour.
Mary Poppins is out and Matilda is in, according to the new high school theater rankings from the Educational Theatre Association. The organization has been publishing its list since 1938.
At least 100 Catholic elementary and secondary schools may have to close this fall, because COVID-19 concerns are leading to lower enrollments. Families of color may be hardest hit.
Religiously speaking, it was not a substitute for the real pilgrimage, which all Muslims must try to make in their lifetime. But it inspired many to go once it's possible again.
The school reopening debate is heating up again. The nation's biggest teachers union raised the possibility of strikes if schools reopen without sufficient safeguards. Child care is another issue.
The California State University system's new graduation requirement will take effect in 2023. Some faculty oppose the move because it does not ensure students take an actual ethnic studies course.
The “masks required” signs are going back up at Washington Memorial Library after they recently were taken down when Macon-Bibb County’s mayor vetoed the county commission’s mandate.
For some rural Georgia students, a heightened spread of COVID-19 combined with low internet availability could create disconnects that prevent them from doing online schoolwork.
High schools across the country are deciding whether to allow or postpone fall sports. In Texas — where Friday nights in the fall are for football — public schools are going to give athletics a go.
As many schools opt for a hybrid or online-only fall semester, some parents are teaming up and hiring teachers to educate their children in small groups — so-called pandemic pods.
Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, said "safety strikes" should only take place as a last resort. The decision on whether to strike would be left to the local union.
In Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, counselors guide girls as they face tough choices during the coronavirus crisis — from giving up on their education to opting for early marriage.
As school districts consider their reopening plans, one summer enrichment program offers a glimpse of what in-person school could look like in the fall — from health checks to social distancing.
Monday on Political Rewind, we take a look at how Georgia public schools and the state’s universities continue to grapple with how to hold classes safely as the school year begins.
With school only weeks away, what can teachers, parents and students expect as the school year approaches?
