Many international students won't be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices.

The Democratic presidential candidate calls on Congress to pass $30 billion in emergency funding for schools to acquire personal protective equipment, building upgrades and other remedies.

"If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic," said NCAA President Mark Emmert.

Russian hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine trial information. School administrators must decide if they will host in-person learning this year. And, doctors are still prescribing too many opioids.

As President Trump and the U.S. Department of Education push school leaders to quickly reopen K-12 schools, superintendents across the country insist science, not politics, will guide them.

The city aims to provide relief for working parents who either can't afford to stay home or can't find child care for the days that students aren't in school.

Teachers in Cherokee County schools say they want to return to classes — safely — but were again silenced when they were not permitted to speak during a school board meeting Thursday night.

Instead, a full set of documents will be published before the end of the month, a CDC spokesperson says.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent Scott Brabrand about his district's hybrid schools reopening plans and pushback from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Miranda Wicker leads the group Teachers for Common Sense Safety, and she said teachers worry they could violate their contracts if they share concerns about reopening.

Many colleges, even the elite schools, rely on summer camps for additional revenue during the summer. This year the cancellation of those camps because of the pandemic is costing them millions.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is no longer blocking several for-profit schools that the Federal Trade Commission penalized for deceptive advertising from enrolling GI Bill students.

NPR science and education reporters answer questions submitted by listeners about the coming school year.

NPR education and science correspondents answer listener questions about the reopening of schools and how students and educators can stay safe from the spread of the coronavirus.

The National Academy of Sciences report includes an updated review of the evidence from around the world and a set of recommendations on mitigation strategies for the coronavirus in school settings.