President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to address the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic crisis.

Despite alarming rises in COVID-19 cases and deaths in rural America, some schools are under pressure to stay open for in-person learning while resisting requiring masks and other measures.

Youth depression, anxiety and suicide attempts have been on the rise during the pandemic. School shutdowns keep kids from friends and therapists, leaving social growth up to parents in many cases.

Nearly 30 Massachusetts high school students are quarantining after parents sent their child to school despite receiving a positive diagnosis days before.

The school board expressed concerns, but approved a plan to allow students and teachers who wish to to return to in-person learning.

More than seven months will have passed by the time Atlanta students return to in-person schooling. That long of a break, educational experts told GPB News, may further exacerbate the inequality gap between Black and Latino students and their white peers.

Nearly 1,000 graduate students and supporters from across the state are calling for changes to the University System of Georgia’s reopening plans.

Administrators say the COVID-19 economic downturn means many low income families can no longer afford Catholic school tuition fees.

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.

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?

Friday on Political Rewind, the fall semester approaches as the pandemic still remains a public health crisis. Some parents remain unsure what schooling will look like in the midst of pandemic.

We discussed the latest on Georgia schools and the most recent developments in the dispute between Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over mask mandates.

Studies show children have lower rates of COVID-19 and have milder symptoms than adults. But there's less information on how much kids spread the coronavirus, which is key to safely reopen schools.

Three teachers in rural Arizona contracted COVID-19 after working together in a classroom. One of them died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jena Martinez-Inzunza about her experience.

Schools were shut when the novel coronavirus first became a concern. Here's how Hong Kong handled re-opening — and now, a second closing due to a spike in cases.

Kimberly Grayson took her high schoolers to the African American history museum in D.C. When students pressed their white teachers to take the same trip, a revised history curriculum quickly followed.