Schools

About 1 in 7 New York school districts faced a deadline Friday to submit their plan to the state for the opening of the new school year, now just weeks away. Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this week said 107 of the state’s roughly 700 school districts failed to submit reopening plans to both the state’s health and education agencies. New…

LX News host Ashley Holt talked to a college student from Illinois, a high school student from Georgia and an eighth grader from Indiana about returning to school in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

After coronavirus forced millions of school children to stay home for the rest of the academic year, there’s now hope for kids and parents of a return to in-person classes in the fall as COVID-19 cases number drop around the tri-state. While some parents are still skeptical about schools reopening after summer, worried about the spread of infection, others...

Every New York City public school building will have a certified nurse in the building this fall, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. De Blasio said the availability of nurses had been a top concern of both teachers and parents. “Every single New York City public school building will have a certified nurse. This is very important for people to…

NYC Health and Hospitals will make sure 400 vacant slots are filled. News 4’s Andrew Siff reports.

Many U.S. schools have poor air circulation, which will exacerbate the coronavirus threat when some of them reopen this month

Every New York City public school building will have a certified nurse in the building this fall, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. De Blasio said the availability of nurses had been a top concern of both teachers and parents due to the ongoing pandemic. Erica Byfield reports.

A federal judge in upstate New York rejected a constitutional challenge to New York’s quarantine rules for travelers from high-risk states, finding a 115-year-old legal precedent required deference to the state’s decision. The suit, filed in early July, alleged New York’s quarantine order violated the plaintiff’s right to travel. But Judge David Hurd, in a 25-page ruling on the...

New York City schools are offering remote or blended learning, although a teachers union representative says they are concerned over blended learning plans. Erica Byfield with the latest.

Georgia State Sen. Ben Watson joined LX News to discuss the surge in coronavirus cases in his state. The Republican lawmaker said he thinks in-person learning for children is crucial after a viral photo of a school’s crowded hallways sparked criticism about reopenings.

Long Island schools have yet to submit re-open plans, with this upcoming friday as the deadline, Adam Harding reports.

As the new academic year arrives, school systems across the United States are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The exact rules at the schools will be set by individual districts, but things like masks and social distancing will be required by all schools in the state. But Cuomo maintains that the choice remains with parents. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave the green light Friday to reopen New York’s 750 school districts in person this fall — a data-driven decision that mirrors the threshold-based calls he made on the phased economic reopenings for the state’s 10 regions. But this decision is different. Cuomo says it’s ultimately not up to him. “Parents have to be included and believe…

Students taking a stand on in-person learning by sending letters to Governor Cuomo and more, Erica Byfield reports.

Do parents even want their children to return to school this upcoming fall and how will that look like? Lynda Baquero investigates.

Schools have the go-ahead to open their doors this upcoming school year, but there will be immense guidance on how to do so, Melissa Russo reports.

Schools in New York can reopen this fall. Melissa Russo reports on what that means.

Five months after gyms were shut down in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo still has no timeline for when he might allow them to reopen in the state’s 10 regions, citing glaring evidence from other states about heightened risk. Asked on a conference call with reporters Thursday when he might lift the restrictions on health clubs, Cuomo pointed to the…

Welcome to New York: now please fill out this quarantine form. Gilma Avalos reports on new checkpoints to make sure everyone complies with the state’s quarantine orders.