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A tool being promoted to school counselors includes BLM activism materials and the NYT’ “1619 Project,” which claims America was founded on slavery.

The nation’s largest teachers’ union says many of its members are preparing for a return to school with “living wills and life insurance.”

A Michigan school board approved a Black Lives Matter resolution stating it is “a primarily white” district created from “racist” policies.

The New York Times is releasing a new podcast series about how white parents are preventing minority children from succeeding in schools.

Many parents seeking a plan for their child’s education as the coronavirus crisis continues are choosing “microschooling” and private tutors.

Parents are pushing past politics and creating their own learning environments for their children — many of which involve home education.

Children rarely transmit the Chinese coronavirus and, therefore, schools should reopen, according to a recently published study in the American Academy of Pediatrics journal, Pediatrics.

Schools in Philadelphia will not resume full in-person learning following months of school closures,  instead choosing a hybrid schedule that will have students receiving face-to-face instruction only two times per week.

The Houston Independent School District (HISD) announced this week that it will kick off the 2020-2021 academic year with remote learning and open the doors for students in mid-to-late October.

Public schools in Richmond, Virginia, will not reopen their doors this fall following a decision from the Richmond School Board, which voted to kick off the year with an entirely virtual experience for students.

Hillary Clinton appeared to sour at the Trump administration urging schools to reopen for in-person learning in the Fall, stating that teachers should not have to face the choice between “their lives and their jobs.”

The man who spearheaded Common Core and called parents opposed to it as “white suburban moms” now says he backs “local control” of education.

Democrats and teachers’ unions have demanded $305 billion in coronavirus aid, claiming the taxpayer funds are necessary to reopen public schools “safely.”

Wednesday on CNN, anchor Anderson Cooper accused President Donald Trump of not caring about the “health and safety” of American children, teachers and parents while his administration works to reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Wednesday on MSNBC, anchor Chris Hayes criticized Trump administration’s push to reopen schools U.S. coronavirus response as a failure in the past few weeks, and tonight he opened going off on President Donald Trump’s push for schools across the country to be reopened.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced public schools will only open part-time in the fall because of the coronavirus.

Washington’s planning guide for reopening schools says one approach to phase in face-to-face instruction prioritizes “students of color.”

The Trump administration is working “hand in hand” with localities to move toward school openings in the fall, as some states, like Florida, begin to craft their statewide plans.

The Trump administration aims to work “hand in hand” with localities to move toward reopening schools in the fall, as some states, like Florida, begin to craft their statewide plans.

Schools across the state of Florida have been ordered to reopen in August per an emergency order signed by Florida Department of Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Monday.

Joe Biden told members of the National Education Association’s (NEA) representative assembly that the longer schools remain closed due to the coronavirus, the more low-income “students of color” will suffer learning losses.

The National Education Association will expect active members to pay more in dues to compensate for the significant drop in membership.

The lead attorney who achieved a victory at the Supreme Court in Tuesday’s ruling protecting religious liberty and school choice said many opponents of choice are hiding behind anti-Catholic amendments, backed by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) a century ago, in order to sustain their education monopoly.

Members of Washington State’s Edmonds School Board voted unanimously to end contracts with law enforcement agencies, thereby removing police presence from three schools in the district, deeming officers a “real risk” to students.

Jeffco Public Schools in Jefferson County, Colorado, is planning to open schools for in-person learning in the upcoming academic year following months of nationwide school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Two Wall Street Journal reporters write that the national experiment in remote learning, courtesy of the coronavirus pandemic, has failed.

A new poll released by USA Today/Ipsos found that one in five, or 20 percent, of teachers say they are not likely to return to their schools should they reopen in the fall.

The president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) said she does not agree with President Donald Trump’s view that schools should reopen as soon as possible.

Harvard law professor Elizabeth Bartholet doubled down on her attacks against homeschooling parents, underscoring her view that they are primarily “right-wing Christian conservatives” who may be abusing their children.

A RealClear Opinion Research poll found 40 percent of families are more likely to homeschool or engage in virtual learning once the coronavirus pandemic subsides.

The chairman of the Democratic National Committee urged members of his party to blame President Donald Trump if public schools fail as they reopen in the fall.

Teachers’ union heads are condemning Trump’s suggestion that schools in some areas of the nation consider reopening prior to summer.

A study reveals a historic drop in U.S. student reading and math scores since the adoption of the Common Core standards more than a decade ago.

U.S. eighth graders’ scores in U.S. history and geography plummeted on the Nation’s Report Card assessment, with no improvement in civics.

Harvard Magazine published an interview with a law professor who released a paper that calls for a “presumptive ban” on homeschooling.

Maryland’s superintendent of schools said she is “not sure” school will look the same for students “going forward” after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.

Pennsylvania schools will stay closed for the remainder of the academic year, Gov. Tom Wolf (D) announced on Thursday.