Dez-Ann Romain, a Brooklyn principal, is believed to be the first full-time, front-line educator to die from COVID-19.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed back on the Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement, however, saying "no decision" had been made about reopening schools in New York City or elsewhere in the state.

More than half of all states have ordered schools closed for multiple weeks to help slow the pandemic.

A school cook in Nebraska was canned after he mixed kangaroo meat into chili made for students.

U.S. Ed Secretary DeVos has approved plans for 46 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Still waiting: California, Florida, Oklahoma, and Utah.

Nebraska's education department released an interactive instructional materials map last week, showing what curricula districts have adopted for English-language arts, math, and K-8 science.

A former high school athletic standout and homecoming king, Pedro Garcia III “could connect with anybody,” no matter the language, said a teaching colleague in Cozad, Neb.

An increasing number of schools are replacing snow days with remote learning, but some plan to stick with the snow day tradition for now.

Two lawsuits were filed Monday challenging a proposition that Arizona voters approved to impose an additional 3.5% tax on individuals earning above $250,000 to pay school teacher salaries and training.

Collaboration doesn’t require turning parents into math experts, classroom teachers say.

With many students working remotely, there’s no point in administering assessments that ask students to come up with a single answer; it’s simply too easy to cheat.

Previous studies can provide a window into why math learning is taking a big hit during the pandemic, and what educators can do about it.

The change under consideration would make the reading test less accurate not more, writes E.D. Hirsch Jr.

With coronavirus cases surging, labor groups are continuing to flex their political muscle, most often pushing for a conservative approach to getting teachers and kids back in buildings.

Consistent, science-based messaging is crucial, but the new administration still faces political headwinds and a skeptical public.

Data suggest low-income communities are hit much harder than affluent ones, writes researcher Heather C. Hill.