Why some students thrive with remote learning
Social situations can play a role in how well a student excels in the traditional classroom versus learning from home.
Remote learning benefits
A small number of students are actually thriving with remote learning.
Brooklyn parents object to school closings
People rallied across parts of Brooklyn on Thursday to demand answers as to why 300 other schools in that zone could remain open.
Union: Suffolk County teachers say quarantine rules not consistent
A student at Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School tested positive on Friday and six of their seven teachers were told to return to their classrooms on Monday as per the Suffolk County Department of Health.
Dr. Deborah Birx says current COVID spread is starting in households
The spread of COVID-19 in recent is coming from interactions within households, neighborhoods and community events, according to White House Coronavirus Task Force leader Dr. Deborah Birx.
Virus uptick prompts Binghamton U. to suspend on-campus classes
The SUNY college reported 89 positive tests in the current two-week reporting period.
Study: Early coronavirus cases in SoCal linked to New York
Most COVID-19 patients in Southern California during the early months of the pandemic appear to have been infected by a variant from New York state via Europe, not directly from China.
Distance learning brings glitchy connections, cramped quarters, more time with family
Sure it's nice to sleep in and do math problems in comfy clothes. But there are a host of other problems, like a lack of technology and even textbooks making virtual learning more difficult, especially for those at the lower end of the socioeconomic rung.
Cuomo takes aim at houses of worship, mass gatherings in hot spots
Cuomo said the severity of shutdowns would vary by proximity to hot spots. The rules will take effect no later than Friday in parts of Brooklyn and Queens, sections of Orange and Rockland counties north of the city, and an area within Binghamton near the Pennsylvania border.
NYC schools in hot spots closed, are businesses next?
Hundreds of New York City public and private schools were closed Tuesday in neighborhoods with flare-ups of coronavirus cases as city and state officials continued discussing the possibility of shuttering many businesses in those areas.
Florida teen arrested at school after refusing to wear mask
The lawyer for the family of a 16-year-old boy who was arrested last month after refusing to wear a mask at a central Florida high school called the incident “government abuse” of a teen suffering from panic attacks.
Gov. Cuomo orders NYC schools in COVID hot spots to close
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that all schools with the exception of religious schools will close Tuesday in coronavirus hots pots in New York City.
SUNY Cortland classes moving online as coronavirus cases rise
The State University of New York at Cortland is shifting away from in-person learning on Oct. 7.
12-year-old college student, planning to major in aerospace engineering
12-year-old Caleb Anderson is a sophomore at Chattahoochee Technical College. He's expected to graduate college by 14.He said he wants to be an astronaut.
1 in 4 young Asian Americans experienced anti-Asian hate amid COVID-19
A study conducted by the Stop Asian-American Pacific Islander Hate Youth Campaign found that 1 in 4 young Asian Americans have personally experienced anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As COVID cases increase in NYC, concerns over fate of city's schools
As cases increase at an alarming rate in nearly a dozen NYC neighborhoods, concerns over the fate of the city's schools are also rising.
Increase in NYC COVID cases may affect schools
As cases increase at an alarming rate in nearly a dozen NYC neighborhoods, concerns over the fate of the city's schools are also rising.
Mark Wahlberg donates 1.3 million masks to U.S. schools
Mark Wahlberg is doing his part to help keep students and teachers safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Limit on number of remote learning students frustrates parents on LI
Frustration is brewing on Long Island as a school district in Port Washington has put a cap on the number of students who can learn remotely.
Educating students with a medical condition
Frustration is brewing on Long Island as a school district in Port Washington has put a cap on the number of students who can learn remotely.