Posts tagged as “re-opening schools”

Columbus City Schools Returning Students To Classrooms Full-Time This Fall

April 9, 2021

Debbie Holmes, WOSU |

Superintendent Talisa Dixon announced at a Columbus Board of Education meeting Wednesday that the district would return to classrooms full-time for the next school year. She plans to release more details about student options in the coming weeks.

If students prefer, they will be allowed to enroll in the district’s fully online digital academy this fall.

Detroit district extends pause on in-person learning a week as COVID surges in Michigan

April 6, 2021

Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat |

The Detroit school district is extending its pause on in-person learning until April 19 as COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Michigan.

Chalkbeat: Detroit district extends pause on in-person learning a week as COVID surges in Michigan

CPS back to full-time, in-person learning at most schools

March 31, 2021

Ally Kraemer, WCPO |

After months of debate, most Cincinnati Public School students are back to full-time in-person classes starting today. Before, many students in the district were in a blended model where they could go to classes in-person two days a week and learn remotely the other three days.

CPS back to full-time, in-person learning at most schools

Read the full article at WCPO

Students still have the option to continue learning remotely through the Cincinnati Digital Academy and through Schoology though.

Toledo Public Schools to return to in-person learning 5 days a week April 19

March 30, 2021

Bri’on Whiteside, The Toledo Blade |

For Toledo Public Schools students, the long wait of returning to full in-person instruction is coming to a close as district officials Monday announced plans to bring all of its students back to the classroom. The district will return to in-person instruction five days per week on April 19 for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Seattle teachers’ union OKs agreement for classroom return

March 29, 2021

AP News |

The union representing 7,000 Seattle Public Schools employees has ratified an agreement to bring elementary students back into the classroom for in-person instruction on April 5.

The Seattle Times reports the agreement makes official a return to school buildings for the district during the COVID-19 pandemic. Seattle is Washington’s largest public school district with more than 50,000 students.

Cleveland schools finishing up final week of phased-in return to buildings, as learning plans continue to shift

March 26, 2021

Emily Bamforth, Cleveland.com |

Cleveland schools began their final phase into hybrid instruction on Monday and the district is past its deadline for opting out of in-person learning. But the situation remains flexible.

Read “Cleveland schools finishing up final week of phased-in return to buildings, as learning plans continue to shift” at cleveland.com

Ed Department’s National Safe School Reopening Summit

March 26, 2021

The U.S. Department of Education held a virtual National Safe School Reopening Summit on Wednesday for teachers, broader school and district staff, and education leaders to discuss COVID-19’s impact on K-12, and to share their experiences and best practices as schools nationwide phase back into in-person learning.

Middletown celebrates return to all live classes

March 25, 2021

Michael Clark, Journal-News |

With thousands of students all together in Middletown’s 10 school buildings for the first time in the 2020-2021 school year, district officials said operations went smoothly including no busing transportation issues. “Teachers and students alike were overjoyed to see one another together,” said Middletown Schools’ Spokeswoman Elizabeth Beadle.

Norwood, Lakota: CDC’s new distancing guidelines relieve pressure on schools as in-person learning returns

March 23, 2021

Whitney Miller, WCPO |

On Monday, Norwood Middle and High Schools celebrated returning to classrooms full time for five days a week for the first time since the pandemic began. The district has been on a hybrid model since August. “Today was great,” said Mary Ronan, superintendent of Norwood City Schools.

Schools become centers of learning for COVID-19 best practices

March 23, 2021

Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal |

Two Ohio school districts with some of the highest cumulative case rates for COVID-19 say as they remained in-person, their safety protocols only got better.

Parents and school leaders celebrate new C.D.C. guidance lowering distance between students to 3 feet. Teachers aren’t on board yet

March 22, 2021

The New York Times |

Proponents of fully reopening schools got a major boost on Friday when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that elementary school students and some middle and high school students could be spaced three feet apart in classrooms.

Read “Parents and school leaders celebrate new C.D.C.

California adopts 3-foot-spacing rule for classrooms, changing reopening equation

March 22, 2021

Los Angeles Times |

Students in California are now allowed to sit three feet apart in classrooms — instead of four or six feet — in guidelines state officials issued over the weekend, a major change in policy that will exert pressure on local officials to consider a faster and more complete reopening of campuses that have been closed for over a year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.