School

When graduation balloons popped inside a West Virginia high school, a teacher had to reassure students who ducked for cover that the noise did not come from gunfire.

The parents of a young boy who was seriously injured at an Inland Empire school say their son was the target of a bully. The school district called it an unfortunate accident. Tony Shin reports for the NBC 4 News at 4

A Massachusetts Montessori school apologized and fired a teacher for instructing young children to make and wear Blackface masks as a Black History Month project. The incident, which happened in a classroom with toddlers, took place last Tuesday at IC Kids in Newton. When one mother, Nadirah Pierce, picked up her children and learned what had happened, she complained and…

The slow down means more 1,000 teachers will no longer attend after-school committee or PTA meetings and will stop prepping for class before and after the school bell rings. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022.

Many schools across the United States are returning to wearing masks after the holiday break amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.

A Colorado university student was arrested Tuesday after authorities say he was found to have a “large cache” of loaded weapons and ammunition on campus.

Teachers in Santa Ana say they aren’t getting paid. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.

A parent attacked a teacher following a mask dispute on the first day of school, a California superintendent said.

Some U.S. parents say they’re planning to continue to homeschool their children, even as schools resume in-person classes

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the guidance Friday.

The guidance generally leaves it to local officials to figure out how to ensure the unvaccinated are using precautions while letting those who are fully protected go mask-free

Americans can begin applying for $50 off their internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic.

President Joe Biden has met his goal of having most elementary and middle schools open for full, in-person learning in his first 100 days in office

The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed up to 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months

Asian American families are wrestling with whether to send their children back to classrooms as high schools, middle schools and elementary schools across the country widely reopen amid rising anti-Asian harassment.

A new survey from the Biden administration finds that large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning

A new federal survey finds that nearly half of the nation’s elementary schools were open for full-time, in-person instruction last month, but the share of students learning in-person has varied greatly by region and race

New evidence that it may be safe for schools to seat students 3 feet apart — half of the previous recommended distance — could offer a way to return more of the nation’s children to classrooms with limited space

A UC San Diego spokeswoman said the school erected six giant outdoor classrooms and six more study tents wired for students.

Science teacher John King and his wife have traveled across Massachusetts in their school bus to bring real-world science lessons to his students stuck at home in Lowell.