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On Monday, the University of Alabama reported a total of 566 coronavirus cases across all of its campuses less than a week after the first day of class on August 19.The University of Alabama is offering a combination of in-person and hybrid courses.One student newspaper criticized the administration, saying, "Students have taken the University's requirements…

An increasing number of New Jersey’s largest school districts are planning to begin the upcoming academic year remotely following Gov. Phil Murphy’s announcement last week that all-virtual learning would be acceptable under certain conditions.Newark — the state’s largest school district — said Monday that students would learn remotely for at least the first marking period.…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidelines for opening schools that endorsed physical attendance — aligning the agency more closely with President Donald Trump’s views on the subject, even as the world’s largest economy struggles to contain surging COVID-19 cases.Concerns about reopening are widespread. Schools have become a central focus as…

WASHINGTON — With some school districts just weeks away from the start of the academic year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released long-awaited guidelines Thursday for reopening with a heavy emphasis on getting students back into the classroom.The guidelines lay out the social, emotional and mental risks of keeping students at home and…

CLOSE R-0 may be the most important scientific term you’ve never heard of when it comes to stopping the coronavirus pandemic. USA TODAYEven as they recommended working to reopen schools in-person, the nation's science academies warned: "It is likely that someone in the school community will contract COVID-19." But largely missing from the reopening protocols at states…