Schools
Fearing virus, parents in Spain rise against back to school
World
September 8, 2020
Fearing virus, parents in Spain rise against back to school
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ángela López hardly fits the profile of a rule-breaker. But the mother of a seven-year-old girl…
It’s class time again across Europe, virus or no
World
September 1, 2020
It’s class time again across Europe, virus or no
PARIS (AP) — Tugging on their masks or dashing to hug long-unseen friends, millions of children returned to school across…
Europe is going back to school despite recent virus surge
World
August 27, 2020
Europe is going back to school despite recent virus surge
PARIS (AP) — A mother and her three children scanned the school supplies in a Paris supermarket, plucking out multicolored…
Egypt’s educational institutions to refund 25% of bus fees: CPA
Egypt
August 26, 2020
Egypt’s educational institutions to refund 25% of bus fees: CPA
The head of the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) in Egypt, Ahmed Samir Farag, announced Tuesday that a decision has been…
Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa
World
July 20, 2020
Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Lessons via radio or TV. Math problems in newspapers. Classes on Zoom or WhatsApp. The options…
Millions of kids told full return to school in fall unlikely
World
July 18, 2020
Millions of kids told full return to school in fall unlikely
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Millions more children in the US learned Friday that they’re unlikely to return to classrooms…
Masks for kids? Schools confront the politics of reopening
World
July 14, 2020
Masks for kids? Schools confront the politics of reopening
On one side are parents saying, let kids be kids. They object to masks and social distancing in classrooms this…
Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
World
July 9, 2020
Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump insists that schools reopen this fall. Many parents, educators, doctors and economists want…
Debates turn emotional as schools decide how and if to open
World
July 6, 2020
Debates turn emotional as schools decide how and if to open
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions over how to resume…
COVID-19 measures collapse as thousands flock for Thanaweya Amma exams
Egypt
June 21, 2020
COVID-19 measures collapse as thousands flock for Thanaweya Amma exams
Precautionary measures to protect high school students from the coronavirus during the Thanaweya Amma exams collapsed on the very first…