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Since reaching a pandemic high in mid-January, statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations have steadily decreased.

Dana Goldstein, a Times education reporter, weighs in on questions that she hears frequently from parents.

By Kendall Tietz Students across the U.S. are planning school walkouts in protest of in-person learning as COVID-19 cases spike amid the rise of the Omicron coronavirus variant. There are 3,494 schools actively disrupted as of Friday, according to Burbio’s K-12 School Opening Tracker, which tracks school closures for 1,200 districts, including the 200 largest […]

Students across the U.S. are planning school walkouts in protest of in-person learning as COVID-19 cases spike amid the rise of the omicron variant.

Students across the U.S. are planning walkouts to protest in-person learning amid a national spike in COVID-19 omicron cases.

Public school districts, mostly across the Northeast and Midwest, closed this week as the omicron variant of coronavirus surges following holiday breaks and students face a mental health crisis.

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) -- On a windy December morning in rural southwest Michigan, an American flag flapped at half-staff outside Paw Paw Early Elementary School. A social worker with a miniature therapy dog named Trixie offered comfort at the entry doors.

PAW PAW, Mich. — On a windy December morning in rural southwest Michigan, an American flag flapped at half-staff outside Paw Paw Early Elementary School. A social worker with a

As COVID-19 surges nationwide, schools are reflecting the high rates of transmission.

Ina Fassbender/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 has been a major challenge for schools. From shutting down in March 2020 to reopening and trying to stay open, the task has been varied and in some cases monumental. This school year -- the third since the pandemic began -- has presented its own promise and challenges, from vaccines being available to millions of students, to new "test-to-stay" protocols and more transmissible variants. Still, many schools were able to stay open safely ...