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U.S. schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press Published: May 11, 2021, 2:30pm Share: 5 Photos A student walks between classes at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan., on the first day of in-person learning Wednesday, March 30, 2021. The school, like other schools nationwide, has made extra efforts to keep kids at risk of dropping out engaged as classes went virtual due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Photo Gallery KANSAS CITY, Kan. — U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track dow...

Schools fear dropout surge amid pandemic Heather Hollingsworth The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — U.S. educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and to help them get the credits needed to graduate, amid an anticipated surge in the country’s dropout rate during the pandemic. There isn’t data available yet on how the pandemic has affected the nation’s overall dropout rate — 2019 is the last year for which it is available — and many school officials say it’s too early to know how many students who stopped logg...

COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: CDC panel endorses Pfizer's vaccine for kids 12 and up © Provided by KMBC Kansas City COVID-19 live updates The Kansas City metro area continues to reopen as more and more of the population gets the COVID-19 vaccine. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday the state has 311,338 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 5,029 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall the state said 39.7% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Wednesday there have been 506,2...

US schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8A student walks between classes at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan., on the first day of in-person learning Wednesday, March 30, 2021. The school, like other schools nationwide, has made extra efforts to keep kids at risk of dropping out engaged as classes went virtual due to the pandemic.Charlie Riedel/APShow MoreShow Less 2of8A student walks between classes at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan., on the first day of in-person learning ...

Most unvaccinated adults don't want the shot; Biden touts free Uber/Lyft rides; bodies buried in India's Ganges River: Live COVID-19 updates John Bacon, Jorge L. Ortiz and Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY FDA approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in younger teens Replay Video UP NEXT Vaccine hesitancy has become the predominant mindset of Americans who have not yet been inoculated, making the drive for herd immunity ever more elusive. Just 11% of American adults who remain unvaccinated for COVID-19 say they definitely will get the shot, while 34% say they definitely wo...