St. Joseph’s Prep moves virtual for a week following positive COVID-19 tests

The school did not announce how many students have been diagnosed with the virus, but said approximately 30 percent of the student and staff are quarantining.

Cherry Hill middle schooler speaks at hearing pushing to expand Black history curriculum

At just 12 years old Ebele Azikiwe of Cherry Hill, New Jersey spoke before state legislators at an assembly education committee hearing. She is urging for Black history to be taught year-round and not just the month of February.

Kelly's Classroom: Berlin Community School
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Bob joins a virtual classroom with some of the students of Berlin Community School.

Mother files lawsuit after 7-year-old son with autism handcuffed for almost 40 minutes

A North Carolina mother is filing a lawsuit against her son’s school after a former resource officer restrained her child, who suffers from autism, for nearly 40 minutes.

San Francisco 5th grader wins national poetry slam contest

The 5th grader at E.R. Taylor Elementary School in the Bayview District was one of three finalists out of more than 13,000 students who took part.

Murphy: 'We're not out of the woods;' NJ COVID uptick has many concerned

Several states are seeing another surge in coronavirus cases, including New Jersey. There is serious concern, especially about young people, living on college campuses.

'Listen. Act. Unite': 'Sesame Street' tackles racism in Zoom-like TV special

“Sesame Street” has always pressed for inclusion. Now in the wake of the national reckoning on race, it’s going further — teaching children to stand up against racism. Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit, educational organization behind “Sesame Street” — will air the half-hour anti-racist special “The Power of We” and hopes families will watch together.

Kelly's Classroom: Haddonfield Middle School
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Bob is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with the students of Haddonfield Middle School

2 local students seek to make a difference by creating a free online tutoring site

Two Northeast high school students wanted to make a difference for other students struggling to learn in this new age of online classwork so they created a free online tutoring site.

Distance learning brings glitchy connections, cramped quarters, more time with family

Sure it's nice to sleep in and do math problems in comfy clothes. But there are a host of other problems, like a lack of technology and even textbooks making virtual learning more difficult, especially for those at the lower end of the socioeconomic rung. 

Upper Darby Education Association voice concerns over hybrid learning

The Upper Darby Education Association put out a letter on Facebook voicing their concerns over the district's reopening plans.