Youth sports safety on Long Island
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FOX 5 NY?s Jodi Goldberg speaks with parents on Long Island who say now, more than ever, they want their kids to suit up to play sports this fall.

NJ school district offering virtual night classes for working parents

As schools finalize plans for remote or in-person learning, Long Branch Public Schools are offering another option, virtual night classes for working parents.

Virtual night classes for working parents
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One school district in New Jersey has come up with a creative way to help working parents whose kids are doing online school in the fall.

Confusion reigns as schools reopen amid COVID-19 pandemic

For countless families across the country, the school year is opening in disarray and confusion, with coronavirus outbreaks triggering sudden closings, mass quarantines and deep anxiety among parents.

Syracuse students suspended in latest crackdown by colleges

Syracuse University has suspended 23 students in the wake of a large on-campus gathering that administrators say could force them to shut down the campus.

Sentencing day for Lori Loughlin, husband in college admissions scandal

More than a year after “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were charged with paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California, the famous couple appears headed for prison.

Yonkers announces that school year will start fully remote
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The Yonkers School District has announced that for at least the first month of classes, the school year will begin fully remote.

UConn students party during coronavirus pandemic, get kicked out of dorms

Several University of Connecticut students were kicked out of their dorm rooms this week after videos on social media showed them at a crowded party with no masks and even less social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

NYC teachers union threatens strike, calls for mandatory coronavirus tests

The United Federation of Teachers outlined its own plan for safely reopening New York City's public schools and urged Mayor Bill de Blasio and schools officials to follow their guidance.

UFT threatens walkout if schools open and are not safe
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The UFT believes New York City is rushing into reopening schools and is not acknowledging the concerns of educators and parents.

Teachers in NYC asking for donations to buy PPE, cleaning supplies
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With the beginning of school just a few weeks away in New York City, teachers are asking for donations online to help them buy PPE to keep them and students safe.

Colleges facing big challenges due to COVID-19
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Major colleges across the nation are being forced online because of rashes of positive COVID-19 tests.

School bus concerns on Long Island
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As schools on Long Island prepare to reopen, new safety measures are in place to keep students who ride the bus to school safe.

Iowa governor's push to reopen schools descends into chaos

An aggressive push by Iowa’s pro-Trump governor to reopen schools amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak has descended into chaos, with some districts and teachers rebelling and experts calling the scientific benchmarks used by the state arbitrary and unsafe.

From NYC to Hudson Valley, public, Catholic schools lay out reopening plans with concerns

Mayor Bill de Blasio is trying to give New York City parents peace of mind as the time frame to decide on their children's education is closing in on them. “I would send my kids without hesitation to a New York City Public School," said de Blasio during a news conference Tuesday. 

Newark schools to go fully remote at start of new school year

Students in New Jersey's largest public school system will not be going back to the classroom for the start of the new school year.

Quarantine requirements may delay children's return to in-person school amid COVID-19 pandemic

As states around the country require visitors from areas with high rates of coronavirus infections to quarantine upon arrival, children taking end-of-summer vacations to hot spots are facing the possibility of being forced to skip the start of in-person learning at their schools.