Washington Post reporters answer questions to help parents and guardians navigate the pandemic school year.


Some schools are asking kids to spend hours online, changing how parents think about screen-time rules.

Jessica A. Krug, an associate professor at George Washington University, said she’s claimed a Black identity throughout her career.


Several Trump officials have been accused of mixing their government jobs with politics.

The report calls for new steps to lessen the police presence in school and the hiring of more support personnel.

Being students and instructors breeds new anxieties for college teaching and research assistants in the midst of the health crisis.

The author of the letter is the superintendent of public instruction for Washington state.

Bad Internet, borrowing broadband and what it takes for some kids to learn remotely. The unique challenges of special education during the pandemic. And, the toxic side of positivity.

Here's what the school district says about it.

“We’re really nervous, anxious and scared,” a University of Alabama professor said after faculty were emailed not to share information about infections on campus.

Teachers are quitting their jobs to lead pods. Worried administrators are trying to adapt.

Coronavirus cases are on the rise at JMU, pushing the campus to temporarily halt in-person instruction.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he had reached a deal with the unions representing teachers, principals and food workers after teachers threatened to strike or take the city to court if he fell short of meeting their health and safety demands..

And did it ever work?

Some remote learners in D.C. and Md. face technical glitches and equipment shortages.

A list of fall opening plans during the coronavirus pandemic for 100 major universities, from every state in the country.

The state plans to build a wireless network to send high-speed broadband to rural students. But it will probably take a year to build.

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An analysis of the problem, with some solutions.

The program allows families to pick up free food from any convenient school campus.

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