UPDATE: Columbia Heights and Fridley school districts have joined Minneapolis Public Schools to offer remote learning Friday. MPS had previously closed Thursday and through the weekend out of an ‘abundance of caution.’ The MPS closing affects about 100 schools and nearly 30,000 students.

For most of the week, school districts faced a decision: To move school online or to cancel altogether with snow in the forecast and ice on the roads. Administrators consider the few days built in to the school calendar, availability of technology and the ...

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Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) has introduced optional remote learning through February 12, 2026, following a fatal federal immigration enforcement .

The Wake County School Board will consider an updated remote learning plan after this year's storms resulted in Saturday schools at some year-round schools. A new plan is required by the state. The school board's current policy requires that all banked ...

Moving forward requires focus. Mashable's Social Good Series is dedicated to exploring pathways to a greater good, spotlighting issues that are essential to making the world a better place. Remote learning has children tethered to their screens. And while ...

The pandemic may have necessitated remote learning, but it didn’t create the concept of online education. For years, schools and colleges have tinkered with training cohorts of students virtually. The world has been moving toward remote learning models ...

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin joins 'America's Newsroom' reacting to school closures in Minneapolis in the aftermath of an ICE-involved shooting that killed a woman amid protests.