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Reopen or lose federal funds: Trump warns schools as Covid-19 cases rise

Despite Trump's increased pressure on state and local officials, New York City announced that most of its students would return to classrooms only two or three days a week

Trump threatens to 'cut off funding' if US schools do not open in fall

The Republican president, who is seeking re-election in November, accused Democrats of wanting to keep schools shut for political reasons

Trump pushes for schools to reopen despite surge in Covid-19 cases

On Tuesday, Trump was scheduled to hold a discussion at the White House on re-opening schools

Donald Trump says schools must reopen in fall, despite Covid-19 pandemic

Schools are largely under the jurisdiction of state and local governments. Educators have struggled with decisions over opening schools considering the risk of infection to both students and faculty.

Unlock 2: Schools to remain shut; domestic flights, trains to be expanded

More domestic flights and passenger trains will be allowed in a calibrated manner, as the government issued guidelines for the month-long 'Unlock 2' beginning July 1

Karnataka bans online classes from LKG to V; warns against increasing fees

For classes VI to X, a committee has been formed to submit recommendations on the pros and cons of online education

Unlock 1.0 kicks in: Hotels, malls, places of worship to open from June 8

With this, the Centre has outlined a plan to reopen nearly all activities outside of containment zones starting Monday.

Lockdown 3.0 opens livelihood door; travel by air, rail remains prohibited

Two-week extension allows relaxation for several businesses

Liquor shops to schools: What's open, what's not as India extends lockdown

Districts will be tagged as red, green and orange zones based on severity of coronavirus cases in extended lockdown.

Tamil Nadu reports second coronavirus case, shuts schools, colleges, malls

All buses and transport vehicles are being checked and sterilising and cleaning activities are also going on full swing

Ten Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, Budget session may be curtailed

Thackeray also indicated that the ongoing budget session of state legislature, scheduled till March 20, may be curtailed in view of the coronavirus situation

Kerala on high alert over coronavirus, keeps schools and colleges shut

State govt is assessing the economic loss due to the infection, says Kerala CM

Coronavirus: What Italy's complete lockdown means for its 60 million people

Italians have been told to avoid all non-essential travel as quarantine measures were extended to the whole country to stop the spread of Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Some Delhi-NCR schools announce holidays, advance spring break

A school in Delhi has announced it will be closed from Thursday while its two branches in Gurgaon have advanced their spring break and will now close from Saturday

New AP law to replace Telugu with English as teaching language in schools

Classes from I to VI in Primary, Upper Primary, High Schools under all managements will first be converted into English medium from the academic year 2020-21.

Despite SC order, schools In 5 states asked 75% children to show Aadhaar

An estimated 1.2 billion people, or more than 90 per cent of the country's population, had the 12-digit number, according to the report

Soon, no junk food or their ads near schools; FSSAI proposes ban within 50m

In June this year, FSSAI CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal had announced that the regulator has proposed banning advertisements of unhealthy food in and around school.

Now, a school in Hyderabad that trains you in 21st century skills

An institute is trying to set global standards in data sciences, machine learning and AI

How a new crop of tech-driven schools is redefining the classroom

Our mission is to teach children how to reinvent and reskill themselves, says Indus Trust's Arjun Ray

Don't be a dinosaur!

Failure to change with the times is making some of the best educational institutions of yesteryear lose their sheen