Coronavirus: School Updates

On Saturday, Jan. 16, APS teachers and supporters holding signs march around the Atlanta Public Schools headquarters to push APS to delay reopening school buildings because they believe it’s not safe to reopen because of the surge in coronavirus cases. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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OPINION: From their safe havens, leaders order teachers into classrooms

In empty classroom during the first day of school at Carl Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Wednesday, August 1, 2018. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Metro area schools weigh burden of reopening policies amid COVID-19

Paulding County School District Superintendent Brian Otott will retire from the district May 31.

Paulding County schools superintendent retiring

Coronavirus spike causes Cobb schools to close classrooms for rest of semester

Cobb schools cancel in-person learning for next week

Little River Elementary School fourth-graders in teacher Samantha Westerlind’s class beta test the Minecraft: Education Edition lesson for the Hour of Code 2020, “A Tale of Two Villages.”

Cherokee County schools to remain closed, continue virtual learning next week

A couple hundred eligible Atlanta Public Schools employees will get the COVID-19 vaccine at a special clinic held this weekend.

Nearly 300 Atlanta Public Schools employees to be vaccinated Saturday

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp gestures to lawmakers after delivering his State of the State address in the House Chambers Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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In his own words: Governor’s comments today on state of education in Georgia

Gov. Brian Kemp and State School Superintendent Richard Woods plan to provide a one-time, $1,000 bonus payment to every K-12 public-school teacher and school-level staff member in the state.

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Governor and state school chief: Every school-level staff member gets thousand dollar...

Ten percent of Atlanta Public Schools teachers have been approved for telework, according to numbers released to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through an open-records request. AJC FILE PHOTO

Ten percent of Atlanta teachers OK’d for telework as district preps to reopen

Teachers, parents and students, including Beverly Beyer, a science teacher at Renfroe Middle School with 15 years of experience, protest in front of Decatur City School Headquarters on Trinity Place on Friday, Oct, 9, 2020, in response to the district's plan to return teachers to schools in an effort to get back to in-person learning. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Whether COVID fatigue or upset parents, school districts plan reopenings

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