Pennsylvania is nudging elementary schools to reopen their doors as the state Department of Education modifies its official recommendations. WHYY's Avi
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Last week people started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, a move which could be the first step toward in-person school for students across the country. WHYY s Avi Wolfman-Arent provides a closer look as to what we know and don’t know in Pennsylvania about the coronavirus vaccine and schools.
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When Philadelphia schools moved online in March many assumed students would backslide academically. However, as WHYY s Avi Wolfman-Arent reports, early data tells a different story.
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Philadelphia s public schools have been closed for in-person learning since March. However, as WHYY s Avi Wolfman-Arent reports, district leaders are optimistic that will change in the new year.
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Similar scenes played out across the country, just days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. General assignment reporter Kiley Koscinski and science and health reporter Sarah Boden have been following the vaccine distribution.
If you’re a parent, one of the things you’re probably most anxious for is the safe return of in-person instruction at school. Keystone Crossroads’ Avi Wolfman-Arent reports on what students, teachers and families can expect from the vaccine rollout.
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