Carson City-Crystal Area Schools in Montcalm County was a month into face-to-face instruction this semester when officials learned of the first coronavirus case connected to the district. A staff member contacted the district last week to say she had tested positive.

One week later, the number of COVID-19 cases in this rural district of less than 900 students had jumped to 15, a 53-year-old teaching assistant was dead, and students were back to learning at home.

Source: A rural Michigan school has 15 COVID cases, one death, and few answers | Bridge Michigan

The University of North Carolina system reported its first coronavirus-related student death on Tuesday since several campuses reopened with at least partial in-person learning last month. Chad Dorrill, a 19-year student at Appalachian State University who his mother and former coach described as a “super healthy” athlete, died on Monday due to coronavirus complications, officials said.

Source: “Super healthy” Appalachian State student dies following COVID-19 complications – CBS News

How does the mind work—and especially how does it learn? Teachers’ instructional decisions are based on a mix of theories learned in teacher education, trial and error, craft knowledge, and gut instinct. Such knowledge often serves us well, but is there anything sturdier to rely on?

Source: Ask the Cognitive Scientist: How Can Educators Teach Critical Thinking? | American Federation of Teachers

As global COVID-19 cases continue to tick upward, schools around the U.S. are struggling to reopen during the pandemic. Dr. Michael Saag, associate dean for global health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, joined Yahoo Finance to discuss schools’ problems across the country.

Source: ‘We have a silent epidemic emerging right now in K-12 schools’: Infectious disease specialist

Source: Louisiana 4th grader suspended for having a BB gun in his bedroom during virtual learning – CNN

The hell that is remote learning…

Source: Remote learning sucks, explained in a comic – Vox