Reporter’s Note
As summer finally kicks off and students and teachers sign off their computers, the Times Free Press thanks teachers, parents and students for the work they have put in during this unprecedented time.
There are important stories to tell in the coming weeks and months before students return to class this fall, and the Times Free Press will continue to do our best to tell them. Stay with us.
– Meghan
THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION NEWS
This summer might be even busier than usual for educators as they prepare to reopen schools this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.
As local school leaders grapple with the logistics of having hundreds or thousand of students physically on campus, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee says that local communities should be able to determine what’s safest for their students.
Today’s newsletter is packed with news related to the coronavirus impact on education, including stories about Chattanooga State Community College students returning to campus, the adaptability of some University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students who set aside their senior projects to help fight the pandemic and how Hamilton County Schools leaders are beginning to plan for reopening.
Some of this week’s stories that didn’t make the cut include how Chattanooga Christian School plans to use a COVID-19 screening app this fall, McCallie School’s plans to test all students before they return and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent guidelines regarding reopening school.
Keep reading this newsletter for some of these stories and visit the Times Free Press for more!