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The largest publisher of children's books and magazines in the world, now celebrating its 100th anniversary, offers millions of students a kid's-eye view of history and culture, and an understanding of sometimes difficult events.
New studies suggest the disruption to in-person education is taking a heavy toll, from higher rates of failing grades to increased mental health incidents
"There was no right answer. You weren't going to win if you sent your kids to school or if you kept your kids home."
While more than 7 million public school students in the U.S. receive special education, only 20% of those students received the support they were entitled to during the pandemic.
As American children return to classrooms this fall, the pandemic has drastically changed the environment for learning. Children with special needs are having a more difficult time adapting to distance learning. One newly-formed nonprofit on New York's Long Island is trying to help change that. Jamie Wax reports.
The majority of the country's large school districts have opted for remote learning as coronavirus concerns persist, but some parents have taken a unique new approach to their child's education called pandemic pods. They are a version of home schooling for small groups of students, sometimes led by teachers or tutors. However, as more companies pop up to organize these pods, a debate is brewing about equity. Meg Oliver reports.
Six months into the pandemic, school districts, parents, teachers and students are faced with a web of difficult decisions.
From classrooms to busses, to hallways and playgrounds, every aspect of school is going to be different this year. Psychologist and CBS News contributor Lisa Damour joins "CBS This Morning" to answer students' questions about what school will look like this year.
As millions of kids head back to school in-person and virtually, there is growing concern about their mental health. At the end of the last school year, three in ten parents surveyed reported their child's mental health was suffering. Meg Oliver spoke to an 11-year-old and his mother about the toll the pandemic took on him. She reports from Little Falls, New Jersey.
Students and teachers were hoping for a better third day of the new school year after software technical issues on Monday and a cyberattack on Tuesday.
School districts across the country continue to grapple with safely reopening, but many of them are missing a critical figure — a school nurse. Recent estimates found only 40% of schools in the U.S. have a full time nurse. The shortage is now proving especially problematic during a pandemic, when the presence of a medical professional on campus is essential. Dr. Tara Narula reports.
Schools had originally been set to reopen on September 10.
With the coronavirus still spreading, there's risk, but many educators and politicians believe kids are better off back in classrooms - with some added precautions.
Whether they're learning at home or going back to classrooms, kids are being asked to adapt again.
CDC recommendations for school busses include wearing masks, keeping windows open for increased ventilation and staggering students to sit one student per row, every other row.
As part of the “CBS This Morning” series School Matters, students, parents and teachers open up about the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News caught up with three recent recipients of the annual Grammy Music Educator Award: Mickey Smith Jr., Jeffery Redding and Melissa Salguero, to hear about their fears, their hopes and their plans for the new school year.
In a normal year, an estimated 26 million children take the bus to get to school every day. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, schools are scrambling to create a plan that will help bring kids to and from class safely. Kris Van Cleave reports.
A Florida judge has ruled in favor of the state's largest teachers' union, saying the state cannot require schools to reopen in-person classes in the fall. The state's governor has appealed the decision. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
As the rates of community transmission of coronavirus increase in certain areas, the push to reopen schools may be doomed to fail.
Schools across the country are reopening in the midst of a pandemic with a mix of in-person and virtual instruction – and the insecurities, disagreements and fears about protecting children remain
Students are sharing the bizarre meals their university is delivering to them in quarantine — including lemons, stale bread and an infamous watermelon chicken salad.
As more school districts implement remote learning for the new academic year, parents of students who receive special education services worry their children may not receive the one-on-one support they need.
Remote learning is becoming the new normal for students amid the coronavirus pandemic. But for special needs students, remote learning is proving difficult, especially with a lack of funding. Meg Oliver has more.
High schools and colleges nationwide are taking stricter measures to contain recent coronavirus outbreaks. Mola Lenghi reports.
Teachers unions across the country are now taking legal actions against school officials. Also, cases are rising at college campuses as parties and gatherings continue. David Begnaud reports.
The state threatened to cut the county's vaccine supply after Dallas made plans to first vaccinate vulnerable people in the hardest-hit zip codes, which are primarily communities of color.
The chairman of the union that represents Capitol police, told CBS News that cases have "spiked" since the January 6 attack.
The former president faces a Senate trial on a single article of impeachment: incitement of insurrection.
The House is sending the article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday.
The Pizza Hut deliveryman has earned a reputation around Tipton, Indiana, for his devotion to customer service.
Rapidly growing numbers of satellites in low-Earth orbit raise concerns about the need for regulation.
The massive prize has players flocking to what they hope are lucky locations.
Delivery company says it's cutting workers at the request of grocery stores. Stores say they weren't consulted.
Former Coronavirus Response Coordinator Deborah Birx and Biden's Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci, appear on Sunday's "Face the Nation"
The former Democratic presidential candidate announced his bid last week to become the city's next mayor.
"No one should have to choose between their livelihoods and their own or their families' health," White House says.
"I mean, why would she want to put yourself through that every day?" Birx recalled in an interview to air on Sunday's "Face the Nation"
About 1 in 7 U.S. parents said last month their children didn't have enough to eat, according to experts.
Bowers is no stranger to defending politicians embroiled in scandal.
In an executive action, President Biden mandated masks for interstate travel and Pete Buttigieg, his pick for transportation secretary, said he would work to enforce new rules for travelers.
The mine shaft is blocked 1,000 feet below the surface by 70 tons of debris that extends down another 330 feet, the Yantai city government said in a statement on its social media account.
The pause won't apply to immigrants determined to pose a threat to national security or those recently apprehended along the southern border.
Post shows image of Trump playing golf in the shadow of a drone and declares that "revenge is certain."
None of the world's nuclear powers have agreed to the prohibition.
It "now appears there is some evidence that the new variant... may be associated with a higher degree of mortality," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.
The state threatened to cut the county's vaccine supply after Dallas made plans to first vaccinate vulnerable people in the hardest-hit zip codes, which are primarily communities of color.
The chairman of the union that represents Capitol police, told CBS News that cases have "spiked" since the January 6 attack.
The former president faces a Senate trial on a single article of impeachment: incitement of insurrection.
The House is sending the article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday.
The Pizza Hut deliveryman has earned a reputation around Tipton, Indiana, for his devotion to customer service.
The former president faces a Senate trial on a single article of impeachment: incitement of insurrection.
The House is sending the article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday.
Former Coronavirus Response Coordinator Deborah Birx and Biden's Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci, appear on Sunday's "Face the Nation"
The former Democratic presidential candidate announced his bid last week to become the city's next mayor.
"I mean, why would she want to put yourself through that every day?" Birx recalled in an interview to air on Sunday's "Face the Nation"
Rihanna isn't alone; celebrities have been stepping out in wild outfits for years... some more often than others.
Mahomes said he passed the protocol and has been fully cleared by both team and independent doctors to play in Sunday's game.
From Vice President Kamala Harris' outfit to Tom Hanks' role, the Simpsons got it right again.
"His diligent testing enabled him to immediately respond by quarantining, thus mitigating the spread of the virus," his rep said.
British actor, writer and producer Sacha Baron Cohen is in two of the most critically-acclaimed films of the past year: "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" and "The Trial of the Chicago 7." In an exclusive interview with Anthony Mason, he talks about taking risks for satire and how his body of work is more relevant now than ever.
Delivery company says it's cutting workers at the request of grocery stores. Stores say they weren't consulted.
Post shows image of Trump playing golf in the shadow of a drone and declares that "revenge is certain."
The legislation would force big tech companies to pay news outlets to use their content. Google says that would make its business model unworkable.
Facebook has defended its decision to suspend Trump indefinitely as "necessary and right."
Court rules ecommerce giant is under no obligation to host some Parler users' "incendiary speech."
By the time the community understands just how devastating the bee decline actually is, it may be too late to reverse it.
"We are not sitting on our hands waiting for action to be taken," one activist said. "We're not afraid to put public pressure on the administration."
As the death toll mounts, more states are turning to the National Guard to speed up vaccinations around the country.
Health officials are trying to stay ahead of the virus by vaccinating as many people as possible — but it hasn't been easy.
The "cotton candy" planet is challenging everything astronomers thought about the formation of gas giants.
The chairman of the union that represents Capitol police, told CBS News that cases have "spiked" since the January 6 attack.
"No one should have to choose between their livelihoods and their own or their families' health," White House says.
"I mean, why would she want to put yourself through that every day?" Birx recalled in an interview to air on Sunday's "Face the Nation"
World's largest retailer says it can eventually deliver 10 million to 13 million doses per month.
The plug to the freezer was found to be loose after a contractor accidentally unplugged it while cleaning, an official said.
"I always feel like I'm on the edge of the cliff looking down," one renter said of the struggle to stay in her home.
COVID-19 has killed more than 100,000 people in U.S. nursing homes. It didn't have to be this way, says Rev. Dr. Derrick DeWitt.
About 1 in 7 U.S. parents said last month their children didn't have enough to eat, according to experts.
World's largest retailer says it can eventually deliver 10 million to 13 million doses per month.
The president will sign two executive orders Friday aimed at lessening the economic fallout from the pandemic.
Derick Almena pleaded guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the 2016 San Francisco Bay Area warehouse fire.
Authorities in suburban Atlanta say he fabricated more than 40 returns for non-existent items over a two-week span.
A phone call from a witness a few days before a murder trial reveals a decades-old secret.
Riley Williams' attorney said some of the accusations against her client are "overstated," and said the ex-boyfriend who reported Williams to the FBI has been abusive.
Ohio's largest city also plans to introduce a law that would ensure officers use the cameras correctly in wake of a fatal police shooting in December.
Rapidly growing numbers of satellites in low-Earth orbit raise concerns about the need for regulation.
SpaceX has now launched more than 1,000 Starlink internet relay satellites.
The "cotton candy" planet is challenging everything astronomers thought about the formation of gas giants.
Engineers are debating whether to carry out another test firing before pressing ahead toward launch
Virgin Orbit asserts its method offers maximum flexibility since the launching Boeing 747s could take off from airports anywhere.
Rihanna isn't alone; celebrities have been stepping out in wild outfits for years... some more often than others.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
For 30 years, investigators only had one suspect -- until a witness revealed the real killer.
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the next "Fast and Furious" film, here's when to expect all the biggest flicks.
Thanks to the pandemic and worries over violence, the swearing-in of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris looks very different.
When a pandemic, a racial reckoning, and rampant misinformation converged, Americans were faced with an election unlike any other. This CBSN documentary follows voters around the country as they grapple with who they're voting for, how they're voting and the issues supercharging the stakes.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington state, joins Major Garrett to talk about her experience inside the Capitol as violent insurrectionists attacked Congress; contracting COVID-19 after hiding for safety in close quarters with unmasked members of Congress; and the upcoming Trump impeachment trial on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Facing a divided nation reeling from insurrection and impeachment, how do President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris move forward in a country still fighting a raging pandemic? Hosted by Norah O'Donnell and featuring reports by Gayle King, Erin Moriarty and Peter Van Sant, "One Nation: Indivisible" reveals the personal side of the history-making ticket and looks ahead to a country facing several inflection points.
The race to vaccinate people against COVID-19 has been made even more urgent by the emergency of new, more contagious variants of the coronavirus. Dr. Teresa Amato, the chair of emergency medicine at Long Island Jewish Hospital in Queens, New York, joins CBSN to discuss whether existing vaccines will be effective against more worrying new strains of the virus.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang recently announced his bid to become mayor of New York City. Yang joined CBSN's Lana Zak to share his vision for the city, and how he believes he can "speed up" its post-COVID comeback.