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Some districts announced a return to online school due to a spike in cases, including large systems in Cleveland, Atlanta and Newark. But the vast majority of schools opened Monday or plan to reopen this week, determined to avoid the academic, logistical and social-emotional disruptions that came with remote learning.
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As classes resumed in person Monday, the Chicago Teachers Union planned a vote on whether to defy the city’s order to teach in classrooms. Chicago Teachers Union spokesperson Chris Geovanis said the city was not taking steps necessary to keep schools safe for students and staff. An attempt to test students last week with take-home coronavirus tests failed when most of them were not processed in time and were spoiled.
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Burbio, a data firm that tracks school closures, found 2,753 schools closed for in-person classes this week, with the vast majority of them offering virtual lessons instead. That’s far more than most other weeks this school year, but a small fraction of some 130,000 schools in the United States.