Returning to school this fall, children should be vaccinated if eligible, wear masks or prepare to risk getting Covid. Big questions loom over the upcoming back-to-school season: Should children be required to wear masks?

We studied one million students. This is what we learned about masking.

Schools have begun reopening in the United States with most states leaving it up to local schools to decide whether to require masks.

United States: Schools reopen with masks optional in many US classrooms

Hundreds of protesters in Canada's capital called on Saturday for a probe into a boarding school system for indigenous children, as outrage built after the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at several of the facilities.

Protesters demand probe into Canada indigenous schools

The Bangladesh government has extended the closure of all schools and colleges till June 30, in view of a surge in coronavirus cases, according to a media report.

COVID-19: Schools, colleges to remain closed till June 30 in Bangladesh

Majority of the provinces in Pakistan, including Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Monday reopened its educational institutions after the country reported a drop in the number of positive cases of coronavirus.

Several provinces in Pak reopen schools after drop in COVID-19 cases

Students have been the silent sufferers of this pandemic. Graduating students in India are staring at uncertainty. In Mexico, students are protesting in-person learning. Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas: New York to open schools in full capacity

US educators are doing everything they can to track down high school students who stopped showing up to classes and to help them get the credits needed to graduate, amid an anticipated surge in the country’s dropout rate during the coronavirus pandemic.

US schools fight to keep students amid fear of dropout surge due to Covid

Thousands of Italian parents, children and teachers protested in squares up and down the country on Sunday against what they call the unnecessary closure of schools to try to curb Covid-19 infections.

Italian parents, children protest against Covid school closures 

The South African government has postponed the reopening of schools across the country as it battles the second wave of Coronavirus infection.

South Africa's education department postpones reopening of schools

French teachers staged a protest in Paris on Tuesday (November 10) calling for more measures to be implemented in schools as the country battles a second wave of novel coronavirus infections.

French teachers demand better COVID-19 safety measures for schools

The United Kingdom is currently in the middle of a controversy over free meals for school children in the country. Half term for school students is set to begin in England soon, and the country has refused to extend its free meals scheme for school children.

England: Debate over free school meals accelerates as half term begins

In the poor Spanish quarter, teachers have taken to the narrow, windy streets to hold their lessons with pupils socially distancing outdoors.

Naples teachers bring socially distanced school to streets and balconies

The coronavirus pandemic kept more than 250 million children away from school. Is reopening of schools during pandemic the right move?

COVID-19: Is reopening of schools during pandemic the right move?

Millions of children return to schools across world: Here's the list of countries

China is slowly trying to wipe out the culture and heritage of the Mongolian people of the Inner Mongolia region. China’s policy aimed at replacing Mongolian with Mandarin as the language of instruction in all core subjects.

Protests erupt as China moves to end Mongolian-medium teaching in schools

Britain's Education Secretary Gavin Williamson on Monday (August 24) cited a warning over the weekend from medical advisers who said that students faced bigger risks from missing out on their education than from catching COVID-19.

British pupils school return 'safe' insists education minister

With a surge in coronavirus cases, Australian government has been trying every possible way to contain the spread of the virus. A new regulation issued by the government is a temporary ban for children from playing any kind of wind instrument or participating in choir, claiming these could lead to spread of the infection.

COVID-19: Australian state bans choir practices and wind instruments in schools

The United States opened schools and tried to resume in-person learning. Within two weeks - 97,000 students tested positive. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you why this is not the right time to reopen schools.

Gravitas: Why schools shouldn't reopen right now

Cars to funeral boxes: Americans protest against reopening of schools

Earlier this week, the Indian government put Chinese institutes under a review that outraged Beijing. Two things are being reviewed. First, the local chapters of Confucius institutes in India.

Indian government to review China's Confucius institutes

The coronavirus severely disrupted the academic calendar across the globe. Schools were shut and children were confined to their homes for months. Some countries were the COVID-19 pandemic is slowly coming under control, schools are reopening. Watch report on schools re-opening in Indonesia.

Fineprint: Is it too early to reopen schools? Indonesia re-open schools in COVID-19 pandemic

Transparent tents, online courses, and home visits with portable social distancing barriers - a kindergarten in Indonesia is exploring innovative teaching methods to make sure children's education is not hampered by the pandemic.

Indonesian kindergarten turns to innovative teaching to keep children safe

When students in Greenville, South Carolina return to school on August 24th, the environment will look much different. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, student class sizes will be reduced to comply with CDC guidelines.

Schools prepare for socially distant classrooms

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