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'Learning is done best in the classrooms.' So why do districts close for the cold?

Single-digit temperatures are on the horizon this week, leaving some parents on edge. Several schools in southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky canceled classes last week due to the cold, and starting ...
WPXI

How education leaders balance safety, learning, bussing with weather delaying or closing schools

BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. — One of the main components behind a decision on cancelling school in winter weather; can the buses get the kids to school safely? “Being that they are air brake systems on the ...
Miami Herald

Al Roker’s new animated series ‘Weather Hunters’ to premiere on PBS Kids Sept. 8

Al Roker and his wife Deborah Roberts sitting down at a restaurant in Brooklyn. Screengrab from @alroker’s Instagram From the “Today” show to PBS Kids, Al Roker has been waiting decades for this ...
wnep

Lewisburg's Summit Early Learning creates outdoor learning environment for kids

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Behind Summit Early Learning in Lewisburg, kids are just being kids. They are exploring the new outdoor learning environment that was built not that long ago. Executive Director Doug ...
Post-Bulletin

Too cold for school? Why didn't RPS do 'distance learning' on Tuesday?

Dear Answer Man: I noticed that Rochester Public Schools gave everyone a day off on Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the weather was, admittedly, pretty darn cold. But why cancel school? Didn't the COVID-19 ...
Yahoo

Al Roker lends his voice and meteorology skills to the new PBS Kids animated show 'Weather Hunters'

NEW YORK (AP) — Before he was a star on TV, Al Roker was a huge fan of watching it, especially animated shows. “I spent a lot of Saturday mornings in front of the TV,” he says. “I was one of those ...