Mesa students return to school for first day of in person learning
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Like many school districts, students in Mesa have had to take classes virtually due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen reports.

Mesa Public Schools begin in-person learning on Sept. 14
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After weeks of COVID-19 numbers trending down in Arizona, more Valley schools are reopening for in-person learning. Mesa is one of those districts and Superintendent Dr. Andi Fourlis spoke to FOX 10's Steve Nielsen about the district's return to in-person learning.

Over 800 nurses begin strike at Chicago hospital

More than 800 nurses walked off the job Saturday at Chicago’s University of Illinois Hospital after the latest contract negotiations aimed at averting the strike ended with an impasse.

Some Mesa Public Schools students to return to in-person learning next week

About 60% of students in the East Valley school district have chosen to return to a modified form of in-person learning, which starts on September 14.

Michigan launches new plan offering free college to 625,000 essential workers

More than half-a-million Michigan workers who provided essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic have the opportunity to go to college without paying tuition. 

Dad recreates sweet 'Toy Story' scene to send son, 4, back to school

A father in England recreated a famous scene from “Toy Story” to send his young son back to school, in a sweet photoshoot that has gone viral on social media.

Scottsdale Unified School District to adopt phased approach as they return to in-person learning

Special education and pre-school students with the Scottsdale Unified School District will return to class first, as the school district's governing board adopts a phased approach on the return to campus learning.

ASU: COVID-19 cases decreasing because it reports active cases, plans to change reporting method

Reported COVID-19 cases at Arizona State University are decreasing because the university sends out "active" case numbers, not cumulative numbers. ASU President Michael Crow says this method of reporting will change, in a Sept. 9 press conference.

'It's going horribly': College towns fret about census count

The confusion has enormous implications for college towns, which may face severe shortfalls in federal dollars and a dilution of political power.

Bay City ISD reviews tablet settings after complaints of sexual icons on app

Bay City ISD says they are reviewing settings on their tablets after getting complaints about images and words pertaining to sexual content found in an application on the devices.

Members of ASU community criticizing university over handling of COVID-19 cases

A coalition of staff and students from Arizona State University are upset over how the university is handling the COVID-19 pandemic, saying information being released is hard to make sense of.