Back to School
Back to School QuestionsUpdated: 15 hours ago
|By 10/11 NOW
Lincoln Public Schools announced Friday that it's inviting all seniors back into high schools starting Feb. 1.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021 at 7:12 PM CST
LPS teachers share historic moments of President Biden’s inauguration
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021 at 9:01 AM CST
|By 10/11 NOW
Lincoln Public Schools announced changes to its winter sports attendance policy on Thursday after City of Lincoln officials lowered the COVID-19 risk dial earlier this week.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 1:32 PM CST
|By KSNB Local4
Grand Island police Friday revealed that a man arrested after a lockout at Barr Middle School had threatened to kill the principal.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 9:26 AM CST
|By 10/11 NOW
The University of Nebraska at Lincoln will require all students who live in Lancaster County to be tested every two weeks during the Spring semester.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2020 at 6:45 PM CST
|By Bayley Bischof
Some Lincoln teachers are sounding the alarm, telling 10/11 NOW they’re afraid to be at school.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 5:56 PM CST
|By Bayley Bischof
In the last week more than 1,000 parents have opted to take their kids out of Lincoln Public Schools and switch to remote learning.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 6:13 AM CST
|By Kamri Sylve
In Nebraska, more than 19,000 people are living with the brain disorder. 11-year-old Max Perry is one of them.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2020 at 5:41 PM CST
|By Shannon Heckt
UNK students have just one more day to request free testing before they go home for their Thanksgiving break.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 5:53 PM CST
|By Bayley Bischof
The University is working overtime to ensure students don’t bring the coronavirus home to their families.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 2:01 PM CST
|By 10/11 NOW
Dr. Jacque Carter, President of Doane University, has announced his decision to step down from his role on June 30, 2021.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 9:13 AM CDT
|By Taryn Vanderford
We surprised Miss Hannah Johnson at Lakeview Elementary via Zoom.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 3:38 PM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
Lincoln Public Schools cited four cases including nine individuals potentially traced to LPS buildings.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 5:15 PM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
Since Aug. 12, more than 2 percent of LPS staff members have tested positive for coronavirus.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2020 at 12:53 PM CDT
|By Nicole Griffith
Research shows due to stress from the job, one in three educators leave after five years.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 9:38 AM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof
The district released data from reading and math tests taken by third through eighth graders in the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2020.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
The New DHM goes into effect Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2020 at 2:41 PM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
The University said the quarantine is “intended to interrupt transmission and should be taken seriously.”
Updated: Oct. 1, 2020 at 7:52 AM CDT
|By Kamri Sylve
It’s that time of year when you have a chance to help a child in need, simply by donating a coat.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 7:12 AM CDT
|By Kamri Sylve
Each year, 37 babies in Nebraska are born with Down syndrome. Henry Sweeney was one of them.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 5:59 AM CDT
|By KSNB Local4
Nebraska Wesleyan made the adjustments to both scholarships as part of an affordability initiative to make its private, personalized education accessible to all Nebraska students.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2020 at 9:02 PM CDT
|By Jared Austin
Parents, teachers differ on remote learning.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Abbie Petersen
Soon, there will be a new school opening in Lincoln. It’s called Acton Academy and is an alternative for parents who don’t want their kids to follow traditional K-12 learning.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 11:52 AM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
LPS releases pandemic spending numbers.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 8:43 AM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
UNL's December 2020 graduation ceremony will move online due to COVID-19 concerns.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2020 at 7:09 AM CDT
|By Kamri Sylve
Since this father now works 12-hour shifts, he’s no longer able to help his kids out with remote learning.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2020 at 7:35 AM CDT
|By Kamri Sylve
The Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools is expanding its COVID-19 Crisis Response Campaign for families and students in LPS.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 5:04 PM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof
All across campus you’ll find classes being taught outside, as some professors’ answer to social distancing.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 2:32 PM CDT
A third sorority at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been put under quarantine after a small cluster of COVID-19 cases were reported there.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 8:18 AM CDT
|By Laura Halm
We know families have many questions about going back to school during the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 7:02 PM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
The University of Nebraska Lincoln said it has had 107 positive cases of coronavirus among 889 tests since Aug. 12.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2020 at 8:00 AM CDT
|By Laura Halm
We know families have many questions about going back to school during the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2020 at 7:05 PM CDT
|By Jared Austin
Remote learners increasing throughout LPS.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2020 at 8:03 PM CDT
|By Jared Austin
UNL staff and students return to campus for in-person learning.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2020 at 6:44 AM CDT
|By Kamri Sylve
So far in 2020, LPD has handed out more than 5,000 speeding tickets, with 119 of those in a school zone.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 8:03 AM CDT
|By Laura Halm
We know families have many questions about going back to school during the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2020 at 3:19 PM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
Four positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported at Lincoln Public Schools since classes started this fall.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2020 at 8:51 AM CDT
|By Laura Halm
We know families have many questions about going back to school during the coronavirus pandemic. We’re starting a new segment on 10/11 NOW at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. called “Back to School FAQ” where we find and share the answers to your frequently asked questions.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2020 at 7:29 AM CDT
|By Kamri Sylve
For the Martinez family, sending their son back to school in-person was the best decision.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 6:28 PM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof
Kirk Langer, Chief Technology Officer for LPS said students across the district experienced a myriad of problems. Everything from issues with internet connection, to Chromebook errors to a system overload when nearly 14,000 remote learners logged onto their system at the exact same time.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 10:30 AM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
Several parents took to Facebook Monday morning to see if others were having similar connectivity and crashing issues.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 10:15 AM CDT
|By Press Release
Less than 10 seconds.That’s how long it takes to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms using the Campus Clear app.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 7:27 AM CDT
|By Kamri Sylve
For younger kids, this means providing them and their parents with coping skills to get through these tough times.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 5:24 PM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof
A Southwest High School student is quarantined after testing positive for the Coronavirus after a trip to the school nurse on Wednesday, the first day back to school.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 8:33 AM CDT
|By Laura Halm
We're finding answering your back to school questions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 7:17 AM CDT
Teachers in Waverly will welcome kids back much differently this year.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 5:18 PM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof
The students and staff are all wearing masks, there’s hand sanitizing stations everywhere and the kids are working on learning to social distance.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By Madison Pitsch
They said COVID-19 has made the nursing shortage worse, and that’s why it was so important to get this program up and running.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 2:34 PM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
Lincoln Public Schools says someone at Lincoln Southwest has tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 10:39 AM CDT
Undergraduate students at UNK will be studying in a new general studies curriculum.