Back to School
Back to School QuestionsUpdated: 45 minutes ago
|By Kamri Sylve
Some students and parents are still opting-out and choosing remote learning this year.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By 10/11 NOW
The Lincoln Board of Education met prior to its regular meeting on Aug. 11 for a work session about the annual School Resource Officer and Student Discipline Report, produced jointly by Lincoln Public Schools and the Lincoln Police Department.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2020 at 7:16 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 daily 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. 10, 2020 at 8:23 PM CDT
|By Jared Austin
LPS officials outline bus safety for the school year.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2020 at 3:12 PM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
Lincoln Public Schools and Lincoln Education Association jointly announced on Monday that adjustments have been made to the first week of school schedule for remote learners.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2020 at 12:27 PM CDT
|By Alissa Harrington
Gov. Ricketts along with representatives from the state and independent colleges talk reopening for fall semester.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2020 at 10:05 AM CDT
|By Laura Halm
We’re starting a new daily 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. 10, 2020 at 7:52 AM CDT
|By Tyler Ellyson, UNK News
UNK expects about 1,375 students to move into residence halls by Aug. 23, the day before the fall semester begins.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:39 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Omaha Public Schools will go to 100% remote learning for at least the first quarter of the school year, starting Aug. 18 — a week later than previously scheduled.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:35 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
Two Omaha-metro officials who have been vocal during the debate about a local face mask mandate gave comments following the OPS news conference Friday about the district’s decision to move to 100% remote learning.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 3:16 PM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof
Lincoln High custodians said for the most part they’re doing what they’ve always done, but are stepping up the disinfecting even more.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 3:00 PM CDT
|By Cecelia Jenkins
Today we find out if Omaha Public Schools will have fall sports. In a late-night virtual meeting, OPS Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Logan stated her decision could make the “athletes mad.”
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 1:44 PM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
Lincoln Public Schools is hiring food service employees to work in schools during the 2020-21 school year.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 9:31 AM CDT
|By Laura Halm
Back to School FAQ is a new daily segment on 10/11 NOW at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof
A Norris teacher is saying goodbye to her classroom and retiring a few years earlier than she planned.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 10:42 AM CDT
|By Press Release
The Nebraska State Education Association surveyed members on their readiness to return to the classroom in light of coronavirus concerns.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 7:30 AM CDT
|By Kamri Sylve
Lincoln's Visionary Youth, the Boys and Girls Club and the Malone Center are all partnering up to make it happen.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof
Experts and parents tell 10/11 that this could have something to do with access to healthcare.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:17 PM CDT
|By Jared Austin
As LPS families prepare for a mixture of in-person and remote learning, those in Seward likely won’t be. Seward Public Schools will be all in-person with mask requirements.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 2:12 PM CDT
Grand Island Public Schools announced Tuesday Whitney Flower has been named elementary principal of the GIPS Virtual School.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 6:53 AM CDT
The new curbside move-in process will help speed things up and promote social distancing.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 8:04 PM CDT
Several LPS teachers and parents are asking leaders to change their plans, including potentially starting the fall semester later.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 12:41 PM CDT
They received 6,771 requests to begin the school year remotely, or approximately 16.8 percent of those enrolled in LPS.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 12:00 PM CDT
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will award nearly 700 degrees during a virtual graduation ceremony later this month.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 5:25 PM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof
After months of uncertainty some Lincoln students got a little piece of normalcy this week: they're back on the marching band field listening to the beat of the metronome with instruments in hand.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 6:33 AM CDT
|By Cal Larsen and Lorena Carmona
The graduation will take place on Friday, July 31 at 10 a.m. at UNK’s Ron and Carol Cope Stadium.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 6:04 PM CDT
|By Madison Pitsch
We dug into their the LPS reopening plan to learn more.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 4:02 PM CDT
|By Brian Mastre
Students with Omaha Public Schools are thirteen days from heading back to the classroom.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 3:25 PM CDT
|By John Chapman
Teachers at the state’s largest school district have concerns about the Omaha Public School plan to return to school in August.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 9:27 AM CDT
LPS high schools reopening at 50 percent capacity.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2020 at 11:55 AM CDT
|By Bayley Bischof
Bryan Health officials said it's time for kids to get back to school, but that can only be accomplished safely if certain measures are taken.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2020 at 9:42 AM CDT
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Updated: Jul. 25, 2020 at 4:16 PM CDT
|By TAMMY WEBBER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
Joshua Claybourn is leaning toward sending his kindergarten daughter to in-person classes at a private school next month. Holly Davis’ sixth-grade daughter will learn online, though the family has not yet decided what to do for school for a teenage daughter who requires special accommodations for hearing problems and dyslexia and another who’s starting college.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2020 at 6:20 AM CDT
|By 10/11 NOW
Chancellor Ronnie Green detailed the university’s plan to return for the upcoming school year.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2020 at 5:59 PM CDT
Grand Island Public Schools announced Wednesday that 1,346 students signed up for the Virtual School.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2020 at 1:45 PM CDT
|By COLLIN BINKLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press
Virtual instruction. Mandated masks. Physical distancing. The start of school will look very different this year because of the coronavirus — and that’s OK with the vast majority of Americans.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2020 at 11:55 PM CDT
|By FREIDA FRISARO and DAVID CRARY
Teams of military medics were deployed in Texas and California to help hospitals deluged by coronavirus patients, as Miami area authorities began stepping up enforcement Friday of a mask requirement — echoing efforts in many parts of the world to contain surging infections.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2020 at 1:50 PM CDT
|By Mark Baumert
UNK students have to wear face masks this fall.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2020 at 7:45 PM CDT
|By Jared Austin
Lincoln private schools announce their plans for fall learning.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:50 AM CDT
|By Kamri Sylve
"Why would they send us back in the middle of a pandemic?"
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 6:57 AM CDT
|By Kamri Sylve
From trying new recipes to learning new art skills, social distancing at home has created time for some to pick up new knacks. A Lincoln artist is now hoping you'll give origami a try.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 1:35 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
The University of Nebraska has implemented a three-year plan to address fiscal challenges brought on by the pandemic and to continue its growth.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 6:26 AM CDT
|By WOWT 6 News
A Nebraska teacher took her class on a virtual tour to see the importance of the trucking industry.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2019 at 8:03 AM CST
|By Associated Press
The Nebraska State Board of Education has approved new social studies standards aimed at encouraging students to look at history from multiple perspectives.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2019 at 11:48 PM CDT
|By JEFF AMY and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press
America’s eighth graders are falling behind in math and reading, while fourth graders are doing slightly better in reading, according to the latest results from the Nation’s Report Card .
Updated: Oct. 15, 2019 at 10:16 PM CDT
|By 1011 Sports
A blustery afternoon for the final day of the Girl's State Golf.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2019 at 11:38 AM CDT
|By Taryn Vanderford
Kindergarten has really grown up. More is being expected of our kids. So a teacher with a big heart can be a great comfort to parents. And in our book is also a deserving recipient of the Golden Apple Award.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2019 at 4:29 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
A major building project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Engineering is getting a $20 million boost from one of North America's largest construction and engineering companies.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2019 at 10:32 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
The University of Nebraska system's enrollment dropped again this fall.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2019 at 4:47 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
A fourth-grade teacher in southwest Omaha has been surprised with the first National University System-Sanford Teacher Award -- a national honor that comes with a $50,000 check.