OPS Superintendent Cheryl Logan said the plans are more than a chance to screen and surveil for COVID-19 cases. The effort would allow for other kinds of data gathering.

If someone tests positive for COVID-19 and everyone in class was wearing a mask, including the person testing positive, the others don’t need to quarantine, the latest directed health measure says.

A study found that there would be savings of roughly $250,000 a year to have the state operate the plan. But there would also be upfront costs of about $4 million to integrate the two systems.

At Monday evening's board meeting, teachers told the school board that they are exhausted trying to balance the district’s constantly changing plans.

Children’s Hospital will be ready to deploy teams to schools, child care centers or other educational facilities as far as 200 miles outside Omaha that report elevated numbers of coronavirus cases.

Students competing in the contest had to craft videos explaining difficult scientific concepts in engaging and imaginative ways. 

OPS announces dates for a return to in-person learning. Elementary and middle school students will return Oct. 5; high school students will return Oct. 19.

It takes a lot more time to plan, grade and give students feedback, said Tim Royers, president of the Millard Education Association.

Over the decades, the number of Nebraska home-school kids has steadily inched up, but jumps of this year’s size have not been recorded before.

About 100 boys in third through 12th grades are tackling remote learning from the facility, near 49th and Ames Avenues.

Elementary and middle school students in the Omaha Public Schools returned to in-person lessons for the first time in more than 200 days on Monday morning. 

Principal Ruben Cano's leave is not related to COVID-19, district officials said in a letter to families.

Paul Timm teaches 7th-12th grade science at Lyons-Decatur Northeast Secondary School, where he has been since 2008.

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