In Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed, educators have used the trial as an opportunity to help their students examine the complex issues of race, policing and the criminal justice system.

In recent weeks, a growing number of students across the country have set foot in their schools, some for the first time since last March. Here’s what they said it was like to return.

Despite the pandemic and an unusual winter storm, a group of New Orleanians set out to honor its traditions.

The annual celebration has been subdued by pandemic restrictions. “We’re trying to be responsible and feel like New Orleans, but it’s a struggle,” one bar employee said.

The death of a beloved educator in Houston, like others across the country, has deepened teachers’ fears and conflict over in-person instruction during the pandemic.

The death of a beloved educator in Houston, like others across the country, has deepened teachers’ fears and conflict over in-person instruction during the pandemic.

The death of a beloved educator in Houston, like others across the country, has deepened teachers’ fears and conflict over in-person instruction during the pandemic.

Un distrito escolar suburbano de Atlanta se rehusó a hacer obligatorio el uso de cubrebocas. Después, casi 11.000 personas tuvieron que ponerse en cuarentena este otoño.

To assess how public schools have navigated the pandemic and the impact on students, The Times examined seven representative districts. The answers were strikingly different.

To assess how public schools have navigated the pandemic and the impact on students, The Times examined seven representative districts. The answers were strikingly different.

The virus has killed American Indians at especially high rates, robbing tribes of precious bonds and repositories of language and tradition.

In communities struggling with poverty and gun violence, the coronavirus has only inflamed the difficulties that many families already were enduring.

In communities struggling with poverty and gun violence, the coronavirus has only inflamed the difficulties that many families already were enduring.

A white high school student withdrew from her chosen college after a three-second video caused an uproar online. The classmate who shared it publicly has no regrets.

A white high school student withdrew from her chosen college after a three-second video caused an uproar online. The classmate who shared it publicly has no regrets.

As Mexico begins a mass inoculation program, Iran gets U.S. clearance to buy the vaccine. Warnings or no warnings, millions of Americans are traveling for the holidays.

The United States used their homeland for nuclear test-bombing, then denied them Medicaid. Now, their way of life in the U.S. heartland has left them prime prey for the pandemic.

The carpenter behind some of New York’s most elaborate—and expensive—homes.