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School will look different this year. Some school districts are reopening to in-person instruction, others opt for virtual teaching or a hybrid model. WDIO News will provide helpful stories and tips for students, parents and teachers, no matter what the year brings.

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Schools prepare for back to class for more students.

Prepping for kids back in the classroom again

The first week of learning for 2021 is on the books. Some kids are already back in some classrooms. And districts around the Northland are preparing for more faces in the building.

UW leader pledges return to in-person learning this spring

Duluth schools plan on bringing elementary kids back for hybrid learning in mid to late January.

Duluth schools plan to bring elementary kids back in January

Duluth schools have extended the distance learning through January 21, 2021.

Duluth schools extend distance learning through January 21st

St. Scholastica is going to offer tutoring to Duluth public schools students during this pandemic.

St. Scholastica to offer tutoring for Duluth K-12 students

Hibbing schools doing a two-week reset, all students will learn from home starting Tuesday next week.

Hibbing school district doing a two-week reset, starts on Monday

Proctor is going all distance learning because of the rise in COVID.

Proctor moves to distance learning for all students

Duluth Schools to shift to elementary distance learning, pause athletics

St. Louis County allocates $1.8 million CARES Act funding for school.

CARES funding to help schools during pandemic

WDIO Storm Team Forecast

Minnesota School Day Forecast

Wisconsin/U.P. School Day Forecast

Duluth schools to continue learning models through December

On Friday, Duluth schools announced they would continue the current learning models through the end of December. Secondary and middle are distance only, and elementary is in hybrid.

Duluth schools to stay in current model through end of December.

Enjoy East theater production, drive-in style!

The Duluth East theater program pushed up their performances of The Drowning Girls to Wednesday night, and you can enjoy the spooky show, drive-in style!

Watch The Drowning Girls, drive-in style on Wednesday at East.

Duluth Digital Inclusion Partnership announces plans for grant money

A $150,000 grant is going to help community leaders keep students and families more connected during this pandemic.

A new partnership announced plans for a $150,000 grant to keep families and students connected.

One month in, some schools change models due to COVID 19

This week, some school districts are having their older students start the hybrid model, due to cases of COVID-19.

Schools are moving to different learning models or alerting parents it is possible, as the pandemic continues.

Physics on the football field at UMD

Students in an Intro to Physics class met in person for the first time this semester, on the football field at UMD. Their teacher put together a lesson on velocity, that involved a T-shirt launcher.

Dr. Margaret Elmer-Dixon brought her intro to physics class outside.

Bay View Elementary taking learning to the great outdoors

Bay View Elementary is taking a different approach to learning this new school year by incorporating the outdoors for classes.

Duluth day care pivots to help families who are home schooling

Etiquest Learning Center has transitioned to offering care for kindergarten and 1st grade students whose families are choosing to home school them.

A Duluth day care transitioned to help families who are home schooling this year.

Health officials encourage students to stay home from school if sick

With school in session, health officials continue to stress the importance of students staying home when they are sick to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

The student council at Hermantown High School was busy before the year started, making inviting signs to welcome kids back during the pandemic. You can also order a spirit shirt, that says Hawks Fly Together, just six feet apart.

Student council leaders in Hermantown are helping boost Hawk pride during the pandemic.

Free online classes for students interested in heavy equipment industry

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 and Minnesota Virtual Academy have partnered together to offer online elective courses that are designed to introduce students into the industry.

New parent group forms "to hold the district accountable"

Duluth parents of mostly middle and high school-aged kids have formed a new group called Kids FIRST! 709. They are asking the school district to re-evaluate its current COVID-19 learning model.

Starting school again, and helping kids with new routines

It's a new school year, and plenty of people are feeling the stress and strain of new routines because of the pandemic. An early childhood expert from UMD shares some tips on how to help your kids.

Return to Learn: Rock Ridge starts first new year as one district

Leaders within the Rock Ridge Public School District have been busy transitioning into one, during the pandemic.

A new year for the Rock Ridge Public Schools.

Return to Learn: Child care

The pandemic has brought uncertainty to nearly every area of what was once "normal" day to day life-- with perhaps one of the most constantly changing fields being education. University Nursery School, a nonprofit organization open to children ages 6 weeks to 6 years old, is no stranger to these new changes.

School will look different this year. Some school districts are reopening to in-person instruction, others opt for virtual teaching or a hybrid model. WDIO News will provide helpful stories and tips for students, parents and teachers, no matter what the year brings.

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WDIO Storm Team Forecast

Minnesota School Day Forecast

Wisconsin/U.P. School Day Forecast

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Free MREs for vets in need execCheckDiffShort("12/14/2020 10:39 PM","minutes",20477,5951681);

Duluth Fire Dept. shops for Salvation Army execCheckDiffShort("12/14/2020 10:39 PM","minutes",20477,5951665);

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UW leader pledges return to in-person learning this spring

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St. Scholastica to offer tutoring for Duluth K-12 students

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Duluth day care pivots to help families who are home schooling

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500 pairs of socks donated to Life House

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