The School District of Philadelphia is warning parents that it might be forced to revert back to “100 percent virtual learning” if workers providing transportation for students and teachers go on strike. In a letter sent to parents Monday, Superintendent William Hite said that Transit Workers Union Local 234 has voted to authorize a strike….
Transit Strike Could Force Philadelphia Schools Back to Remote Learning, District Official Warns
Educational Faddism Then and Now
October 13, 2021
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Commentary Among the many brilliant insights of the great Thomas Sowell is the following gem: “Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good. In area after area—crime, education, housing, race relations—the situation has gotten worse after the bright new theories…
Massachusetts Governor Activates National Guard to Help With COVID-19 Testing in Schools
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday activated up to 200 members of the National Guard to help with COVID-19 testing in the state’s K-12 schools. Guard members will start training for school-based COVID-19 testing this week, according to the Republican governor’s office. They will then begin conducting COVID-19 tests in a select number of Massachusetts…
LA Schools Extend Deadline for Staff COVID-19 Vaccinations
October 12, 2021
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The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) extended its deadline on Monday for staff to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, allowing an additional month for workers to meet the state’s requirement. SEIU Local 99, the teachers’ union that represents the school district’s staff, said the “bargaining team has negotiated an agreement with LAUSD to ensure that workers will have…
Parents Allege Hostility Against Religion in School-Funding Lawsuit
A group of Michigan parents is seeking to overturn a long-standing state constitutional amendment outlawing public funding of private and religious schools. One of the plaintiffs, Jessie Bagos, told The Epoch Times: “To have the federal court declare the so-called Blaine Amendment unconstitutional will open up real school choice for all the people of Michigan.”…
Californians React to Newsom’s Vaccine Requirement for Public School Students
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Oct. 1 that all public school children will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine after it receives full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Californians shared conflicting responses to the news and how it may affect them and their children. Currently, the government has approved the…
California to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Students to Attend Schools
October 1, 2021
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California students will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to attend school once the vaccines have received full approval by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Oct 1. The government has fully approved the COVID-19 vaccine for individuals ages 16 and older, meaning all upper-class high school students…
School Boards Ask Biden Admin to Treat Parents’ Protests as ‘Domestic Terrorism’
October 1, 2021
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The national organization of public school boards is calling on the Biden administration to protect its members from “angry mobs” of parents who protest against COVID-19 restrictions placed on students and the teaching of critical race theory, characterizing the protests as “domestic terrorism.” The National School Boards Association (NSBA), which represents more than 90,000 school…
France to End Mandatory Mask Wearing for Students in Some Schools
The French government announced Thursday that primary school students in areas with a low CCP virus infection rate will no longer have to wear face masks starting next month. According to a government decree issued on Sept. 30, the new rule will go into effect from Oct. 4 and will include regions that have fewer…
Pennsylvania Senate Republicans Aim to Put Masking Decision in Parental Hands
The Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee Tuesday approved a plan that provides parental control over masking decisions in school. Senate Bill 846 next goes before the full Senate for consideration. Republican senators Doug Mastriano and Judy Ward cosponsored the bill which would allow parents or legal guardians to opt their child out of wearing a face…
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