Three schools in Dallas, Texas, will likely have their names changed later this month because of their connections to the Confederacy. Dallas Independent School District (DISD) officials are proposing to rename John Ireland Elementary, Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard, and John H. Reagan Elementary, in which all namesakes had served the Confederate cause during the…
Dallas School District Considering Renaming 3 Schools Over Namesake’s Connection to Confederacy
Nearly Half of US Students Back to Five Day a Week, In-person Schooling: Tracker
Nearly one out of two K-12 students in the United States are at schools that have resumed five-day-a-week in-person classes, according to updated figures from a tracking organization. Up from 46.9 percent a week prior, some 49.1 percent of American primary and secondary students are attending so-called traditional schools, Burbio, the organization, said on Sunday….
Nearly Half of US K-12 Students Back to 5-Day-a-Week, In-Person Schooling: Tracker
Almost half of all K-12 students in the United States are at schools that have resumed five-day-a-week, in-person instruction, according to updated figures from a tracking organization. Up from about 47 percent a week earlier, roughly 49 percent of U.S. primary and secondary students are attending so-called traditional schools, Burbio said on March 14. At…
Community Rallies to Reopen Yorba Linda Schools
March 10, 2021
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About 70 parents, teachers, and students rallied outside the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) office March 9 to show their support for schools reopening. Supervisor Don Wagner, a keynote speaker at the event, was among those lobbying for a full-time return to classrooms. “It is perfectly safe, we believe, based on the science, to let the kids get back…
Reopening England’s Schools Is First Step Toward Normality, Johnson Says
LONDON—The reopening of England’s schools to all pupils on March 8 will mark the first step toward normality and is only possible because of public efforts to bring COVID-19 infection rates down, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. Johnson announced a roadmap for lifting lockdown measures in which schools open first, followed in later stages by…
Reopening England’s Schools Is First Step Toward Normality, PM Johnson Says
LONDON—The reopening of England’s schools to all pupils on Monday will mark the first step back toward normality and is only possible because of the efforts of the public to bring COVID-19 infection rates down, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. Johnson announced a roadmap for lifting lockdown measures that sees schools open first, followed…
Newsom Signs $6.6 Billion School-Reopening Bill, School Year Could Be Extended
March 5, 2021
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LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Gov. Gavin Newsom March 5 signed a $6.6 billion legislative package that offers incentives for schools to resume in-person instruction for students up to second grade by April 1 and provides funds to help recoup learning lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly by extending the school year. But whether Los Angeles Unified School…
State Deal to Encourage School Reopening By April, But Local Resistance Looms
March 1, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders will announce a multibillion-dollar deal March 1 aimed at enticing schools to resume in-person instruction for young students by April 1, but union demands for COVID vaccinations of teachers and reduced transmission rates make it unlikely L.A. Unified will meet that date. According to reports out of Sacramento,…
NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza Resigns
New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, after three years of leading the nation’s largest public school system, will be stepping down in mid-March due to the personal impact the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus has had on him. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the news at his Friday press conference, praising Carranza’s leadership during…
‘No Perfect Solution’ to Reopening Schools: National Teachers Union Head
Randi Weingarten, the head of America’s largest teachers union, said Sunday that there is “no perfect solution” for safely reopening schools for in-person teaching amid the CCP virus pandemic. “There’s no perfect solution, but frankly I think New York City has done a pretty good job in terms of showing the way,” said Weingarten, president…
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