Category: school

Children Should Be Back in Classrooms ‘Full-Time, Every Day’: Education Secretary

As public school officials across the country weigh options amid the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Thursday said students should be in classrooms learning in-person every day when possible. Appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Cardona was asked what schools should do in response to the increasing…


Washington Students, Staff Need Negative COVID-19 Tests to Return to School, Mayor Says

All public school students, teachers, and staff in Washington D.C. will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test result before they head back to classrooms from winter break, according to the city’s new plan released Wednesday. While the 2021-2022 school year at D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) still begins on Jan. 3 as originally…


NYC Schools to Open in January With Scaled-Up COVID-19 Testing

Public school students in New York City will be met with increased COVID-19 testing when they return from winter break, according to the city’s new plan. Under the plan released on Tuesday at a press conference with outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio and Mayor-elect Eric Adams, the return to school for the city’s more than…


Most Americans Don’t Trust Teachers, Schools With Children’s Gender Identity: Survey

A majority of Americans say that male and female are the only two genders, and that schools shouldn’t be allowed to counsel children about gender or sexuality without parents’ consent, according to the results of a survey released Monday. The survey was conducted by Rasmussen Reports among 1,000 American adults from Dec. 21 to 22,…


Zorro Interrupts College Lecture

This is how the lecture goes when you miss a class.


Do Not Take Children Out of Class Ahead of Christmas, UK Prime Minister Warns

Parents should not take their children out of school before term ends, Downing Street has said. The UK Prime Minister’s official spokesman said it is “important” that schools and parents “don’t take precautionary steps to deprive their children of education”. The plea comes amid reports that parents are choosing to keep their children out of…


Parent Says Daughter Was ‘Coached’ on LGBTQ Identity at California School

Parents outraged over school staff who allegedly disguised the names of Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs at a California middle school are planning to voice their concerns at a school board meeting this week in Salinas. Jessica Konen has alleged that school staff indoctrinated her then 12-year-old daughter in an LGBTQ club disguised as an “Equality…


Michigan Bill to Allow Bus Drivers, Cafeteria Workers to Substitute Teach to Ease Teacher Shortage

Amid a statewide teacher shortage, Republican lawmakers in Michigan are considering bill that would temporarily allow school staff members such as cafeteria workers, nurses, and bus drivers to substitute teach as long as they have a high school diploma. Under the current Michigan law, a school district may employ a person who does not have…


Parents of Suspect in Michigan School Shooting Due in Court

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.—The parents of a Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School were scheduled to return to court Tuesday on charges of involuntary manslaughter. A probable cause conference was scheduled in Rochester Hills District Court for James and Jennifer Crumbley. Police said the Oxford, Michigan, couple was found Dec. 4…


Federal Judge Blocks Tennessee Law Banning Schools Mask Mandates

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Tennessee’s government from enforcing a law that prohibits mask mandates in schools. U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, an Obama appointee, on Friday issued a preliminary injunction in favor of a group of parents who argued that their children with disabilities are more susceptible to serious COVID-19 complications without…