Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, on Friday signed an executive order that restricts the state’s public school districts from mandating masks. The order (pdf), in effect from May 31 through June 15, says that schools and school districts cannot use public health state of emergency powers to compel staff or students to wear masks…
New York City Schools to Resume In-person Learning and ‘No Remote’ in September: Bill de Blasio
Remote learning arrangements in New York City public schools will end in September and be replaced with classroom-only instruction, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. “It’s good news,” de Blasio said on MSNBC adding, “one million kids will be back in their classrooms in September, all in-person, no remote.” “We’re going to be back strong, ready, safe….
New York City Schools to Resume In-person Learning, ‘No Remote’ in September: Bill de Blasio
Remote learning arrangements in New York City public schools will end in September and be replaced with classroom-only instruction, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on May 24. “It’s good news,” de Blasio said on MSNBC. “One million kids will be back in their classrooms in September, all in-person, no remote.” “We’re going to be back strong,…
Florida Fourth Grader Speaks Against Mask Mandate at School Board Meeting: ‘The Rules Aren’t Fair’
John Provenzano, a fourth-grade student at Felix A. Williams Elementary School in Martin County, recently gained popularity on social media because of a video in which he urged the school board to stop requiring students to wear masks.
Chinese Education Stocks Plunge as CCP Announces It Will Take Part in Operation of Private Schools
Chinese education providers saw a slump in stock prices as Beijing announced that private schools should adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party under a new law. Experts consider that the regime plans to further erode the operational independence of the education system. The amended Private Education Promotion Law highlights the leadership of the…
A Rise in Roadschooling
When Margie Hamel Lundy and her husband Allen Lundy decided to road school their three children in 2010, they didn’t ask school authorities in Ohio for permission. “We didn’t offer up that information either when we left,” Mrs. Lundy said in an interview. “We were already working from home and were homeschooling our kids.” So,…
As Homeschool and Remote Schooling Increases, Parents Share Some Common Challenges
When Dr. Dene Schulze-Alva first started homeschooling her children six years ago, she wasn’t aware of the amount of research it would require to be a successful parent educator. “It’s a huge shift in time because you’re 100 percent dedicated to learning where and what the resources are,” Schulze-Alva said. “That’s the initial challenge.” Once…
We Should Aim for Normal School This Fall
Commentary It looks like schools are going to be limping across the finish line this year. Due to high COVID-19 case numbers, students in Ontario, Alberta, and Nova Scotia are currently in remote learning mode while students in other provinces continue to follow strict social distancing rules. Clearly, this has not been a normal year,…
Teacher Credited With Disarming Sixth-Grade Student Who Shot 3 at School: Father
An eighth-grade teacher in Idaho was credited with disarming a sixth-grade girl who opened fire in a school on May 6, according to the teacher’s father. The teacher, Krista Gneiting, was trying to rush a wounded student to safety when she saw the girl with the gun run across the hallway. “So she sat the boy…
Afghan School Blast Toll Rises to 68, Families Bury Victims
KABUL—The death toll from a bomb attack outside a school in the Afghan capital Kabul has risen to 68, officials said on Sunday, with doctors struggling to care for 165 injured victims and families searching desperately for missing children. Explosions on Saturday evening shook the neighbourhood of Dasht-e-Barchi, home to a large community of Shi’ites…
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