Public Education
Seattle students breathing easier without mask mandate while union still pushes masks(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools’ (SPS) newly appointed Superintendent Brent Jones presented his first state of the district address on March 15 with no mention of the lifted… Read More
Public Education
Education analysts: Schools’ COVID-aid spending could send new hires off a fiscal cliff again(The Center Square) – As school districts across the country grapple with declining enrollments induced by the pandemic, many are engaged in spending sprees like those of the past, leading… Read More
Public Education
Games schools play: Is the government bribing kids to get vaccinated?Kids will do just about anything for a sticker. But the very qualities that make children eager for a reward are being exploited by the government in yet another COVID-related… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire schools barred from going remote(The Center Square) – New Hampshire schools are barred from shifting to remote learning due to COVID-19 outbreaks under new rules adopted by state education leaders. On Friday, the Legislature's… Read More
Public Education
Illinois ed board removes meeting agenda item for vaccine mandate rule(The Center Square) – Don’t expect the Illinois State Board of Education to take up a proposed rule requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or testing for school staff. The item was… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin signs bill to ban mask mandates in Virginia schools(The Center Square) – Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation Wednesday afternoon that allows parents to opt their children out of public school mask requirements, effectively banning mandates on public… Read More
Public Education
Two school districts face contempt motion over claims they are violating mask restraining order(The Center Square) – All of last week, children of plaintiffs in the school mask and exclusion lawsuit weren’t being punished for not wearing a mask. That changed… Read More
Public Education
Mask mandate ends, but public school enrollment continues to decline(Brett Davis | The Center Square) – On Wednesday, Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal issued a press release calling for an end to the… Read More
Public Education
Hogan calls on state’s Board of Education to rescind school mask policy(Brent Addleman | The Center Square) – As the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the decline in Maryland and across the U.S., Gov. Larry Hogan is asking the… Read More
Public Education
Some Dems holding out while others drop mask mandates in about-face(Brett Rowland | The Center Square) – Some teacher unions have lashed out in Illinois this week after a judge issued a temporary restraining order halting Gov. Read More
Public Education
Which states still require masking at school?In light of mounting evidence that masks do far more harm than good for school-aged children, it is baffling that some states continue to maintain statewide mask mandates, which many… Read More
Government
Hopeful idea from Washington: Give students options when schools close(Jonathan Butcher | reimaginED) – U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is not shy when talking about the grades he earned in high school. He does not hide the fact that… Read More
Public Education
Op-Ed: Mistreating children as ‘following the science’( David S. D’Amato | The Center Square) – For roughly two years, parents of small children and even toddlers have been forced to mask them, to cover the… Read More
Courts
Oakland County parents sue over school mask mandate(Scott McClallen | The Center Square) – Oakland County Parents sued Oakland County Health Officer Leigh-Anne Stafford and three school districts over their mask mandates on Saturday. Read More
Public Education
Virginia Senate passes bill to prohibit school mask mandates(Tyler Arnold | The Center Square) – After a long debate on the Senate floor, lawmakers narrowly voted to prohibit schools from enforcing mask mandates on children whose parents have… Read More
Public Education
Hochul lifts mask mandate for New York businesses but keeps it for schools( Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square) — New York’s COVID-19 vaccination or mask mandate is ending for some entities. On Wednesday morning, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the directive… Read More
Public Education
Taxpayers question local COVID relief spending by schools, municipalities across nation(Brett Rowland | The Center Square) – A county government in southeast Michigan is moving forward with plans to build a sports complex with federal COVID-19 relief money that could cost… Read More
Culture
Fractured court blocks vaccine-or-test requirement for large workplaces but green-lights vaccine mandate for health care workersWith COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reaching a new record high as a result of the Omicron variant, the Supreme Court on Thursday put the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools continue flip-flop, resume in-person learningTensions remained high this week in Chicago as Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which essentially forced the schools to close last week, held students’ near… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian preschool in California shut down for noncompliance, claims false allegationsPastor David Hoffman addresses the crowd, protesting the Cal. Social Services’ shut down of Foothills Christian Church Preschool. Foothills Christian Church Preschool in El Cajon, near San Diego, is battling… Read More