Public Education
Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s pandemic school-closure claim heavily scrutinized(The Center Square) â The negative repercussions of the Michigan school closures include national test scores so low as to prompt state leaders to distance themselves from mandating extended in-person school… Read More
Culture
âFollow the scientists,â Pritzker dodges decision on COVID-19 vaccine mandate for school kids, defers to legislature(The Center Square) â Incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he plans to let lawmakers decide if the state should require students to get a COVID-19 vaccine to go to school. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Here are the states that are rejecting mandatory COVID-19 shots for kids(Daily Caller) â As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted to add the COVID-19 vaccine to childrenâs recommended list of vaccines for pediatricians, many states are rejecting… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma will not add COVID-19 vaccine requirement for schools(The Center Square) â Oklahoma will not add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of shots required for children before they attend school, state officials said Thursday. The Oklahoma Legislature… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oregon school board fires unvaccinated teachers amid teacher shortage(Daily Caller) â An Oregon school board terminated the employment of three unvaccinated teachers on Tuesday amid a statewide teacher shortage. Bend-La Pine School Board in Bend, Oregon, … Read More
Culture
Michigan mother sues school board over COVID-19 policy âretaliationâ(The Center Square) â After Sandra Hernden voiced her opinion to the Chippewa Valley School District school board, she says the district retaliated. Now sheâs suing the district with help… Read More
Culture
Federal judge strikes down Biden vaccine mandates for Head Start teachers(The Center Square) â Sandy Brick felt her freedom was on the line. The Head Start teacher taught through the pandemic and opposed a federal âjab-or-jobâ mandate from the president. Read More
Public Education
Amid teacher shortage, 850 more unvaccinated New York City school workers fired, total nearing 2,000ÂHundreds of New York City school employees were just fired for failing to comply with an 11-month-old COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The New York City Department of Education… Read More
Culture
Despite Biden saying âpandemic is over,â Pritzker reissues executive orders, though rules relaxed for K-12 staff(The Center Square) â While the President of the United States says the pandemic is over, Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues his COVID-19 executive orders, though they continue to unwind. President… Read More
Culture
Some Michigan schools keep mum on COVID relief spending(The Center Square) â Theoretically, taxpayers should be able to see how Michigan schools are spending $5.7 billion of taxpayer money to recover from COVID-19-related learning loss. Read More
Culture
Arizona attorney generalâs office files civil rights lawsuit against Tucson for not honoring religious exemptions(The Center Square) â Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovichâs office filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Tucson over its COVID-19 vaccination requirements. The Attorney Generalâs office… Read More
Culture
Pandemic-era school shutdowns caused decades of student learning loss, federal report shows(The Center Square) â A new federal report shows that the nationwide shutdown of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic led to historic learning losses for students. The Department of… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin to cut red tape to reduce teacher vacancies(The Center Square) â To reduce the number of teacher vacancies, Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive directive that will cut red tape that is making it difficult for qualified… Read More
Culture, Public Education
AG Paxton advisory: Texas public schools canât impose mask mandates(The Center Square) â Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an advisory Wednesday as the new school year begins to clarify that no public schools can impose mask mandates. Gov. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kentucky’s largest school district brings back mask mandate(The Center Square) â Kentuckyâs most populous county is back in the COVID-19 red zone, which means the stateâs largest public school district has reinstated a mandatory mask policy, effective… Read More
Culture
Ducey appeals ruling against Arizona’s limiting COVID relief to open schools(The Center Square) â Gov. Doug Ducey is appealing a federal judge’s decision blocking his decision to withhold federal COVID-19 relief to unopened schools. While Arizona had lifted all mask… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Bill for face masks for Austin school district’s athletes nears $64,000(The Center Square) â Debate has raged across the country over mask requirements for school students, but new spending records show how much masks have cost taxpayers for a particular… Read More