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September 6, 2022

Randi Weingarten slams pandemic school closure critics in forceful letter to Wall Street Journal

In a searing Letter to the Editor published in the Wall Street Journal, teachers' union leader Randi Weingarten blasted critics of public school pandemic closures.

September 6, 2022

Democrats try to rewrite history around school closings, reopenings amid learning loss

Democrats have started to reframe school reopening policies across the country, arguing it was Republicans who opposed efforts leading to students returning to in-person instruction.

September 6, 2022

Media critics not buying 'startling' Biden White House efforts to blame Trump for COVID school woes

The Biden administration is using "revisionist history" to cast blame on former President Trump for harmful COVID-era school closures, media critics say.

September 5, 2022

Millions in China under COVID lockdown restrictions

Tens of millions of residents in China are under stringent COVID-19 restrictions and officials in the city of Shenzhen said it would implement measures on Monday.

September 5, 2022

Academics takes a back seat to COVID, monkeypox and equity in Biden administration town hall

The Biden administration hosted an education town hall that focused on equity, COVID-19, and monkeypox while academics took a back seat.

September 3, 2022

FBI issue warning over anti-vaxxer who crossed Canadian border to 'protest' US open: report

Suspect Virpaul Singh Mahil allegedly told police he planned to protest the U.S. open as he was angry about vaccine mandates, which have prevented Novak Djokavic from playing.

September 2, 2022

EU urging its countries to roll out booster campaigns before winter begins

The European Union is urging countries within its jurisdiction to begin offering COVID boosters, especially those resistant to omicron, to their citizens now before winter begins.

September 2, 2022

Denmark expects a winter free of COVID restrictions

Danish Health Minister Magnus Heunicke says that Denmark will not be implementing any new COVID restrictions this winter, even as the country is forecasted to see an increase in cases.

September 2, 2022

Emergency COVID money from early 2021 bill slow to be spent, goes to many non-COVID uses

Most federal COVID-19 money for states, local governments and schools is not yet spent, and much of it is going toward things not directly tied to COVID.

September 1, 2022

Education expert: 'We need to be supporting our teachers'

An education expert on "America's Newsroom" Thursday reacted to recent statistics showing children's literacy rates have decreased post-pandemic.