Infectious Disease - Page 336

September 1, 2022

Perino to Biden White House: If your answer is to blame Trump for learning loss, you're in the wrong business

Fox News host Dana Perino shared how the Biden White House ought to react to a new report documenting the largest average score decline in decades among U.S. students on "The Five."

September 1, 2022

Teachers unions 'used kids as pawns' during COVID, Terrell says as math, reading scores plummet

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten is being faulted in part for the drop in student tests scores following COVID lockdown measures.

September 1, 2022

Former education secretary calls for 'Marshall Plan' to restore US education post COVID: 'National emergency'

Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett lamented the largest average score decline in decades among U.S. students in reading and math caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

September 1, 2022

Parents cast blame for 'devastating' Nation's Report Card in wake of pandemic: 'Very bad decisions'

Parents and education groups blame teachers unions and school lockdowns for the alarming Nation's Report Card showing drops in math and reading scores.

September 1, 2022

China's Shenzhen begins reinstituting COVID restrictions as cases spike

China's tech hub Shenzhen has begun reinstituting COVID restrictions as cases spike across the country. Residents who want to leave must now present two negative tests within 48 hours.

September 1, 2022

Dr. Saphier, 'Outnumbered' on math, reading scores plunging: We knew the kids 'were not OK' since summer 2020

Dr. Nicole Saphier responds to new report showing an alarming drop in reading and math scores during the pandemic, calling out the Biden administration, CDC and teachers' unions.

September 1, 2022

US reports at least 30 kids test positive for monkeypox

At least 31 children are reportedly positive for monkeypox, with the Texas Department of State Health Service confirming nine pediatric cases of the virus.

September 1, 2022

Illinois professor says going maskless indoors a ‘manifestation’ of racism, will boot non-compliant students

A physics professor at Northern Illinois University told students they must wear masks in class, arguing that "refusing to mask indoors is a manifestation of ableism and racism."

September 1, 2022

Unvaccinated cadets ordered off Coast Guard Academy campus

The Coast Guard Academy is disenrolling seven cadets for failing to comply with the military’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

September 1, 2022

Ron Johnson torches COVID response as 'miserable failure': 'They've done great harm to our children'

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., called out the US COVID response as a 'miserable failure' as a new study indicates significant COVID-related learning loss