Back to School Tips - Page 26

August 6, 2021

Schools reopen with masks optional in many US classrooms

As Tussahaw Elementary opened this week for a new school year, teary-eyed mothers led in kindergartners dwarfed by backpacks and buses dropped off fifth graders looking forward to ruling their school. The biggest clue to the lingering COVID-19 crisis was the masks worn by students and teachers — but not all of them.

August 5, 2021

Teacher starts classroom on a lake as outdoor learning grows popular amid COVID-19

While some schools are planning to reopen for in-person or distance learning amid COVID-19, the Nature Kin Farm and Forest School has its sights on outdoor learning.

August 2, 2021

Karol Markowicz: COVID and our kids -- stop the masking misery and let our children live

America’s public-health bureaucrats, chiefly the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are insisting on masking kids and granting baseless alibis to teachers unions that would delay or defer schools reopening for another year, if they could get away with it.

August 2, 2021

Back to school anxiety: Start prepping kids for return to in-person learning weeks in advance, experts say

Parents can ease children’s transition to in-person learning after months of virtual schooling, depending on the district, through clear talks over safety guidelines, structured sleep schedules, validating worries and addressing grief after a tumultuous year, experts told Fox News.

July 31, 2021

CDC's mask guidance angers parents heading into new school year: 'Stop the insanity'

With U.S. health officials recommending that children mask up in school this fall, parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether face coverings should be optional or a mandate.

July 29, 2021

Los Angeles schools to require COVID-19 testing for all students and faculty, regardless of vaccination status

Los Angeles Unified School District said Thursday it is requiring all students and faculty to be tested for COVID-19 – regardless of their vaccination status – before returning to in-person learning next month for the new school year.

July 28, 2021

Teacher slams 'demoralizing' new CDC mask guidance for schools: 'Kids need to get back to normal'

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly reversed course Tuesday with new guidance recommending that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks in indoor public settings and suggesting universal masking in schools.

July 23, 2021

Prom dress made entirely from duct tape wins teen $10k scholarship

The colorful gown was made with 47 rolls of duct tape and weighs about 20 pounds.

July 22, 2021

Former Education Sec. DeVos blasts Biden admin's 'many ties' to 'twisted and warped' critical race theory

EXCLUSIVE: Former Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said it is "appalling" to see close ties between radical groups pushing critical race theory and the Biden administration.

July 20, 2021

The best deals and discounts for teachers ahead of back-to-school

Teachers are headed back to school more than a year after the pandemic – and retailers are showing their support with discounts on supplies.