July 19, 2021 High school graduate's reaction to his college acceptance letter goes viral: 'Fought hard for that' Michele Kinley tells Fox News her son Kurt has been able to reach his full potential with help from family and friends
July 15, 2021 Tennessee governor says 'parents, not kids' focus of vaccine outreach after firing of top health official Bill Lee is pushing back after the state’s top vaccination official was fired for allegedly sharing factual information about vaccinating un-emancipated minors without parental consent.
July 7, 2021 Chicago schools to offer free condoms to students as young as 10-years-old When Chicago Public Schools resume late next month, students – as young as 10 – will have condoms available to them.
July 1, 2021 America's largest teachers' union to vote on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, masks and testing for students The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in January that there is "little evidence" schools "have contributed meaningfully to increased community transmission.
June 7, 2021 Texas woman arrested for posing as 13-year-old daughter to prove point on school shootings A Texas woman was arrested after spending an entire day at middle school posing as her 13-year-old daughter and documenting her experience online as administrators and most teachers failed to notice.
June 6, 2021 Another coronavirus side effect: Many kids head to summer school Across the U.S., more children than ever before could be in classrooms for summer school this year to make up for lost learning during the outbreak, which caused monumental disruptions in education. School districts nationwide are expanding their summer programs and offering bonuses to get teachers to take part.
June 4, 2021 COVID-19 hospitalizations in teens rare, no associated deaths occurred during CDC study A small study suggests teens not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 face a low risk of hospitalization due to the virus. What’s more, the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found zero deaths in a group of unvaccinated teens under study.
May 29, 2021 Baltimore students who failed classes this year will still pass, school board says Baltimore students who failed classes during the 2020-2021 school year will still pass on to the next grade level, the city's school board announced this week.
May 22, 2021 Ex-Gov. Martinez: Reopening schools must help special needs students – my family knows challenges they face America is on its way to defeating the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in our reopening plans, we cannot forget to meet the needs of our vulnerable young people with disabilities.
May 20, 2021 Chantal Lovell: LA teachers union tantrum – here's how not to run a school district The Los Angeles Unified School District’s Board of Education appears to have missed the lesson about not responding to tantrums, and the toddler-like United Teachers Los Angeles is in charge now.
