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COVID-19 hospitalizations in teens rare, no associated deaths occurred during CDC study

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.

Baltimore students who failed classes this year will still pass, school board says

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.

Ex-Gov. Martinez: Reopening schools must help special needs students – my family knows challenges they face

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.

Chantal Lovell: LA teachers union tantrum – here's how not to run a school district

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. 

$1M ad campaign accuses Biden of working with dark money, teachers unions, to keep schools closed

May 17, 2021

$1M ad campaign accuses Biden of working with dark money, teachers unions, to keep schools closed

Americans for Public Trust launched a million-dollar ad campaign going after Biden and the CDC after it was revealed recently the agency was lobbied by the American Federation of Teachers on school reopenings.

Teachers' union president under fire for rebranding as school-reopening supporter

May 14, 2021

Teachers' union president under fire for rebranding as school-reopening supporter

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is facing criticism from parents and Republicans over a speech she gave in favor of fully reopening schools this fall.

Fauci says schools should be open 'full blast,' 5 days a week by fall

May 14, 2021

Fauci says schools should be open 'full blast,' 5 days a week by fall

White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday he believes schools in the U.S. should be open "full blast," five days a week by the fall -- “just the way it was" before the pandemic.

Some proms are back, with masks, testing and distancing

May 13, 2021

Some proms are back, with masks, testing and distancing

School districts across the country are weighing whether they can safely hold an event with a full capacity of graduating seniors

Oklahoma City school board denounces new law banning critical race theory as protecting 'White fragility'

May 12, 2021

Oklahoma City school board denounces new law banning critical race theory as protecting 'White fragility'

The eight-member Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education on Monday unanimously denounced a new law signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt that implicitly bans the teachings of critical race theory from being included in the state's public school curriculum.

House Republicans demand answers from CDC on seemingly cozy relationship with teachers unions

May 5, 2021

House Republicans demand answers from CDC on seemingly cozy relationship with teachers unions

EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are demanding answers from the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on whether new school reopening guidelines were based on politics and Democratic campaign donations rather than coronavirus science.