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April 11, 2021

CA teacher caught berating students in leaked Zoom over push for in-person learning: 'Come at me'

A California high school teacher was caught on camera berating students for their parents' collective push to end remote learning and return children to their classrooms full time. 

April 7, 2021

Seattle parents outraged as students set to return to school next to homeless camps

Seattle parents told Fox News' Lawrence Jones that they are outraged and concerned as their children are starting to return to school for in-person learning this month while Seattle Public Schools grapples with the presence of homeless encampments on the campuses of two schools.

April 5, 2021

Biden CDC director says youth sports, extracurricular activities 'should be limited'

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky on Monday said youth sports and other extracurricular activities "should be limited" amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying outbreaks in young people have stemmed from those activities.

March 30, 2021

COVID-19 vaccinations might become mandatory at colleges and universities

Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations might become mandatory for enrollment at colleges and universities starting this fall.

March 30, 2021

Psaki grilled on teachers giving in-person instruction to migrant kids before own students

EXCLUSIVE: White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday was grilled about San Diego public school teachers volunteering to teach migrant children in-person before returning to the classroom to teach the students in their own district.

March 20, 2021

Mike Magee: Billions for public schools – 5 key investments districts should make with federal relief funds

Schools across the country are about to get a massive infusion of funds. The American Rescue Plan provides nearly $123 billion for K-12 schools, more federal emergency aid for education than ever before. 

March 12, 2021

A former Macy's in Vermont was converted into a high school — and it's making other students jealous

Burlington High School reopened for in-person learning inside the unconventional venue on March 4, several months after the school's usual facilities were shuttered in fall 2020 after PCB contamination was detected.

March 10, 2021

Blackburn: CDC must answer charge that it misinterpreted school reopening data

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is demanding answers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after researchers accused it of cherrypicking data to make it more difficult for schools to reopen.

February 25, 2021

Teachers speak out about frustrations with unions slow-walking school reopenings: 'Politics seems to rule'

President Biden's plan to reopen schools within 100 days has faced opposition from teachers unions due to coronavirus safety concerns, leaving other teachers frustrated.

February 17, 2021

Kamala Harris pressed on school reopenings, says teachers 'should be a priority' in receiving COVID vacccine

Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration believes teachers "should be a priority" in receiving the coronavirus vaccine as parents and educators clash over whether it is safe for teachers to return to the classroom without inoculations against COVID-19.