Coronavirus March 22, 2022 NYC mayor will lift mask mandate for toddlers if conditions met NYC's mayor announced Tuesday that school kids aged two to four will no longer have to wear masks if infection rates remain low for two weeks.
Massachusetts February 16, 2022 Massachusetts preschool closes after 'blackface instance' during Black History Month event A preschool in Massachusetts has closed after a teacher conducted an activity involving blackface to celebrate Black History Month.
US January 27, 2022 'Maus' book about the Holocaust banned in Tennessee school district: report A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel 'Maus'. The McMinn County School Board decided Jan. 10 to remove “Maus” from its curriculum, news outlets reported.
EDUCATION January 25, 2022 'Alarming' study finds children who attended state-funded pre-K worse off than peers Children who attended a state-funded pre-kindergarten were doing worse than their peers at the conclusion of sixth grade, study finds
Florida November 29, 2021 Education Secretary says safe schools 'require masks,' touts op-ed critical of Florida's anti-mask mandate law After months of legal challenges, heated school board meetings, and confusion among parents, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill earlier this month that prohibits schools from mandating masks for students. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona attacked DeSantis' policy.
Colorado October 24, 2021 Colorado woman sentenced 6 years for hiding kids behind day care wall A Colorado woman has been sentenced to six years behind bars for hiding more than two dozen children in her at home day care
Virginia September 18, 2021 Contraband intended for Virginia jail ends up in schoolyard due to errant drone A drone planned to make a drug drop at a Virginia jail. Instead, the drugs made its way from the sky onto a schoolyard. According to Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, the drone dropped the package off, containing marijuana, tobacco, a USB and cell phones around 5:40 am Thursday morning when it was spotted by a Brunswick Academy school employee.
Fox & Friends June 6, 2021 US Congressional candidate slams de Blasio's mask mandate: 'Parents are the best experts of their children' Congressional candidate Liz Joy, R-N.Y., discusses Mayor de Blasio’s refusal to lift the school mask mandate in NYC public schools.
School Reopening Plans March 1, 2021 CA teachers union president who led school closure charge seen dropping daughter off at in-person preschool A group known as Guerilla Momz is calling Berkeley Federation of Teachers president Matt Meyer a hypocrite after spotting him dropping his two year old daughter off for in-person instruction at a private pre-school.
High School December 17, 2020 Snow days a thing of the past? Schools respond to nor'easter in age of remote learning A powerful nor'easter hit the East Coast Wednesday, closing schools in parts of the mid-Atlantic and New England.
CRIME June 17, 2020 California teacher apparently shot with pellet gun during preschool graduation ceremony, police say A Southern California teacher was shot in the leg with a pellet gun Tuesday during a preschool graduation celebration, authorities said.
