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6 new COVID testing plans are rolling out as districts ease mask mandates

Matt Zalaznick -
More personnel to conduct school COVID testing and guidance on incentivizing parents to opt-in highlight the White House's latest pandemic prevention strategies for K-12.

One district’s warning to students: Get vaccinated or you could be expelled

Matt Zalaznick -
Students who do not comply with on big California district's vaccine mandate by Jan. 1 face potential expulsion if they don't enroll in remote learning or receive an exemption.

8 school-focused provisions feature in Biden’s Build Back Better proposal

Charles Hendrix -
dDaft bill includes several education-related provisions that address teacher and school leader quality, personnel development for special educators and Native American language educators, and career and technical education.

Biden unveils Build Back Better framework with big investments in pre-K

Charles Hendrix -
Biden says Build Back Better framework will "make sure that every 3- and 4-year-old child in America will go to high-quality preschool." Indeed, the framework includes $400 billion for preschool and early childcare.

2 groups of parents sue feds for cracking down on school board harassment

Matt Zalaznick -
New lawsuit claims that Biden Administration overstepped authority in warning of a crackdown on threats made against educators and school boards over critical race theory, sex ed and other issues.

Why even some once defiant school leaders are now loosening mask rules

Matt Zalaznick -
Waves of districts are ending their mask mandates even as some administrators elsewhere impose them for the first time this school year because of ongoing COVID outbreaks.

Oklahoma is first state to be sued over its ban on critical race theory

Matt Zalaznick -
Multiracial group of students and educators say the state's anti-critical race theory law "severely restricts" classroom discussions about race and gender. 

2 lawsuits claim kids got COVID because schools did not mandate masks

Matt Zalaznick -
Anti-maskers have dominated the news this fall but frustrated parents are now suing districts claiming children got infected because face coverings were not required.  

President Biden signs K-12 Cybersecurity Act to better defend schools online

Matt Zalaznick -
New law will result in more information for school leaders related to cybersecurity and online safety but requires no actions or impose new requirements for state or local educational agencies.

11 Florida districts now face threat of new fines in student mask battle

Matt Zalaznick -
Florida has now threatened to dock federal grant funds from districts that continue to disobey Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on mask mandates.

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