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Texas got $2.4B to safely reopen schools. Some teachers ask where it went

Nancy Trevino, who contracted the coronavirus for a second time a few weeks ago, says she was pressured to return to work without a negative test result. So she quit her “dream” job and doesn't know if she'll ever return to teaching.

Dolly Parton’s Dollywood says it will pay all tuition costs for employees pursuing higher education

Dollywood will pay 100% of the tuition costs, fees and books for employees who pursue higher education. All 11,000 seasonal, part-time and full-time employees at the parent company's 25 U.S. attractions can register for the GROW U pilot program.

Massachusetts school mask mandate to end on Feb. 28

Massachusetts will end its mask mandate for all students and faculty in K-12 schools, following the route taken by several other states as COVID-19 cases drop after this winter's omicron-fueled surge.

DC schools evacuated for multiple bomb threats

Six Washington, D.C., schools were evacuated on Wednesday while authorities responded to multiple bomb threats but ultimately found no explosives.

Arizona superintendent urges lawmakers to act as schools face ‘closure ticking timebomb’

Arizona Superintendent Kathy Hoffman is urging lawmakers to lift the school spending cap as public schools are facing nearly $1.2 billion in budget cuts.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signals support for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

He said it was "entirely inappropriate" for teachers and school administrators to have conversations with students about their gender identity.

Oklahoma school board member slams gender identities, implies parents should kill themselves

"Do us all a favor, find the busiest street that you can find, take your (expletive) out, lay down on the center line and do the world a favor.”

Los Angeles nun, 80, gets prison for $835,000 school theft

Mary Margaret Kreuper, 80, admitted to stealing the money from 2008 to 2018 to fund a gambling habit while she was principal at St. James Catholic School in the LA suburb of Torrance.

Florida lawmakers propose cuts for school districts that mandated masks

The chair of the PreK-12 Appropriations subcommittee recommended punishing the dozen districts that implemented strict mask mandates against state rule and law.

Schools are starting to spend Covid relief dollars. Here’s what they’re prioritizing

Some themes are beginning to emerge in how school districts across the country will spend the $122 billion.

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