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Governors and lawmakers say they are returning masking decisions to parents and acting in the best interests of students' mental health.

Dozens of colleges and universities have required that students get vaccinated before returning in the fall but the issue poses more complex questions for K-12.

At least one more state and even the U.S. House of Representatives are moving to ban or limit the teaching of critical race theory in public schools.

Better enforcing Title IX anti-discrimination rules in public schools will be the topic of a June virtual hearing held by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Superintendents and entire states reacted quickly, adjusting masking rules for schools after the CDC said fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear them. 

Oklahoma and Idaho ban schools from teaching the theory that says racism is embedded in U.S. culture and public services.