One-third of schools will maintain remote instruction as an option for all students post-COVID, says an ongoing survey of teachers' and principals' experiences of the pandemic.
With state after state banning mask mandates and many other districts dropping theirs, the CDC has signaled that it may soon change its masking guidance for schools.
Administrators are trying to coax back students who either didn't log into online learning consistently or whose families remain concerned about COVID's risks.
Georgia restricts the ability of school leaders to mandate masks while Idaho reverses course and rescinds a ban on K-12 mask requirements that lasted just one day.
Showing students where and when American society has not lived up to the "all men are created equal" standard is a key driver of critical race theory, says one higher ed expert.
Lawmakers in several more states have moved to ban the teaching of critical race theory with laws that set parameters for how educators teach current events and U.S. history.
Charleston County School District classrooms refilled more quickly this year at schools where long-term principals maintained closes ties to the community.
