Recent limits on teaching LGBTQ topics and student activities fly in the face of years of growing inclusion and affirmation by educators, schools, and yes, even state lawmakers.
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The Washington Central Unified Union School District required masks in all indoor spaces starting March 28. Schools needed to “normalize masking in times of high viral activity,” administrators said.
Despite a wave of new laws that hit schools this week, a majority of adults oppose banishing sexual orientation or gender identity topics from U.S. classrooms.
For district leaders looking for ideas and inspiration around CTE, here are some highlights from 10 states' plans to spend COVID relief funds and reengagement students.
Going to school without a mask is now—or will soon be—an option for students in almost every district in the U.S. as the last few major mask mandates are set to expire in the next week or so.
With omicron on the decline, even administrators in states where support for COVID protections have been the highest are now asking for more local control over COVID policy.
As part of the safety deal CPS reached with the Chicago Teachers Union last month, the district and the union agreed to work together to persuade more students to sign up for the in-school testing program.
