Federal judge rules that a new Virginia law allowing parents to opt children out of mask mandates cannot prevent 12 vulnerable students from seeking a “reasonable modification” that could require that their classmates wear masks.
Loss of free universal meal waivers will "devastate school meal programs" and is a "worst-case scenario" for children nationwide, anti-hunger advocates and education leaders say.
Carroll ISD, which has stirred controversy over equity issues, now faces three civil rights investigations over complaints of racial and gender discrimination against students.
While most parents of school-aged children understand the danger to their children of lead in drinking water, only about half know the last time their school drinking water was tested for lead, study shows.
Blocking mask mandates prevents Texas school leaders from complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act and spending American Rescue Plan funds to support in-person instruction, judge rules
Schools that saw COVID surges after opening without mask mandates are now seeing cases decline as outbreaks spread where face coverings are largely optional.
More evidence shows masks significantly reduce the spread of COVID in schools as judges are taking varying stances on vaccine requirements, face coverings and other policies.
Department of Education investigating whether prohibitions on universal masking prevent children at higher risk of severe COVID illness from accessing in-person learning equally
This brings the number of approved plans to 21, enabling those states to receive their portion of the more than $122 billion in the American Rescue Plan Act.
