School officials should host school vaccine clinics and conduct outreach to families and the community about the importance of immunizations, Education and Health and Human Services secretaries says.
The suit, brought by some of the state's 500 districts, argues that the reliance on property taxes gives affluent districts more money per student and underfunds poorer ones.
Anxious parents spent hours waiting outside some schools in the hopes of securing a vaccine dose for their elementary-age kids, only to be told the clinic didn't have enough supply.
Bill funds removal of lead pipes that supply drinking water to schools, safe routes to schools programs, expanded broadband access, and clean school bus programs.
The first lady and U.S. surgeon general visit a Virginia school to promote vaccinations. The school was the first to administer the polio vaccine in 1954.
New federal rule requiring COVID vaccinations or weekly testing and face coverings for private employers with more than 100 employees could soon apply to state and local educational agencies.
Unaffordable internet service is keeping millions of kids and their families offline despite heavy investments that have brought broadband to many neighborhoods.
