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

The program provides flexibility to consolidate federal, state, and local funding to create a single school funding system based on weighted per-pupil allocations for low-income and other disadvantaged students.

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.

The session on April 29 at 2 p.m. ET will focus on how their schools can reimagine the way they safely deliver learning, provide student services, support teachers, and facilitate improved community engagement.