A ruling on vaccinations for younger children could come by Thanksgiving as mask mandates are falling along with COVID infections in some parts of the country.

Students in New Orleans schools woke up this week not knowing when they will be back in school as their district is closed 'indefinitely' due to vast power outages and other damage caused by Hurricane Ida.

Even before full approval of Pfizer's COVID vaccine, a majority of parents polled said their kids would feel safer in school if classmates and teachers were vaccinated.

Hopes for a return to normal in-person instruction are being dashed throughout the south as the delta variant forces dozens of districts to shift back online or close altogether.