Public Education
Abbott reminds TEA, school superintendents COVID-19 vaccines are only voluntary(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott is reminding school leaders that the COVID-19 vaccine is prohibited from being made mandatory as a school entry requirement in Texas, a… Read More
Biden administration
Liberty Counsel: DOD vaccine mandate repeating history of failed anthrax vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Defense is repeating its failed policy of mandating a vaccine that a federal court later found to be unlawful, the nonprofit… Read More
Public Education
The pandemic fundamentally changed the way parents view K-12 education, report says(reimaginED) – The Covid-19 pandemic proved that K-12 education was ripe for disruption. A new report from Tyton Partners finds that a majority of parents “prefer to direct and… Read More
Education
Back in the classroom after the pandemic, children with special needs are struggling(The Center Square) – Illinois schools continue to cope with the effects of the school shutdowns during the pandemic. Recent studies have shown that remote learning and… Read More
Public Education
‘Trick on Taxpayers’ outlines questionable projects, for schools and others, funded by COVID-19 relief(The Center Square) – More and more federally funded, controversial projects that came as part of pandemic-relief spending passed by Congress are coming to light, and few of them… Read More
Education
Gov. DeSantis: Nation’s report card scores show keeping schools open the right decision(The Center Square) – The 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) rankings indicate that Florida students are “well ahead of their peers, especially with younger and educationally at-risk… Read More
Public Education
Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s pandemic school-closure claim heavily scrutinized(The Center Square) – The negative repercussions of the Michigan school closures include national test scores so low as to prompt state leaders to distance themselves from mandating extended in-person… Read More
Culture
‘Follow the scientists,’ Pritzker dodges decision on COVID-19 vaccine mandate for school kids, defers to legislature(The Center Square) – Incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he plans to let lawmakers decide if the state should require students to get a COVID-19 vaccine to go to… Read More
Education
Nationwide test scores show unprecedented decline in K-12 education due to pandemic policies that kept kids out of classroomsPandemic-era shutdowns and virtual learning caused a historic setback in K-12 education, according to new national data released on Monday. The “Nation’s Report Card” released by the U.S. Department… Read More
Biden administration
COVID-era school shutdowns caused historic learning losses for kids, Department of Education report shows(The Center Square) – Pandemic-era shutdowns caused historic learning loss for grade school students, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Department of Education. The Education… Read More
Biden administration
Federal deficit hit $1.4 trillion in fiscal year 2022, nearly 50% above pre-COVID level(The Center Square) – The Biden administration on Friday released its budgetary data for the last month of fiscal year 2022 which showed the U.S. government ran up a… Read More
Biden administration
State attorneys general led by Louisiana’s Landry urge CDC to reverse COVID vaccine school guidance(The Center Square) — Attorneys general in a dozen states are urging the Centers for Disease Control's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to reverse course on recommendations to include… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma will not add COVID-19 vaccine requirement for schools(The Center Square) – Oklahoma will not add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of shots required for children before they attend school, state officials said Thursday.The Oklahoma… Read More
National
‘Shocking’: EcoHealth Alliance receives another round of funding for coronavirus bat research in Asia(The Center Square) – A coalition of leading House Republicans is raising the alarm and demanding answers after the Biden administration approved another round of grant funding for research… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oregon school board fires unvaccinated teachers amid teacher shortage(Daily Caller) – An Oregon school board terminated the employment of three unvaccinated teachers on Tuesday amid a statewide teacher shortage.Bend-La Pine School Board in Bend, Oregon, … Read More
Culture
Michigan mother sues school board over COVID-19 policy ‘retaliation’(The Center Square) – After Sandra Hernden voiced her opinion to the Chippewa Valley School District school board, she says the district retaliated.Now she’s suing the district with… Read More
Culture
Federal judge strikes down Biden vaccine mandates for Head Start teachers(The Center Square) – Sandy Brick felt her freedom was on the line. The Head Start teacher taught through the pandemic and opposed a federal “jab-or-job” mandate from the… Read More
National
Top epidemiologist calls out feds for alleged pandemic corruption possibly costing hundreds of thousands of livesAn Ivy League professor and epidemiologist is accusing government agencies of suppressing alternative treatments for COVID-19, and endangering American lives in the process.Dr. Harvey Risch, professor emeritus of… Read More
Culture
Despite Biden saying ‘pandemic is over,’ Pritzker reissues executive orders, though rules relaxed for K-12 staff(The Center Square) – While the President of the United States says the pandemic is over, Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues his COVID-19 executive orders, though they continue to unwind. Read More
Culture
Some Michigan schools keep mum on COVID relief spending(The Center Square) – Theoretically, taxpayers should be able to see how Michigan schools are spending $5.7 billion of taxpayer money to recover from COVID-19-related learning… Read More