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Omar, Ocasio-Cortez Give Biden Deadline on Student Debt Cancelation Memo
“It is time for you to honor your campaign pledge and use this authority to cancel all student debt,” the lawmakers say.
Families of Color Warn About COVID Spread in Schools. They’re Being Ignored.
For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City's reopening plan.
Dilapidated Buildings Increase Risk of COVID Transmission as School Year Begins
Millions of U.S. public school students and staff face increased risk of COVID due to deteriorated school buildings.
LA School District Is Considering Mandatory Vaccinations for Students 12 & Older
The district is set to become the largest in the country to require all students who are eligible to get vaccinated.
Florida Judge Shoots Down Ron DeSantis’s Mask Ban for Second Time in 2 Weeks
The judge ruled with parents challenging the order, saying that the ban creates unsafe conditions for children.
13 Staff at a Florida School District Have Died of COVID in Just 3 Weeks
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed bills banning mask requirements and imposing fines against mandatory vaccinations.
Attacks on Critical Race Theory Seek to Insert Fascist Politics Into Education
The conservative wrath against critical thinking is manufactured ignorance parading as “patriotic pedagogy.”
FL Imposes Penalties on School Districts With Mask Rules, Despite Court Ruling
A judge ruled last week that the governor's ban violates the same Parents' Bill of Rights it was trying to impose.
Education Department Investigating Five States With Mask Mandate Bans
The department says that mask mandate bans could be discriminatory toward students who are susceptible to the virus.
Parenting Amid Delta Is the Heartbreak That Didn’t Need to Happen
I am so worried about my young daughter that she has begun to worry about me, as COVID's fourth wave rises.