News | Politics & Elections AZ Gov Can’t Restrict Money From Schools With Mask Rules, Treasury Dept Says Recent polling shows that most Arizona residents oppose the Republican governor's anti-masking policies. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Education & Youth 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 9, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DeSantis Appeals Judge’s Ruling Against His Ban on School Districts’ Masks Rules The appeal by the Florida governor automatically places a stay on the ruling made by Circuit Court Judge John Cooper. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 3, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Child COVID Diagnoses Surpass 500,000 Just as Schools Start Reopening The current 500,000 plus infections among children are 60 times greater than what they were at this time last year. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 2, 2021 Truthout
News | Education & Youth 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. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 31, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 107K New US COVID Deaths Predicted by Dec. Unless We Mask Up, Health Model Says The next few weeks will be critical, the model suggests — by mid-September, the U.S. could see up to 1,400 deaths daily. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 27, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth 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. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Education & Youth FL’s Capital City to Have School Mask Rules, Defying DeSantis’s Anti-Mask Order "We have to do everything in our power to keep [children] safe," Education Sec. Miguel Cardona said on "Meet the Press." By Chris Walker , Truthout August 23, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Biden to Challenge Bans on Mask Rules Using Students’ Civil Rights Protections "We are not going to sit by as governors try to block and intimidate educators protecting our children," said Biden. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections TX School District Includes Masks in Dress Code to Sidestep Abbott’s Mandate Ban The dress code "can be used to mitigate communicable health issues," the Paris, Texas, school board said. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 18, 2021 Truthout