Alaska House committee advances, expands proposal to bar trans girls from girls sports
Amended bill would add elementary, middle school and collegiate sports to limits in place for high school
By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon - April 16, 2024Education
At least 86 children have died from coronavirus, and more than 2,600 have been hospitalized.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 07, 2020Hannah Watters said she posted the photo because she was ‘concerned for the safety of everyone in that building.’
By Emily Singer - August 07, 2020A Maryland county health official ordered private schools to remain closed ‘to keep kids safe’ during the pandemic.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 06, 2020Gov. Kim Reynolds is the third Republican governor in recent days to dismiss the advice of local health experts.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 04, 2020‘To get this right, we first need to dramatically reduce community spread.’
By Kim Schrier - August 04, 2020Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan sided with private schools over public health.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 04, 2020Some schools in Indiana had to shut down just days after classes started.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 03, 2020Dr. Deborah Birx, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, warned against reopening schools early just one day earlier.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 03, 2020‘I don’t think we want to see images of an America with long lines of cars waiting for their weekly box of vegetables and fruits. This shouldn’t be happening.’
By Associated Press - August 02, 2020Several other top Republicans joined Gov. Greg Abbott in declaring that only local school boards, not health professionals, can decide if schools should close during the pandemic.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 31, 2020Trump’s 2020 budget would have taken away free lunch from nearly 1 million kids.
By Emily Singer - July 31, 2020The GOP is pushing to fully reopen schools based on false information.
By Josh Israel - July 28, 2020The union’s president blasted Donald Trump for ordering schools to reopen even as the virus continues to surge.
By Associated Press - July 28, 2020Even with plenty of resources and access to testing, Major League Baseball couldn’t prevent a COVID-19 outbreak.
By Emily Singer - July 27, 2020The Federal Education Association says in-person instruction at schools for children of military members presents ‘unacceptable health and safety risks.’
By Dan Desai Martin - July 27, 2020Trump claims to want to protect Americans’ safety, but he’s demanding schools fully reopen when experts say it’s not safe.
By Emily Singer - July 24, 2020But the Republican senator has previously argued the government shouldn’t interfere with state and local decisions on education.
By Josh Israel - July 23, 2020Rep. Rick Allen made the comment as the Trump administration and members of the Republican party push to reopen schools this fall.
By Oliver Willis - July 23, 2020The Trump administration is pressuring school systems to fully resume in-person instruction.
By Josh Israel - July 23, 2020Trump patted himself on the back for remembering a simple sequence of nouns: ‘Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.’
By Emily Singer - July 23, 2020People peacefully protesting police brutality and racism in Portland, Oregon, have been subjected to riot-control munitions.
By Associated Press - July 21, 2020Schools were already facing budget shortfalls before the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Emily Singer - July 20, 2020The White House press secretary said schools should fully reopen despite the risks.
By Emily Singer - July 16, 2020The second lady has pushed for schools to reopen, even amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 16, 2020Florida plans to reopen schools despite a resurgence of COVID-19 that has infected tens of thousands.
By Oliver Willis - July 16, 2020They say Education Secretary Betsy DeVos violated federal rules by issuing her policy without justification.
By Associated Press - July 15, 2020Health experts have warned that reopening schools without clear federal guidelines endangers children, teachers, and families. But Florida Sen. Marco Rubio doesn’t see the problem.
By Oliver Willis - July 14, 2020Sen. John Kennedy told people who want to keep schools closed to kiss his ass.
By Josh Israel - July 14, 2020A new poll found nearly three-quarters of American parents are worried about school reopenings, including a majority of Republicans.
By Emily Singer - July 14, 2020Trump administration officials are making lots of threats but offering no real solutions for opening schools safely.
By Emily Singer - July 13, 2020