Lindsey Graham is outraged that local school boards get to name schools
The South Carolina senator is in favor of local control of education — except when he’s not.
By Josh Israel - December 14, 2020The South Carolina senator is in favor of local control of education — except when he’s not.
By Josh Israel - December 14, 2020Other states, too, have volleyed for in-person learning, ignoring federal health guidelines and soaring local case numbers.
By Donna Provencher - December 10, 2020A top pediatrician calls the number of virus cases in children ‘staggering and tragic.’
By Donna Provencher - November 30, 2020‘I’m not sure there’s a role at the department to collect and compile that research,’ Trump’s education secretary said Tuesday.
By Donna Provencher - October 21, 2020After complaining about the House relief bill, Ted Cruz is demanding $5 billion to subsidize parochial and private education.
By Josh Israel - September 04, 2020Joe Biden will meet with public health experts to talk about school reopening options.
By Associated Press - September 02, 2020‘We all saw this coming,’ said an editorial in the University of North Carolina’s student newspaper.
By Associated Press - August 18, 2020Several schools that opened have had to shut down due to coronavirus infections.
By Oliver Willis - August 13, 2020Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) said school reopenings went ‘real well’ despite several high-profile coronavirus outbreaks.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 11, 2020Many said they’re most worried about fellow students breaking the rules on wearing masks and keeping their distance.
By Associated Press - August 11, 2020A recent study found that children aged 10 and older spread the coronavirus at the same rates adults do.
By Josh Israel - August 10, 2020At 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, 2020