“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy:” that line from George Gershwin’s opera “Porky and Bess” might serve as the motto for many schoolchildren. No homework for a couple of months, no tests and grades, no racing around in the morning throwing books into a backpack and looking for that lost assignment: the summers of my…
Say No to School Daze: Planning and Preparing for the Coming Academic Year
District of Columbia Public Schools to Require Masks In Fall
Public schools in the District of Columbia will require masking for all students and staff this fall, according to officials. Lewis D. Ferebee, chancellor of D.C. Public Schools (DCPS), said in a July 22 update on the 2021–2022 school year that health and safety measures for the fall semester would include enhancements to ventilation systems and…
Minnesota Student Says Teacher Told Her to Hide ‘Equity Survey’ Questions From Parents
A Sartell-St. Stephen School District student is speaking out after the school required grade-school children to take an equity survey. Some students didn’t understand some of the surveys questions, but were told by a teacher they couldn’t repeat the survey questions to their parents, according to a video uploaded by Alphanews. The survey asked questions…
US Retailers Scramble to Stock Shelves as Children Head Back to School
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK—At Stationery and Toy World, a family-owned shop in New York’s Upper West Side, manager Gary Rowe is having difficulty getting all the pens and folders he ordered for the important back-to-school season. His usual vendors have low stocks of Pilot’s erasable FriXion pens and Paper Mate Flair marker pens— and prices are…
American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Masks in School for Everyone, Vaccinated or Not
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday issued updated guidelines for school reopening, urging all staff and children over the age of 2 to wear masks in schools, regardless of vaccination status, a posture that is stricter than the mask-wearing guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The AAP called…
American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Masks in School for Everyone, Regardless of Vaccination Status
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday issued updated guidelines for school reopening, urging all staff and children over the age of 2 to wear masks in schools, regardless of vaccination status, a posture that is stricter than the mask-wearing guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The AAP called…
Missouri Creates Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program to Offer School Choice
House Bill 349 (pdf) has been signed by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and will most likely take effect during the 2022-2023 school year. This measure creates a charitable scholarship program that allows qualified children to attend the school of their choice. The Empowerment Scholarship Accounts will take donations from taxpayers in exchange for a tax…
CDC: Schools Should Open in Fall, Recommends Masks for Unvaccinated Children
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday released guidance that is urging schools to fully reopen in the fall, saying that students who are fully vaccinated don’t need to wear masks. The new guidance, which covers policies other than masks, is not mandatory but is expected to influence local school officials,…
The Conversation No Parent Ever Wants
I was the perfect parent once, and then I had children. Nothing in life prepares you for this journey. There is no rule book, no instruction manual, and no one has walked the exact path you will. It is quite literally the most unique experience that any individual will have, and it is by definition,…
Parent Who Criticized CRT at Illinois School Board Meeting Speaks Out
“Critical race theory” (CRT) and ideologies related to it have become embedded in U.S. school systems. The doctrine that America is fundamentally racist so all social interactions must, paradoxically, be viewed racially has created a polarizing “culture of intimidation” that can lead to peer and teacher-led shaming of those who disagree, say angry parents. Increasingly, parents…
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