School enrolment across the United States dropped by 2.9 million from 2019 to 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. This marks the lowest level—52.4 percent of the learning-aged population—of school enrollment for those under 35 years of age in over 20 years, as per the…
School Enrolment Across US Dropped by Almost 3 Million From 2019 to 2020: Report
School Enrollment Across US Dropped by Almost 3 Million From 2019 to 2020: Report
School enrollment across the United States dropped by 2.9 million from 2019 to 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. This marks the lowest level—52.4 percent of the learning-aged population—of school enrollment for those under 35 years of age in over 20 years, as per the…
Michigan and Virginia Parents Sue AG Garland Over Order to Investigate Violent Threats Against Teachers, School Boards
October 20, 2021
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A group of parents from Michigan and Virginia has sued Attorney General Merrick Garland, alleging his recent order on investigating threats against educators misuses his office’s powers. Garland, a Biden nominee, on Oct. 4 in a memorandum directed the FBI and U.S. attorneys to draw up plans to target parents who threaten violence or attempt to…
ACLU Sues Oklahoma Over Ban on Teaching of Critical Race Theory
A coalition of progressive advocacy groups and individuals, led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), is suing Oklahoma over a state law that bans schools from teaching students they are “inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive” because of their race or sex. “Oklahoma is one of eight states across the country that have passed similar…
Southern California Join Statewide Walkout to Protest School Vaccine Mandate
October 20, 2021
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In response to a statewide school walkout to protest California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools, dozens of parents and students in Southern California rallied in front of the Bonita Unified School District building in San Dimas on Oct. 18. Despite the rain, parents arrived as early as 8 a.m., holding up signs with slogans such…
Southern Californians Join Statewide Walkout to Protest School Vaccine Mandate
October 20, 2021
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In response to a statewide school walkout to protest California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for schools, dozens of parents and students in Southern California rallied in front of the Bonita Unified School District building in San Dimas on Oct. 18. Despite the rain, parents arrived as early as 8 a.m., holding up signs with slogans such…
San Diego Community College District to Forgive $3.9 Million in Student Debt
October 20, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Community College District is forgiving $3.9 million in student debt for more than 11,454 students at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges using federal pandemic relief funds, it was announced Oct. 20. Students who were enrolled in spring through summer of this year will have all their outstanding tuition and…
CDC Director: Schools Should Keep Mask Mandates Amid White House Push for Child Vaccination
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said schools should require masks regardless of vaccines. “It will take some time and as I just noted, as we head into these winter months we know we cannot be complacent. We also know that from previous data that schools that have had masks in…
Transit Strike Could Force Philadelphia Schools Back to Remote Learning, District Official Warns
The School District of Philadelphia is warning parents that it might be forced to revert back to “100 percent virtual learning” if workers providing transportation for students and teachers go on strike. In a letter sent to parents Monday, Superintendent William Hite said that Transit Workers Union Local 234 has voted to authorize a strike….
School Board Meetings Show Only That Freedom Is Messy
Commentary PITTSBURGH—Twenty years ago, Paul Carson said he never would have hesitated to speak out at a school board meeting about any issue affecting his children’s education. But one day, that changed. “I just don’t do it,” Carson told me. A physician who practices medicine in an urban Pittsburgh hospital, Carson said it has nothing…
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