New Jersey Governor mandated COVID-19 vaccination or testing for all personnel of child care facilities in the state. In addition, the governor ordered an indoor mask mandate for all employees, students, children, and visitors at these settings. Governor Phil Murphy signed on Monday an executive order that required all personnel of child care centers to…
New Jersey Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine or Testing for Child Care Workers
NYC Restores Weekly COVID-19 Testing for Unvaccinated Public School Students
Amid pressure from the teachers union, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced that public school students will undergo more frequent testing for COVID-19. Under the new rule, every school will randomly test students each week, instead of every two weeks. However, only a random 10 percent of unvaccinated students whose parents…
Harvard’s Legal Fees Exceed $40 Million in Defending ‘Race-Conscious’ Admissions Policy
An ongoing lawsuit challenging Harvard University’s “race-conscious” admissions policy has resulted in at least $40 million in legal fees, and the Ivy League school is suing a secondary insurer that allegedly refused to cover some of those costs. Harvard has at least two insurance companies that cover potential legal costs, according to student newspaper The…
Homeschools Defy ‘Socialization’ Critique
Brian Newell has 10 students in his high school-age class seated around a U-shaped table arrangement in front of him. He has one student on Zoom. He’s making a point, says something funny, and the class erupts. Within a minute, everyone is jumping in, gesturing, laughing. Brian’s wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and popular sneakers with…
Texas Tech University Ends ‘Anti-Racism’ Training That Separated Students by Race
Texas Tech University has reportedly ended an “anti-racism” seminar that separated participants based on their skin color. “Upon reviewing materials from the ‘Deeply Rooted Conversations’ discussion series, we learned that some of the content does not align with our university values, and we have discontinued this program,” a Texas Tech spokesperson told the Daily Caller….
NYC Teachers Union Calls for Weekly COVID-19 Testing for Children Under 12
New York City’ teachers union is calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to intensify the COVID-19 testing efforts on children under age 12, who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated. In a letter to the mayor, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) president, Michael Mulgrew, argued that the city should restore its previous testing…
NYC Teachers Union Calls for Weekly COVID-19 Testing for Children Younger Than 12
New York City’s teachers union is calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to intensify COVID-19 testing efforts on children younger than 12 years old, who aren’t yet eligible to be vaccinated. In a letter to the mayor, United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew argued that the city should restore its previous testing frequency….
Community College Enrollment Plunges Following Onset of Pandemic
Enrollment at U.S. community colleges suffered a steep decline after the arrival of the CCP virus last year, falling 11.3 percent in the spring of 2021 compared to the year-earlier period. In the same time frame, among community college students aged 18 to 20, enrollment plunged an even bigger 14.6 percent, Caleb Rider reports at…
Judge Blocks Opt-Out Option on School Masks in Tennessee County
A federal judge on Sept. 17 temporarily blocked the implementation of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order, which allowed parents to opt children out of wearing masks in schools. The judge blocked Lee, a Republican, from enforcing his order in Shelby County and directed Shelby officials to enforce the county’s health orders without exception to…
High School Football Coach Asks Court to Uphold Right to Pray After Games
A former Washington state public high school football coach who lost his job after praying with his players at the end of games is asking the Supreme Court to affirm his right to kneel at the events. In a writ of certiorari filed with the High Court earlier this week, attorneys for former Bremerton School…
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