PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Mere hours after a Florida district court judge ruled to allow schools to mandate face coverings, the state filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to reinstate the stay on Wednesday night. In the motion, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ team is asking that a hold be put on the Aug. 27 ruling by…
Florida Files Emergency Motion to Reinstate School Mask Mandate Ban
September 9, 2021
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CDC Tightened School Mask Guidance After Pressure From Teachers Union, Newly-Obtained Emails Show
September 9, 2021
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued tighter mask guidance after a prominent teachers union pressured the agency to include more rigorous mask recommendations in school buildings, according to newly-obtained emails by watchdog group Americans for Public Trust. The emails, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the watchdog and published by Fox News, show…
Florida Judge Sets Aside Automatic Stay, Allowing Schools Mask Mandates to Continue
September 8, 2021
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—On Wednesday morning, Second District Court Judge John Cooper heard arguments from both sides over an automatic stay on Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order that allows parents to opt out of school districts mask mandates. The judge ruled to set aside the stay, allowing schools to continue to mandate facial coverings for students,…
Men Represent an All-Time Low 40 Percent of College Students, Report Says
The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. For the past 2020-2021 academic year, women made up an all-time high of 59.5 percent of the overall student population, while men trailed at 40.5 percent, the Journal reports,…
US Reps Introduce Bill to Mandate Public Access to Schools’ Curriculum
September 8, 2021
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Two GOP representatives are calling on Congress to pass legislation that would require schools that receive federal funding to make the curriculum they use to teach students available to parents and the public. Education and Labor Committee Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.) introduced the Curriculum Review of Teachings Transparency Act. The bill stipulates…
Portland State University Professor Resigns, Says School Is a ‘Social Justice Factory’
September 8, 2021
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Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian said he’s resigned from his position in an open letter and accused the college administration of creating an environment that imperils dissent. “I never once believed—nor do I now—that the purpose of instruction was to lead my students to a particular conclusion,” Boghossian, a philosophy professor, wrote in the…
Student Questions Due Process of Mask Enforcement at Clemson University
After a Clemson University student was brought before an ethics board based on an anonymous report alleging that she wasn’t wearing a mask, the student is now questioning the due process of the mask enforcement policy at the South Carolina university. Clemson University had implemented an ethics hotline, an Office of Community and Ethical Standards…
Closing the Learning Gap May Solve the Skills Gap
By Paul L. Gunn, Jr The advancement of technology is a concern for those who own businesses and are seeking to invest in top talent. Many media outlets have recently addressed the growing worry of a skills gap created by these advancements. The future is unknown for many regarding their careers. Even more so for our…
Understanding the Importance of Online Education Platforms After a Pandemic
The pandemic changed the world in many respects, and one of the most affected sectors was—and still is—the educational system. Schools, universities, and other traditional institutions worldwide had to close their doors and send their students home. While some of them were able to move their classes online thanks to pre-existing remote platforms quickly, most…
UNC Students Say Campus Is Unsafe, Demand Stricter COVID-19 Policies
Student leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are raising objections to the school’s COVID-19 policies, which they say are not strict enough to ensure safety of the already overwhelmingly vaccinated campus. At a Sept. 2 meeting, a group of student leaders read a statement released by UNC Student Government titled, “Enough…
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