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Candace Owen encourages parents to sue schools for ‘ruining lives’ of children
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CHARLIE KIRK: This is a cultural fire alarm. I mean, we have young people that want to start groups or even write an essay, like about Candace, in support of their country, and they are being accused of things that t...
San Francisco parent slams California schools’ lag in reopening: ‘Zoom in a room’s a joke’
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Robin Herman told "Fox & Friends" co-host Ainsley Earhardt Thursday, this idea is a "joke." It's very inconvenient for parents, for the kids," Herman said. "The only reason I'm sending my daughter to school is ju...
California’s schools lag in reopening push
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More than a year after the coronavirus pandemic forced California’s classrooms to close, some of the largest school districts are welcoming back students this week. But the most populated state is lagging the rest of...
New Jersey is the latest state to require schools to offer courses on diversity and unconscious bias
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As the summer of 2020 forced the nation to confront racism, students of color in New Jersey were sounding the alarm on the racist bullying they had been facing daily, and Democratic Assemblywoman Carol A. Murphy was...
Oregon schools promote ‘social justice’ training led by left-wing groups
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A state Department of Education newsletter said that the Portland activist group Don’t Shoot PDX would be involved in a virtual panel discussion alongside the student-led gun control group, March for Our Lives. Portl...
Mom and school board member push back on Arizona schools’ ‘equity plan’
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CARD: I was upset about multiple things. Primarily the emphasis on disciplining by race and having measurable goals, I’m using their words, measurable goals to decrease discipline for specifically Black students. Tha...
Alabama bill to allow yoga in schools stalls as opponents fear its ties to Hinduism
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An Alabama bill that would reverse a 28-year ban on yoga instruction in public schools has stalled in committee after opponents claimed the practice would introduce Hinduism into public schools. The bill, introduced...
Biden announces $81 billion for schools as part of Covid-19 relief law
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President Joe Biden announced the release of $ 81 billion in funding from the Covid-19 relief law for school reopening Wednesday, part of the administration's efforts toward getting the majority of schools opened i...
Los Angeles teachers union approves plan to reopen public schools in April
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As school districts across the country struggle with ways to put students back in the classroom, public schools in Los Angeles are set to reopen for in-person instruction in April under a plan approved by the teache...
HHS announces $10 billion to expand coronavirus testing in schools
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The US Department of Health and Human Services is funneling $ 10 billion to states to help implement coronavirus surveillance testing in K-12 schools across the country, the agency announced Wednesday, as part of t...
Sri Lanka to ban burqas and shut Islamic schools for ‘national security’
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Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than 1,000 Islamic schools in the latest actions affecting the country's minority Muslim population. A burqa is a garment worn by some Muslim women that cover...
New York City high schools to reopen for in-person learning on March 22
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New York City's public high schools will reopen for in-person learning on March 22 the city's Department of Education said Monday, the final group of the largest school district in the country to be welcomed back to...
A new education secretary has been sworn in. What are the next steps for reopening schools?
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The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona as education secretary on Monday, jump-starting the Biden administration's long journey toward reopening schools across the country. One of his first acts as a newly sworn-in se...
Smith College controversy highlights struggles schools face in making racially equitable campuses
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In the summer of 2018, Oumou Kanoute read a book and ate her lunch in a common room area of a residence hall that required keycard access at Smith College. Since she was in a program teaching high school students ov...
Free sanitary products for all New Zealand schools to beat period poverty, Ardern announces
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WellingtonAll New Zealand schools will have free access to sanitary products from June, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday, an initiative aimed at stamping out period poverty in the country. The anno...
Biden administration confronts regulatory maze and hazy messaging in push to reopen schools
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President Joe Biden's promise to try to open schools within his first 100 days has become one of most vexing puzzles facing the new administration, leading to confusion and anger among parents who still aren't getti...