Stories tagged: "school reopenings"

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Education Arizona’s Largest High School District Will Pay Teachers and Students For Getting Vaccinated

The Phoenix Union High School District announced the campaign last week in an attempt to get 85% of its school community vaccinated.

Lorraine Longhi Lorraine Longhi September 16, 2021 1:42 pm EDT
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Vaccine Stories This Michigan Dad Saw His 13-Year-Old Son Battle COVID-19. He Vaccinated Him to Protect Other Kids, Too.

With school upon us, Michigan parents say they are cutting through misinformation to make science-based vaccine choices for their children.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans August 24, 2021 4:47 pm EDT
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Education Here’s How Biden Aims to Have Most K-8 Schools Reopen Within His First 100 Days

A national strategy on reopening schools for in-person instruction and a call for more funding? Teachers and parents say yes, please.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 26, 2021 11:52 am EST
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Education ‘The Gap Widens’: Black and Latino Parents on the Challenges of Pandemic Learning

“Every single day is a battle," said one California mom.

Rebecca Bodenheimer Rebecca Bodenheimer January 15, 2021 8:00 am EST
Education In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Education DeVos Bids Congress Farewell in a Letter Urging Them to ‘Reject Misguided Calls’ to Make College Free

In a letter sent Monday, DeVos asked members of Congress to protect Trump administration education policies, which Biden has pledged to eliminate.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 5, 2021 1:30 pm EST

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
Coronavirus ER doctor wearing scrubs sitting in chair with hand on his head
Coronavirus Heroes of 2020: An ER Doctor and a School Nurse Saved Lives in Two Different Ways

Healthcare providers have been called heroes throughout 2020. But as the pandemic enters its deadliest phase yet, their warnings deserve renewed attention.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil December 29, 2020 11:09 am EST
Education Miriam Mohammed and her family, including Noah (middle). Photo courtesy of subject.
Education Students With Disabilities Have Suffered the Most Under School’s Pandemic Conditions

“He regressed a lot. How do we know he’s regressing? We see more refusals."

Sarah Amy Harvard Sarah Amy Harvard November 2, 2020 8:30 am EST