Fairfax County school buses sit in a in Lorton, Va., July 22, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) After an onerous legal battle, a grassroots parents’ group has won its lawsuit against Fairfax County Public Schools that challenged the Virginia district’s equity admissions
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Zaira Wasim criticises the ban on Hijab in Karnataka schools
Zaira Wasim opened up on the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka schools. On Saturday, the actor took to Facebook and criticized the ban imposed on hijab in Karnataka schools and also called it unjust. In her Facebook post, Zaira wrote,
COVID pandemic can be ‘reset’ for schools
HARTSVILLE, Tenn. — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Thursday it is the job of school leaders to listen to parents, students and educators as they continue to grapple with the lingering effects of the pandemic on the nation’s public schools. The
Washington State will drop its mask mandates, including for schools, next month.
Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington State said Thursday that he will eliminate the state’s mask mandates, including for schools, next month as Covid hospitalizations and case numbers continue to drop. The governor plans to end statewide requirements for a mask
Virginia General Assembly Passes Law Requiring Schools to Make Masking Optional by March 1
Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election-night party in Chantilly, Va., November 3, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin will sign into law legislation requiring public schools to make masks optional by March 1, after the
Virginia Senate Approves Amendment to Make Mask-Wearing Optional in Schools
Students leave Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington County, one of several school districts which sued to stop the mask-optional order by Governor Glenn Youngkin, in Arlington, Va., January 25, 2022. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The Virginia Senate voted 29–9 on Tuesday to
Mask-Optional Schools Hit with Suspiciously Identical Suits Alleging ADA Violations
On the heels of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that put the kibosh on a statewide school masking mandate, lawyers in the Keystone State are trying a new tack to reinstate a classroom mask requirement — suing individual school districts
Nikole Hannah-Jones: Parents Shouldn’t Decide What’s Being Taught in Schools
Nikole Hannah-Jones (Alice Vergueiro/Abraji via Wikimedia Commons) Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator and curator of the New York Times’s 1619 Project, said she did not “understand this idea that parents should decide what’s being taught” in schools, during an appearance on Meet
School District Bordering Washington, D.C. Closing All Schools until Mid-January due to Covid-19 Surge
(maroke/Getty Images) Prince George’s County Public Schools, a Maryland school district bordering Washington, D.C., is closing all schools until mid-January due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. “In light of the stark rise in COVID-19 cases throughout our school system,
Three Schools in County Bordering Washington, D.C., Close Due to Covid Surges
(diane39/Getty Images) Three schools in Prince George’s County, a county in southwest Maryland that borders Washington, D.C., shut down Wednesday due to Covid-19 surges. The decision covers Benjamin Tasker Middle School, EXCEL Public Charter School and Kettering Middle School and entails
Supreme Court Seems Wary of Ban on State Aid to Religious Schools
The chief justice asked, for instance, whether the state would pay for tuition at a religious school whose doctrine calls for public service and that “does look just like a public school, but it’s owned by religion.” Mr. Taub said
Advocacy Group Files Complaint against NYC Schools over ‘Segregated’ Social Justice Exercise
The entrance to a public school in the Queens borough of New York, July 8, 2020. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) The organization Parents Defending Education announced on Wednesday that it filed a civil rights complaint against New York City Public Schools, after
Virginia Parents Have Had Enough of ‘Woke’ Lies at Their Schools
A diverse movement of concerned parents has arisen to oppose critical race theory. Falls Church, Va. — Since Wednesday, October 6, Fairfax County Public Schools staffer Rob Kerr has been teaching a weekly two-hour course to teachers here at Marshall
Youngkin Promises to Ban CRT in Schools if Elected Virginia Governor
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks in McLean, Va., July 14, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin said Saturday that he will ban critical race theory from schools on his first day in office if he is elected
Virginia Democrats Voted to Allow Schools to Refrain from Reporting Sexual Battery in 2020
Gov. Ralph Northam (D., Va.) speaks at a news conference in Alexandria, Va., May 28, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly voted for — and Governor Ralph Northam signed — a law allowing schools to refrain from