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Wisconsin health officials launch COVID plan for schools
Jun. 22, 2021 03:20 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials have a launched a new program to test school children for COVID-19 this fall, the state Department of Health Services...
Board votes to reduce Promise Scholarship requirements
Jun. 14, 2021 10:44 AM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Requirements for high school seniors to receive West Virginia's Promise Scholarship have been reduced.
The Higher...
Maine schools told to prepare for full-time, in-person fall
Jun. 09, 2021 02:30 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The administration of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills told Maine's school districts Wednesday that the state expects all schools to resume...
Editorial Roundup: New England
By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2021 10:02 AM EDT
Hearst Connecticut Media. June 4, 2021.
Editorial: Declaring racism a public health crisis a bold step for CT, but there’s more to do
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As US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out
By Collin Binkley May. 22, 2021 07:53 AM EDT
Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in US schools
By Heather Hollingsworth May. 16, 2021 10:41 AM EDT
Georgia public universities will again require tests in 2022
May. 15, 2021 10:40 AM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia public universities will once again start requiring standardized test scores for enrollment in 2022.
The University...
Editorial Roundup: New York
By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 04:47 PM EDT
Albany Times Union. May 4, 2021.
Editorial: It’s time, Cambridge
THE ISSUE:
A Washington County...
Iowa Gov. Reynolds rejects $95M in virus testing money
Apr. 30, 2021 04:44 PM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she rejected $95 million in federal money for coronavirus testing in schools because she didn't think there...
Judge rejects challenge to masks, virus tests for athletes
Apr. 28, 2021 02:29 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Wednesday rejected a request to stop coronavirus testing of Michigan school athletes and other steps ordered by the state health...
Judge hears arguments over virus tests for school athletes
By Ed White Apr. 27, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Attorneys for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration defended coronavirus testing for school athletes, telling a judge Tuesday that state law...
Accreditor to investigate Cobb schools over board complaints
By Jeff Amy Apr. 23, 2021 09:47 AM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's second-largest school district is being investigated by an accrediting body after the school board's minority members, all Democrats,...
Rock star Van Zandt helping Connecticut students re-engage
By Pat Eaton-Robb And Susan Haigh Apr. 20, 2021 03:46 PM EDT
Variants increase in Kansas as parents challenge mask rules
Apr. 20, 2021 01:40 PM EDT
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The number of coronavirus variants in Kansas has risen sharply, even as parents in some schools push to drop masking requirements and...
Bill ending religious vaccine exemption now heads to Senate
By Susan Haigh Apr. 20, 2021 01:14 PM EDT
School leaders in Pacific NW say 'no' to standardized tests
Apr. 16, 2021 12:48 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — School leaders in Oregon and Washington are rejecting standardized testing that normally happens each spring because of instructional...
South Carolina must give year-end tests in person at schools
By Jeffrey Collins Mar. 29, 2021 12:53 PM EDT
State finds low positivity rate in school pooled testing
Mar. 29, 2021 10:49 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' pooled COVID-19 testing program for the state's schools has tested nearly 159,000 people and found a positivity rate of lower than...
Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2021 04:25 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers:
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March 17
The Advocate on measuring academic...