Jul 13 Watch 6:48 'Teachers are scared' to be in school, Florida educator says Although President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are urging schools to reopen in person this fall, other officials fear the health risks are too high, especially as the virus surges in many states. Florida is one of them --… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: More than 200 colleges join lawsuit over foreign student visas In our news wrap Monday, more than 200 universities have announced their support of a lawsuit against pandemic restrictions on international students. The schools object to the Trump administration's plan to deny visas to students not taking at least one… Continue watching
Jul 13 More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule By Collin Binkley, Associated Press More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s policy saying international students cannot stay in the country if they take all their classes online in the fall. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 6:06 Reevaluating 'To Kill a Mockingbird' 60 years later By PBS NewsHour In the 60 years since “To Kill a Mockingbird,” one of the most widely read books in middle school, was published, the lens through which it frames race and its Black characters has come under scrutiny. NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari… Continue watching
Jul 10 Trump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges By Collin Binkley, Associated Press In his push to get schools and colleges to reopen this fall, President Donald Trump is again taking aim at their finances, this time threatening their tax-exempt status. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 12:55 David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart on Trump's school pressure, Biden's economic plan New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how the surging coronavirus is affecting President Trump’s public support, the significance of the Supreme Court’s recent rulings… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch 9:46 The 'unwise, disruptive policy' of shutting out international students By Jeffrey Brown New rules for foreign college students have stunned American academic institutions. The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that all of the roughly 1 million international students currently enrolled in the U.S. must attend at least one in-person class this… Continue watching
Jul 09 WATCH: McCarthy says reopening schools not a question of if, but how By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press "We cannot miss out on a generation of not being taught," House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said, adding that if restaurants and casinos are allowed to reopen, schools and daycare centers should be, too. Continue reading
Jul 09 CDC will not rewrite guidelines for reopening schools despite criticism from Trump By Carole Feldman, Associated Press Dr. Robert Redfield, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the agency will issue “additional reference documents” to facilitate reopening schools. Continue reading
Jul 08 Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don't reopen By Collin Binkley, Associated Press He says the guidelines his own federal health officials have created for schools to reopen are impractical and expensive. Continue reading