Education

Politics of vaccine, mask mandates complicate return to normal on college campuses

By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane, Maea Lenei Buhre

Millions of students returned to campus this fall for the in-person college experience, as the Delta variant continues to impact parts of the U.S. Some schools have strict mandates for vaccination, testing and masking. In other places, that’s not an…

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Black colleges’ funding hopes dim amid federal budget battle

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Annie Ma, Associated Press

They now stand to receive just a small fraction of the original amount, perhaps as little as $2 billion in competitive grant funding that could be used for educational programs and infrastructure.

Arizona can’t use COVID money for anti-mask grants, feds say

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

In a letter to Ducey, the Treasury Department said the grant programs are "not a permissible use" of the funding.

WATCH: Education officials testify about supporting schools during COVID, School board group asks US for help policing threats

By News Desk and Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra are expected to testify before a Senate committee on Thursday about schools during the pandemic.

A pro-slavery petition is the latest racist incident at this Kansas City high school. Parents say they’ve had enough

By Gabrielle Hays

Parents say the district is doing little to mitigate the ongoing problems, including individual attacks on students based on their race.

Here are this year’s MacArthur fellows and ‘genius grant’ recipients

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation on Tuesday announced the 25 recipients, who will each receive $625,000.

CDC studies show masks lessen school outbreaks

By Associated Press

One study in two Arizona counties found coronavirus outbreaks were almost four times more common at public schools without mask mandates on the first day than at those that re-opened with a masking requirement.

Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed students

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Florida's new surgeon general has signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Lawsuits against Ohio State over sex abuse by doctor are dismissed

By Kantele Franko, Associated Press

A federal judge has dismissed some of the biggest remaining lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University officials failed to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss.

COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11, Pfizer says

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

With kids now back in school and the extra-contagious delta variant causing a huge jump in pediatric infections, many parents are anxiously awaiting vaccinations for their younger children.