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School Masking Mandates Are Going to Court. Here’s Why the Issue Is So Complicated
A spate of lawsuits marks the latest phase of the debate over face masks
2021 MacArthur Foundation ‘Genius Grant’ Recipients Announced
This year's fellows include a historian and civil rights activist alongside scientists, economists, poets and filmmakers
A Decade After Jamey Rodemeyer’s Death, His Parents Are Still Trying to Protect Kids From Homophobia and Bullying
TIME spoke with the Rodemeyers ahead of the ten year anniversary of Jamey’s death about their son’s life and legacy, and the progress yet to be made.
Jill Biden: A Tribute to Classroom Heroes
"I have never been prouder to be a teacher... Thank you for being the heroes we needed," First Lady Dr. Jill Biden writes
From Teachers to Custodians, Meet the Educators Who Saved A Pandemic School Year
29 stories of teachers, bus drivers and others who went above and beyond
Schools Across the U.S. Are Already Switching Back to Remote Learning Amid COVID-19 Surge
In more than a dozen states, more than 80 school districts or charter networks have closed or delayed in-person classes
Big Hiring Bonuses, Paying Parents to Carpool: Inside the Bus Driver Shortage of 2021
One Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to drive test big yellow school buses
Parents Had Dreamed of a Smooth Return to School This Fall. This Is the Nightmare We’re Facing Instead
Across the U.S. children are heading back to school, despite spiking COVID-19 cases. The emergence of the more contagious Delta variant as the most prominent virus strain in the country is causing concern for parents. Not only are they worried about the health and safety of their kids, they have been dealing with a childcare…
Why National Teachers Unions Support Vaccine Mandates But Won’t Require Them
This fall, as many schools across the country are planning to reopen for full in-person learning, parents and educators are bracing for the third straight school year to be disrupted by COVID-19. And yet, according to one survey by the Center for Reinventing Public Education, of the 100 biggest urban school districts in the nation,…
Why I’m Mandating That Austin Schools Must Be Masked When Classes Start
As the Superintendent of Austin, TX, schools I have mandated that our kids must be masked when they start school on Tuesday. Requiring masks is not and never has been about defying the Governor. This is about having local control to respond to the data about our local conditions, which have become dire. After the…
Educators Had to Get Creative During the Pandemic. Now, Universities Are Building a More Resilient Future
New technologies help us expand access and blend the best of the physical and virtual worlds, the Yale President says
Schools Expected to Leave Virtual Learning Behind in the Fall, but the Delta Variant Is Forcing a Change in Plans
'We are in an eerily similar situation as we were 12 months ago'