Category Archives: Education
Arizona court won’t halt sex suits naming Boy Scouts, others
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona victims of long-ago child sex abuse can proceed with lawsuits against groups like the Boy Scouts of America after the state Supreme Court rejected claims that a state law extending victims' right to sue was unconstitutional.
California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is sticking with its coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, but it won't happen until at least the summer of 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday.
Lawsuit over Idaho transgender athlete ban likely to proceed
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal lawsuit challenging Idaho’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports will likely move forward after both sides agreed that the woman who sued is again enrolled at Boise State University and competing in school
Talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply divided over how much children in K-12 schools should be taught about racism and sexuality, according to a new poll released as Republicans across the country aim to make parental involvement in education a
Money spat resolved over LGBTQ books at Mississippi library
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi library is on track to receive the full amount of money it was budgeted, months after a mayor threatened to withhold funding because the library displayed LGBTQ books for young readers.
Laurentian University could have avoided creditor protection, auditor general says
TORONTO — Ontario's auditor general says a northern university that filed for creditor protection last year could have avoided that move, which led to huge program and job cuts. A report today from Bonnie Lysyk says Laurentian University could have don...
Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation wants return of mask mandates, expanded PCR testing
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation wants the province to bring back a mask mandate because Canada's chief public health officer says COVID-19 cases are rising across the country. The federation says it wants the Saskatchewan Party governmen...
New Mexico boosts its free college program, at least for now
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Even after failing a test that set her back a semester, Maribel Rodriguez will be heading back to nursing school next spring with a generous new state scholarship that abandons eligibility criteria to help more
With aid to spend, schools look for students who need help
Schools across America are racing to make up for time they lost during the pandemic by budgeting billions of dollars for tutoring, summer camps and longer school days and trying to untangle which students need help most urgently after two
EXPLAINER: What do new Alabama laws say on transgender kids?
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has become the first state to criminalize the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under age 19. In line with some other Republican-led states, legislators here also passed a law