Category Archives: Education
Taxes, vaxes and maps: Kansas Legislature kicks off session
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican lawmakers are eager to cut taxes because Kansas is flush with cash, but the annual legislative session that opened Monday is shadowed by redistricting, election year-politics and COVID-19. ...
Efforts to establish First Nation school board in Yukon decades in the making
VANCOUVER — Parents at eight schools in Yukon are voting on a proposal that could put the control of education for their children in the hands of the territory's Indigenous bands, the result of an effort that one official says
Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services
Ambulances in Kansas speed toward hospitals then suddenly change direction because hospitals are full. Employee shortages in New York City cause delays in trash and subway services and diminish the ranks of firefighters and emergency workers. Airport o...
Ontario to add more vaccine clinics for school staff as hospitalizations near 2,600
Ontario says it is adding 10 additional COVID-19 vaccine clinics to accelerate booster doses for education and child-care workers as the province reported nearly 2,600 people hospitalized with the virus on Saturday. Provincial data shows 2,594 patients...
Ex-Mich. lawmaker denies assault allegation, admits affairs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan legislative leader on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted his future sister-in-law starting when she was 14 or 15, saying they had a sexual relationship for years but that both were consenting
Premier Kenney renews promise Alberta will not mandate COVID-19 vaccinations
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations won't happen in Alberta, despite the federal government conceding such intervention may be necessary down the road. Kenney, in a short statement, says his government removed the power...
Pediatrician groups call for Ontario schools to reopen no later than Jan. 17
TORONTO — Three pediatricians' groups are urging the Ontario government to resume in-person learning no later than Jan. 17. The Canadian Paediatric Society, the Pediatrics Section of the Ontario Medical Association and the Pediatricians Alliance of Ont...
Virus testing shortages and delays help fuel surge
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The difficulty finding coronavirus test kits in many parts of California and delays in getting results are causing increasing frustration and contributing to the surge of infections that in just two weeks more than doubled the
Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is struggling to staff hospitals and classrooms as an astonishing spike in coronavirus infections sweeps through the state. The fast-spreading omicron variant
Alberta confirms students back to school Monday with more COVID-19 tests and masks
EDMONTON — Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says students will go back to classes Monday as planned with more medical masks and COVID-19 rapid test kits. LaGrange says it's important to balance the rise of the Omicron variant with health pro...
