Category Archives: Education
Youngkin makes education secretary his first cabinet pick
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin, who made education a centerpiece of his campaign, announced the state's next education secretary Monday, making it his first Cabinet secretary pick.
From masks to book banning, conservatives take on educators
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A recent Wyoming school board meeting was again packed with opponents of mask mandates when things took an abrupt turn and a parent started reading aloud sexually explicit passages from a book available in school libraries.
Catalans protest against mandate for more Spanish in schools
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday to protest against a court decision that mandates that 25% of all school subjects be taught in Spanish, reducing the still predominant use of the
Anchorage school district to make masks optional in new year
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's largest school district is dropping its requirement that students and staff wear face masks in school buildings, starting next month, in response to lower COVID-19 case numbers, Superintendent Deena Bishop said.
N.W.T. replaces Alberta curriculum for junior kindergarten to Grade 12 with B.C.’s
YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories says it will no longer teach Alberta's curriculum in its schools. The territory says it has signed an agreement with British Columbia to teach its junior kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum instead. N.W.T.'s edu...
Los Angeles schools delay student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The Los Angeles school district, which was among the first to announce mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for students, has become the latest in California to delay a plan that would have forced thousands of unvaccinated students to return to distance learnin...
Spain urges child vaccinations and boosters before Christmas
MADRID (AP) — Spanish health authorities are stepping up efforts to give out coronavirus vaccine shots before Christmas and end-of-the-year gatherings that usually bring large groups together.
Harvard professor’s trial a test of DOJ’s China prosecutions
BOSTON (AP) — The trial of a Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program is the latest bellwether in the U.S. Justice Department's controversial effort to crackdown on economic espionage by China.
Quebec university classrooms are not safe spaces, says academic freedom committee
MONTREAL — Quebec university classrooms are not safe spaces and post-secondary institutions should not be imposing the use of so-called trigger warnings, according to a report released Tuesday by a committee on academic freedom. The provincial governme...
Alberta government announces changes to controversial school curriculum
EDMONTON — The president of the Alberta Teachers' Association says he's pleased with the government's decision to delay full implementation of its proposed curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 6 after fierce opposition from some teachers and students. ...