Category Archives: Education
Feds: Florida missed deadline to receive $2.3B in school aid
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is the last state to submit a plan to the U.S. Department of Education that's required before more than $2.3 billion in federal aid for Florida schools can be released, according to a letter sent
Black colleges’ funding hopes dim amid federal budget battle
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Optimism for transformational funding for the nation’s historically Black colleges was running high after the Biden administration included $45 billion for the schools in its massive multitrillion dollar spending plan.
Arizona can’t use COVID money for anti-mask grants, feds say
The Biden administration on Tuesday ordered Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to stop using the state’s federal pandemic funding on a pair of new education grants that can only be directed to schools without mask mandates.
Alberta’s NDP is calling for military help with COVID contact tracing in schools
EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition is urging Premier Jason Kenney to use the military to do contact tracing for COVID-19 in schools. NDP education critic Sarah Hoffman says positive cases are increasing among elementary students. Eight critical care nurse...
Alberta resumes COVID-19 contact tracing in schools, offers rapid testing
The Alberta government has announced new COVID-19 measures and reinstated some old ones to reduce pressure on the province's health-care system, including resuming contact tracing in schools. Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday that COVID-19 remains a se...
Ontario announces rapid testing for schools in areas with high COVID-19 transmission
TORONTO — Ontario is rolling out a rapid COVID-19 testing program for schools in areas of the province with high transmission. The chief medical officer of health said Tuesday that rapid testing can help identify cases and prevent transmission in schoo...
New Mexico governor thanks oil and gas, cheers hydrogen plan
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor is seeking legislation to help jump-start hydrogen production from natural gas in her state, a process that generates harmful greenhouse gases but could one day be harnessed to provide environmenta...
Arizona senator condemns activists pursuing her on campus
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said Monday that activists who confronted her outside an Arizona State University classroom and filmed her inside a restroom were not engaging in “legitimate protest.”
About 80 per cent of education workers have attested to full vaccination: minister
TORONTO — Ontario's education minister says about 80 per cent of school staff have attested to being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. That is roughly the percentage of vaccination seen in the eligible population provincewide. The government has said ...
Idaho Lt. Gov. McGeachin’s contempt hearing set for Oct. 13
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is scheduled for a hearing next week on whether she should be held in contempt of court for failing to comply with a judge's order in a public records lawsuit.