Category Archives: Education
Florida governor appeals ruling on masks in schools
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge's ruling that the governor exceeded his authority by ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Data shows Florida’s latest COVID surge the deadliest yet
MIAMI (AP) — Florida is reporting its deadliest peak in daily death rates since the start of the pandemic, surpassing previous coronavirus surges in the state, according to federal data published Thursday.
Bureau of Indian Education issues vaccine mandate
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The federal agency that oversees schools that educate some Native Americans in nearly two dozen states issued an employee vaccine mandate Thursday.
Manitoba education minister wants to repair relationship with teachers, parents
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's education minister says he wants to repair relationships with teachers and parents who were highly critical of a bill the new premier has promised to scrap. Cliff Cullen says the bill, which would have eliminated all English-langu...
Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged robust federal help for the Northeastern and Gulf states battered by Hurricane Ida and for Western states beset by wildfires — with the catastrophes serving as deadly reminders that the “climate...
N.S. premier says COVID rules will remain until 75 per cent of population vaccinated
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier said Thursday he's not budging from the government's target of getting 75 per cent of all residents vaccinated against COVID-19 before the province enters its final phase of reopening. The target is "very firm," Tim Hous...
Deal with OxyContin maker leaves families angry, conflicted
Among the families who lost children and other loved ones in the nation's opioid crisis, many had held out hope of someday facing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners in a courtroom.
French children are back to school, wearing masks
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Twelve million children in France went back to school Thursday for the new academic year, wearing face masks as part of rules aimed at slowing down the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
More than 45 dead after Ida’s remnants blindside Northeast
NEW YORK (AP) — A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers and tornado damage Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, drowning at least 46 people in their homes
1 student killed in shooting at North Carolina high school
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — One student was killed in a shooting at a North Carolina high school Wednesday and authorities were looking for the suspect, officials said.
