Category Archives: Education
Virtual schools saw little disruption, got equal virus aid
BOSTON (AP) — While many schools scrambled to shift to online classes last year, the nation's virtual charter schools faced little disruption. For them, online learning was already the norm. Most have few physical classrooms, or none at all.
Latino city in Arizona grew, but census says it shrank
SOMERTON, Ariz. (AP) — It’s a Thursday evening in Somerton, Arizona, and parents and students packed inside a middle school gym are roaring for the school’s wrestling team at decibels that test the eardrum.
‘Remember the children’: Planning underway for residential school memorial in Calgary
CALGARY — Plans are underway to create a permanent memorial for victims of Canada's residential schools to replace a fire-damaged one that includes hundreds of children's shoes on the steps of Calgary City Hall. The temporary memorial, which also has s...
Nova Scotia reports one new COVID case, Cape Breton University issues vaccine mandate
HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting one new case of COVID-19 and one more recovery from the disease today. The new case, which is under investigation, was identified in the Halifax area and brings the number of active
Several Ontario universities strengthening campus vaccination policies
Several Ontario universities are strengthening their COVID-19 vaccine policies before classes begin next month following a recommendation from a group representing public health officers across the province. The University of Toronto and Queen's Univer...
Dalhousie University issues vaccine mandate, province reports 94th COVID-19 death
HALIFAX — Dalhousie University is requiring everyone on its campus to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to testing twice a week. The Halifax-based school is the latest in a series of Atlantic Canada universities issuing vaccine mandates ah...
Masks ordered for most Florida students, defying DeSantis
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Just over half of Florida’s 2.8 million public school students now face mandates to wear masks in classrooms as a courtroom battle continues over efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis to leave such decisions up to
The secret bias hidden in mortgage-approval algorithms
The new four-bedroom house in Charlotte, North Carolina, was Crystal Marie and Eskias McDaniels’ personal American dream, the reason they had moved to this Southern town from pricey Los Angeles a few years ago.
Japan further expands virus emergency areas as cases surge
TOKYO (AP) — Japan expanded its coronavirus state of emergency on Wednesday for a second week in a row, adding eight more prefectures as a surge in infections fueled by the delta variant strains the country’s health care system.
The Latest: Pfizer seeks FDA OK for vaccine booster dose
NEW YORK — Pfizer is seeking U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The drugmaker announced
