Category Archives: Education
NYC mandates vaccinations for public school teachers, staff
NEW YORK (AP) — All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday, ramping up pandemic protections as the nation's largest school system prepares for classes to start
School mask mandate ban challenged in new Utah lawsuit
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A ban on school districts requiring masks is forcing parents of vulnerable kids to wrestle with the painful choice of whether to risk coronavirus infections at school or keep them at home yet again, according
US boarding school review prompts calls for trauma support
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some members of Congress want to ensure that protections are put in place to address ongoing trauma as more information comes to light about the troubled history of Indigenous boarding schools in the United States.
Manitoba doctors call for COVID vaccine mandate for all health-care workers
WINNIPEG — An organization that represents doctors in Manitoba is calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers. Dr. Kristjan Thompson, president of Doctors Manitoba, says the shots must be required in health care, where all worke...
Manitoba doctors want mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for all health-care workers
WINNIPEG — An organization that represents doctors in Manitoba is calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers. "When you consider the threat posed by COVID-19 compared to how safe and effective the vaccines are, requiring employ...
School mask, vaccine mandates supported in US: AP-NORC poll
BOSTON (AP) — As COVID-19 cases surge around the country, a majority of Americans say they support mask mandates for students and teachers in K-12 schools, according to a new poll, but their views are sharply divided along political lines.
Quebec junior colleges reopen to in-person classes for 1st time since start of COVID
MONTREAL — Eighteen-year-old Shanie Rochasmar was among thousands of students who walked into Montreal's English-language Dawson College on Monday for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. She said she picked out her clothes the nig...
Mask use and enhanced cleaning remain key components of P.E.I. back-to-school plan
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's education minister has released a back-to-school plan recommending students and staff continue to wear masks until at least October. Natalie Jameson said today in a news release the measures being taken this schoo...
Nova Scotia to release back-to-school plan, update status of final phase of reopening
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's back-to-school plan and an update on potential further reductions to public health measures are expected to be released today. Premier-designate Tim Houston and chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang, are to make the...
N.S. requires N.B. travellers to show vaccine proof because of rising COVID-19 cases
HALIFAX — New Brunswickers who aren't fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be treated like travellers from outside the Atlantic region and must isolate upon entering Nova Scotia, premier-designate Tim Houston told reporters Monday. Houston made the a...
