Category Archives: Education
Supreme Court justice won’t block college vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday refused to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Purdue Pharma director grilled on proposed opioid settlement
NEW YORK (AP) — Purdue Pharma's quest to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin and its other prescription opioid painkillers entered its final phase Thursday with the grudging support of many of those who have claims against
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states' urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school — reigniting ideological divides over mandates even as
Hochul: I’ll run for governor after finishing Cuomo’s term
NEW YORK (AP) — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will serve out the remainder of Andrew Cuomo's term after he steps down amid sexual harassment allegations, said Thursday she plans to run for governor in her own right next
Hochul: I’ll run for governor after finishing Cuomo’s term
NEW YORK (AP) — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will serve out the remainder of Andrew Cuomo's term after he steps down amid sexual harassment allegations, said Thursday she plans to run for governor in her own right next
In her name: Amanda Gorman Award honors high school poets
NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Gorman can still remember when she was just another young poet trying to find her voice.
Some Afghans blame neighboring Pakistan for Taliban gains
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — When Wahab disappeared from his home in Afghanistan to sign on for jihad, it was in neighboring Pakistan that he got his training.
COVID-19: Quebec students to wear masks when school resumes, but not in classroom
MONTREAL — Students returning to school in Quebec will have to wear masks but not while in the classroom, the provincial government said Wednesday. Education Minister Jean-François Roberge told a news conference that masks will be required on the bus, ...
Appeals panel revives North Dakota women’s hockey lawsuit
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An effort by 11 former University of North Dakota women's hockey players to bring back the program that was dropped in 2017 got new life on Tuesday when the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived
Indigenous history, culture cut from South Dakota standards
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Teachers, educators and other South Dakota citizens charged with crafting new state social studies standards said Tuesday that Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration deleted many elements intended to bolster students’ understanding ...
