Category Archives: Education
Schools reopen with masks optional in many US classrooms
MCDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — As Tussahaw Elementary opened this week for a new school year, teary-eyed mothers led in kindergartners dwarfed by backpacks and buses dropped off fifth graders looking forward to ruling their school. The biggest clue to the
The Latest: China pledges 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged that 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines would be supplied to the world through this year, increasing China’s commitment as the largest exporter of the shots.
FTC official raps Facebook for booting political ads probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Federal Trade Commission official is criticizing Facebook’s move to shut down the personal accounts of two academic researchers and terminate their probe into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network....
NJ governor to require masks for K-12 students, school staff
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Staff members and students from kindergarten to 12th grade will be required to wear masks in New Jersey schools when the new year begins in a few weeks, Gov. Phil Murphy is set to announce Friday
Schools sue and mayor defies Arkansas mask mandate ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ ban on mask mandates faced new legal challenges -- including from a school district where more than 800 staff and students are quarantining because of a COVID-19 outbreak -- and defiance from the mayor
Manitoba to reveal back-to-school plan as COVID-19 continues
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is to reveal today its plan to let students return to school. The province's chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, has said the aim is to make going back to school as normal as possible
Masks encouraged, but not mandatory when Manitoba students return to school
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is stopping short of mandating mask usage or physical distancing when students return to class on Sept. 7. Masks will be mandatory in neighbouring Ontario and were required for older students in Manitoba in the spring...
Baa Baa Black Sheep is back: Ontario allowing singing, visitors in child care centres
TORONTO — Baa Baa Black Sheep is back in Ontario child-care centres as new provincial COVID-19 guidance for the sector allows the return of singing indoors, eases cleaning rules and lets visitors inside. The updated guidance follows calls from parents...
Ottawa announces $6-billion transfer to Quebec aimed at strengthening child care
MONTREAL — The federal government will transfer about $6 billion to Quebec over five years in connection with Ottawa's national child-care program, but the money comes without conditions and Quebec's government can spend it how it pleases. Prime Minist...
Ottawa announces $6 billion transfer to Quebec aimed at strengthening child care
MONTREAL — The Canadian government is giving Quebec about $6 billion over five years, a significant portion of which will go to the province's child-care network. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today alongside Premier François Lega...
