Chicago's Lightfoot mulls legal action against teachers amid COVID row
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the Democrat, announced on Wednesday that her office filed an unfair labor practices complaint after the…
COVID Omicron Surge: Oakland Unified Says Mass Testing Over Holidays Finds Nearly 1,000 Cases Among Staff, Students
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – Officials at the Oakland Unified School District credited a COVID-19 mass...
Teachers unions across country cite COVID surge to demand halt to in-person learning
A surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted some teachers unions to call for a return to remote learning.
Fauci, teachers unions at odds over reopening schools
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday expressed support for reopening schools after the holiday break, offering guidance that contradicts the ongoing…
Incoming NYC mayor Eric Adams promises to avoid shutting the city down again: ‘We will not be controlled by crises’
In his inaugural address Saturday, New York City's new mayor Eric Adams promised to avoid the reactionary bumbling responses to…
Texas school board holds closed meeting on superintendent under investigation
The Round Rock Independent School District (ISD) school board will meet on Jan. 3, 2022, two days before children return…
As the new year approaches, parents in states without laws requiring school districts to offer in-person learning face a potential return to ‘virtual learning’
Although it is still too early to say for sure, the early data suggests strongly that the Omicron variant, while…
Strike talk begins as Mount Diablo Unified, teachers union reach an impasse
Mount Diablo Unified’s teachers union has asked a state mediator to help resolve an impasse...
Chicago Public Schools purchases 100,000 laptops, prepares to shut down some classrooms again
Chicago Public Schools officials have announced that they have approved the purchase of as many as 100,000 new laptops in…
Michigan admits schools with mask mandates have ‘similar’ COVID-19 case rates to those not requiring face coverings
The state of Michigan released data last week that show schools with mask mandates have "similar" COVID-19 case rates to…