Cleanup after tornado at South River H.S.
A tornado caused significant damage to a Md. high school Wednesday, but school had not yet started and there were no injuries.
School News
Bus routes suffer amid driver shortages
A nationwide shortage of bus drivers is causing confusion, missed pick-ups, and frustration for parents.
Chicago schools open; it’s been more than 500 days
A union leader in Chicago calls on schools to be better prepared for students returning in the middle of a pandemic. Nurses, social workers!
New Orleans closes after Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 storm Sunday afternoon and "devastated" areas of southeastern Louisiana.
S.C., Fla., Utah, Iowa in mask mandate lawsuits
Lawsuits from parents and others are challenging bans on mask mandates. Go parents!!
Md. state board approves universal school masking
The Md. state board has approved an emergency regulation that calls for universal masking in the state's schools.
8,400 quarantined in a Florida district
As students fall ill and run the risk of infecting more vulnerable family members and friends, state rules and laws are mixed.
Charters not subject to equal protection
Are charters public schools or not? It depends on the particular rule or law that they're trying to apply. Title IX, yes. 14th Amendment, no.
Clamor in courts over masking mandates
Mask mandates and bans on mask mandates are streaming from political leaders; the rules are being tested in courtrooms.
Teachers in Calif. must get vaccinated
Calif. became the 1st state in the nation to issue a mandate that educators get vaccinated against Covid-19 or undergo weekly testing.