"We are in a major surge now as we're going into the fall, into the school season. This is very serious business," Fauci said. He urges states and localities to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for teachers.
Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up a confrontation with school superintendents on Monday, saying anyone who defies his ban on mask mandates might lose a paycheck. Teachers and staff wouldn't be punished.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Beth Brown, the president of the Tennessee Education Association, about the new state guidelines which limit how teachers can address race, sex and privilege in class.
School starts this week in many Florida counties, with debate still raging over mask requirements. The governor banned school districts from mandating masks but disputes continue, including in court.
NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Kim Anderson, executive director of the National Education Association, about how educators can keep schools open and students safe as new COVID-19 cases tick upward.
Colleges in the U.S. attract a million international students a year. The pandemic, visa restrictions, rising tuition and fears about safety in America have driven enrollment down. But there's hope.
This week in Arkansas a debate took place in the legislature over a law that bans mask mandates in schools. The law remains, but a judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing it.
Millions of American kids are headed back to school, this time as a fourth wave of the pandemic builds. We hear what parents should know about keeping them healthy.
At the beginning of the pandemic, federal student loan borrowers were granted a reprieve on their loan payments. The U.S. Education Department says that reprieve will end on Jan. 31.