When can kids take off their masks in school? Here's what some experts say
With vaccines now available for children as young as 5, some school districts are easing up on their mask policies.
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Emily Oster: Why wasn't the US tracking the spread of COVID-19 in schools?
In summer 2020, parents faced so many unknowns when it came to sending kids to school. Economist Emily Oster describes how she started collecting data nationwide to help parents decide for themselves.
Rhode Island man reminds us that it's never to late to fulfill a dream
Manfred Steiner dreamed of being a physicist but his parents convinced him to be a doctor. When he retired, he enrolled in a PhD program. Weeks before his 90th birthday, he defended his dissertation.
A teacher who devotes herself to immigrants in Maryland just won a $1 million prize
"This is to encourage every little Black boy and girl that looks like me and every child .. that feels marginalized and has a story like mine and felt they never mattered," Keishia Thorpe said.
Texas schools can require masks again after a judge overrules state's ban
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that banned mask mandates in public schools. The ruling could have implications for other states with similar bans in place.
Guilford school board will consider employee bonuses and approves other measures
The Guilford County Board of Education approved several agenda items during its meeting this week.
Malala Yousafzai, Nobel laureate and girls' education champion, gets married
The 24-year-old recent Oxford graduate called it "a precious day in my life" and shared a few photos of the intimate ceremony.
Judge will consider whether N.C. should turn over $1.7B in public school funding
A North Carolina judge is considering whether to order the state to hand over almost $2 billion in public school funding.
2 students who helped reverse their high school's book ban
NPR's Michel Martin talks to York, Pa., high school seniors Olivia Pituch and Christina Ellis about helping to reverse their school district's ban on certain books and films being taught to students.
He always wanted a Ph.D. in physics. He finally earned it at 89
"I always had this dream: Gee, someday I would like to become a physicist," said Manfred Steiner. But after World War II, he followed his family's advice to become a doctor.