Education

President Biden wants most K-8 schools to go back to in-person learning within his first 100 days, but teachers and administrators don't agree on how to do that.

Teachers Union Head: Examples Of Success And Trust Key To Reopening Schools

7:00am February 05, 2021

Getting some teachers comfortable with opening schools will hinge in part on elected officials showing they have educators' "best interest in mind," says union leader Randi Weingarten.

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Iowa Sees Pressure To Reopen Schools, But Safety Fears Persist

5:00am February 05, 2021

by Clay Masters

Iowa's governor is ordering K-12 schools offer students 100% in-person learning. But Iowa doesn't have a mask mandate, all teachers and staff aren't vaccinated and social distancing is a challenge.

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News Brief: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Biden Foreign Policy, Colleges Open

6:05am February 04, 2021

A House resolution would expel a freshman Republican from two committees. Biden speech to focus on foreign policy challenges. And, colleges are bringing more students physically back to campus.

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San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, seen in 2019, filed suit against the San Francisco Unified School District Wednesday in an attempt to bring public school students back to in-person learning.

San Francisco Vs San Francisco School Board: A Push To Get Students Back In School

8:55pm February 03, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The city attorney filed suit Wednesday alleging the school district's plan to get kids back on campus is inadequate. The district argues otherwise.

President Biden's education secretary nominee, Miguel Cardona, appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday.

Education Pick Miguel Cardona's Message To Lawmakers: 'En La Unión Está La Fuerza'

4:36pm February 03, 2021

Miguel Cardona, President Biden's education nominee, appeared before lawmakers on Wednesday for a mostly tame confirmation hearing. His opening message: In unity there is strength.

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Spring semester on college campuses is here.

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Colleges Add More In-Person Classes For Spring, Amid High Risk Of Coronavirus Spread

2:39pm February 03, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

Many colleges are starting their spring semester this week, and new data show that schools are bringing students back to campus, with more in-person classes.

Yale University in New Haven, Conn. — pictured during a snowstorm in Jan. 2018 — is no longer facing a federal discrimination lawsuit after the Department of Justice withdrew it on Feb. 3.

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Justice Department Drops Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Yale University

2:19pm February 03, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The DOJ sued Yale over its use of race in admissions in October, citing discrimination against white and Asian American applicants. It withdrew the suit and Title VI violation notice on Wednesday.

Education Pick Miguel Cardona Is New To Washington — But Not To Classrooms

5:26pm February 02, 2021

by Cory Turner

President Biden's education nominee has spent most of his professional career as a public school educator in the city where he grew up: Meriden, Conn.

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Governor Wants All Districts To Return Pupils To Classrooms

4:49pm February 02, 2021

by Associated Press

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Susan Wente, Scientist And Academic Leader, Named Wake Forest President

8:24am February 01, 2021

by Paul Garber

Wake Forest University has tapped Vanderbilt's Provost Susan Wente to be the school's next president.