Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVID
Many colleges are telling students to prepare for another term of masking, testing and, if cases get bad, limits around social life.
Education
Cornell shuts down its Ithaca campus after significant signs of omicron variant found
The campus reported nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 among the student body. The new omicron variant was detected "in a significant number" of positive tests, the university said.
Organizers of the South Dakota teacher 'Dash for Cash' are apologizing and paying up
The Sioux Falls Stampede and CU Mortgage Direct acknowledge the event appeared "degrading and insulting" to educators and are giving an additional $500 to each of the applicants and participants.
More Black families are homeschooling their children, citing the pandemic and racism
In Alabama, the co-founders of Black Homeschoolers of Birmingham say membership is growing as parents try to shield their children from racism in education and teach them about their own heritage.
Teachers in South Dakota scrambled to pick up $1 bills in a hockey game sideshow
The event, which offered a total of $5,000 to 10 teachers, had fans cheering. But it also sparked criticism for turning teachers' need to pay for classroom supplies into a public spectacle.
Art, music and theater classes help students express emotions on returning to school
Schools across the country are reporting an uptick in misbehaviors now that kids are back in person. Artists, music and drama teachers are trying to help them cope.
Canadian teacher reassigned under a controversial Quebec law for wearing a hijab
A teacher who wears a hijab was removed from the classroom under Quebec's Bill 21, which prohibits teachers wearing religious symbols in class.
For kids grappling with the pandemic's traumas, art classes can be an oasis
As health officials sound the alarm about the pandemic's impact on children's mental health, music, drama and other art classes are helping kids adjust to being in-person again.
Supreme Court signals further erosion of separation of church and state in schools
The handwriting on the wall came during a nearly two-hour argument involving a challenge brought by two Maine families to the state's unusual way of providing public education.
Michigan schools are figuring out how to respond to a flood of shooting threats
A flood of threats has followed Michigan's school shooting. Information about missed warning signs has spurred a conversation about threats and how to reassure families that classrooms are safe.