Education

Los Angeles Students Under 12 Will Need To Be Vaccinated Against COVID By January

7:14pm September 10, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Megan Reilly, interim superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District, about the decision to require all students 12 and older to be vaccinated against COVID.

President Biden tours Brookland Middle School in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Biden has encouraged school districts to promote vaccines to protect students as they return to school amid a coronavirus resurgence.

Biden Brushes Off The GOP Threats To Sue Over Vaccine Mandates

7:14pm September 10, 2021

by Brian Naylor

President Biden said he was saddened that some GOP governors are threatening to sue over the new mandates. To them, he said, "Have at it."

When children and teachers wear masks in class, studies show it limits the spread of the coronavirus.

Yes, Gov. DeSantis, Studies Do Show Masks Curb Covid-19 In Schools

5:18pm September 10, 2021

by Maria Godoy

Several studies over the past year and a half have arrived at the same conclusion: mask wearing significantly limits transmission of the coronavirus in schools.

A child reaches out to touch a flower adorning the Sept. 11 memorial on the name of a veteran killed in the 2001 terror attacks. For today's generation of kids, 9/11 is a history lesson.

How To Talk About 9/11 With A New Generation Of Kids

4:27pm September 10, 2021

by Cory Turner

Students today have no memory of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, so this year's anniversary poses unique challenges for educators and caregivers trying to explain what happened and why.

Students head toward Thurgood Marshall Academic High School in San Francisco in March.

San Francisco Schools Have Had No COVID-19 Outbreaks Since Classes Began Last Month

4:11pm September 10, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The city's health department said 90% of children ages 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated. There have been 227 cases reported among staff and students, but the vast majority are occurring outside school.

Tennessee high school student Grady Knox's speech in favor of masks in schools was interrupted when adults jeered and heckled his remarks.

A Teen Called For Masks In School After His Grandma Died Of COVID. Adults Mocked Him

4:05pm September 10, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"If they laugh at me about a personal story about my grandmother, that's just disrespectful, I feel," Tennessee teenager Grady Knox reportedly said.

Students exit Hollywood High School after a day of school in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Is Now The Largest School District To Require Vaccines For Students

9:16pm September 09, 2021

by Kyle Stokes

The Los Angeles Unified School District voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The board said the vote was about protecting students, not violating rights.

Parents drop their children off for the first day of school in Novi, Mich., on Tuesday.

Biden Dangles New Federal Funds For Schools That Defy Mask Mandate Bans

5:31pm September 09, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

On Thursday, the president announced a series of actions to encourage K-12 schools to mandate masks for all and require vaccines for employees.

Angeline Murimirwa, executive director of the girls' education group Camfed in Africa, at a pub in Oxford, England, in 2018. In August, Camfed was awarded the $2.5 million 2021 Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

Whatever Happened To ... The Woman Whose Mission Is To Get African Girls In School?

2:52pm September 09, 2021

by Marc Silver

Angeline Murimirwa leads Camfed, a group that has given scholarships to 4.8 million girls in Africa. And now the group has been awarded the $2.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

A student arrives for the first day of classes on Aug. 23 at a public school in Miami Lakes, Fla.

At Least 13 Miami-Dade School Workers Have Died Of COVID-19 In Less Than A Month

6:56pm September 08, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Those who died include teachers, bus drivers, a security worker and a cafeteria manager. "It is a bruising statistic that we need to absolutely internalize," said Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho.