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A U.S. Air Force air crew prepares to load evacuees aboard a C-17 aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 31. Several public school students from Sacramento, Calif., remain in Afghanistan since the U.S. evacuation end

Several California Public School Students Are Still Trapped In Afghanistan

9:36pm September 01, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The San Juan Unified School District in Sacramento, Calif., says officials believe some of the district's students have been able to leave since the U.S. evacuation ended Tuesday.

In a new nationwide survey, half of student-transportation coordinators described school bus driver shortages as either "severe" or "desperate."

National Survey Finds Severe And Desperate School Bus Driver Shortage

7:47pm September 01, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

"In previous years, we've seen regionalized driver shortages, but nothing to the extent that we're seeing today," one researcher told NPR.

Elementary School COVID Outbreak Shows Why Layers Of Safety Precautions Are Necessary

6:19pm September 01, 2021

by Maria Godoy

A COVID outbreak in a California elementary school has highlighted how formidable a foe delta is in classrooms. That's why experts say it's vital schools deploy multiple strategies to curb cases.

Fewer college students have transferred schools during the pandemic, according to new data.

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Another Sign Of The Pandemic's Effect On College Students: Fewer Transfers

5:15pm September 01, 2021

by Clare Lombardo

What this means, according to researchers, is that students who may have opted to transfer in previous years have instead stayed put at their schools or withdrawn altogether.

The city of Long Beach sets up COVID-19 vaccination and testing site at the California State University, Long Beach. More than 800 colleges and universities have now adopted COVID-19 vaccination requirements for their students and staff to be able to retu

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Full FDA Approval Triggers More Universities To Require The COVID-19 Vaccine

1:21pm September 01, 2021

Many schools have jumped at the chance to join the hundreds of colleges that have some sort of vaccine mandate, hoping to keep students safe, campuses filled and legal concerns at bay.

After A More Than A Year At Home, Students' Social Skills May Need Work

8:15am September 01, 2021

by Jenny Brundin

Children in Denver talk about what's on their minds while returning to in-person classes. They're eager, but also worried about staying safe during the pandemic, and remembering how to be social.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of a monoclonal antibody site Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. DeSantis has sought to block schools from requiring masks for students.

Florida Is Blocking Money From 2 School Districts Over Mask Mandates, Defying A Judge

9:23pm August 31, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

A judge ruled Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on school mask mandates "is without legal authority" and can't be enforced. But that's not stopping the state board of education from withholding paychecks.

Chicago School Bus Drivers Have Quit In Droves Over COVID Vaccine Mandate

4:50pm August 31, 2021

by Sarah Karp

Chicago Public Schools says 10% of their school bus drivers quit on Friday as they're unwilling to get mandated vaccines. The district is now offering cash to parents who drive their kids to school.

Lack Of Bus Drivers Is Hampering The Start Of The School Year

7:09am August 31, 2021

by Elizabeth Shockman

A Minnesota school district can't find enough bus drivers — it's offering $3,000 hiring bonuses and paying families to drive their own children. Many districts across the nation need bus drivers.

News Brief: America's Longest War Ends, Ida Damage, Mask Mandate Bans

5:08am August 31, 2021

The U.S. military is out of Afghanistan. Hurricane Ida left behind a path of destruction in Louisiana. The federal government is looking into five states' efforts to stop schools from requiring masks.