Florida's LGBT School Censorship Bill Is a Lawsuit Factory That Overrules Many Parents
Under H.B. 1557, only the most conservative parents will decide what everybody else’s kids will learn about sexual orientation or gender identity.
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The CDC Stands Firm on 'Universal Masking' in Schools as Blue States Abandon That Policy
Rochelle Walensky says "now is not the moment" to stop forcing masks on children. Democratic politicians increasingly disagree.
Randi Weingarten Says Masks Can Come Off When There's 'No Transmission in Schools'
The teachers union leader thinks schools that have an 80 percent vaccination rate could maybe, possibly let students unmask.
The CDC's Insistence on 'Universal Masking' in Schools Looks Less Scientific Every Day
That recommendation, which never had a firm basis, is even harder to justify in the current context.
Why Can't the CDC Admit There Is No Solid Evidence To Support 'Universal Masking' in Schools?
Supporters of that policy assume it works, then desperately search for evidence to validate that conviction.
Will 2022 Be the Year of the School Board Recall?
The 2021 pushback was about more than just the Virginia gubernatorial election, as the February 15 San Francisco recall will soon attest.
Microschools Have a Big Future
Small-is-beautiful education avoids conflicts that plague larger one-size-fits-few institutions.
Tennessee School Board Pulls Maus From Eighth-Grade Curriculum
A grim sign of the bureaucratic mentality controlling public education
A Lawsuit Threatens a Promising School Choice Law in West Virginia
The West Virginia Hope Scholarship lets parents use their kids' per-pupil funding wherever and however works best for them.
The Biggest Education Innovation Is Growing Use of School Choice
Homeschooling, charter schools, and other “alternative” learning approaches are now mainstream.
Flint Public Schools Extend Remote Learning Indefinitely
Schools in Flint, Michigan, are extending the virtual learning period for the foreseeable future. Haven't we learned that virtual learning comes at too high a cost?
It's Time for Kids Liberation Day
Where omicron plummets, COVID-19 restrictions on our pandemic-damaged children need to end. Let's throw 'em a big party!
Florida's COVID Policies Defied the Media's Narrative
Ron DeSantis killed people because Florida didn't impose tougher rules, we're told. But it's not true.
Citing Debunked CDC Research, Virginia School Districts Vow To Defy Youngkin on Mask Mandates
The science isn't actually on school districts' side.
Closing Schools To Protect Kids Made Them Sick
Children forced to Zoom into school ended up with suboptimal immune systems—the opposite of herd immunity.
Kids Stay Home as Chicago Teachers Revolt
Plus: Looking back on the Capitol riot, library book bans, and more...
Can Democrats Keep Schools Open During Omicron?
New NYC Mayor Eric Adams quashes a micro-rebellion among some teachers union members, but school closures Monday hit a record for 2021-22.
CDC: 61% of Teenagers Hospitalized for COVID-19 Had Obesity
A new study of 915 childhood COVID-19 hospitalizations found that most involved underlying conditions.
Poll: 90% of Chicago Public School Teachers Would Go Back to Virtual Learning
The union is preparing to strike if its demands are not met.
The Year's Highlights in Blame Shifting
Politicians and cops found creative ways to dodge responsibility in 2021.
Do Kids Really Need To Wear Masks at School?
“We essentially reorganized our society around the control of a single infectious disease, when in fact, health is plural," says Stanford professor of health policy Jay Bhattacharya.
Nikole Hannah-Jones Doesn't Understand 'The Idea That Parents Should Decide' What Schools Teach
The 1619 Project author thinks Terry McAuliffe had it right.
The CDC Director's Slippery Response to Criticism of School Mask Mandates Further Undermines Her Agency's Credibility
Rochelle Walensky willfully ignores the weaknesses of a study she repeatedly cited to justify "universal masking" of students.
Good News: Biden Says Schools 'Must' Stay Open. Bad News: Many Won't.
The president rightly points out that the federal government has sloshed billions of dollars to make K-12 schools even safer than they already were. Yet many are about to close.
Are the Parents of the Michigan School Shooter Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter?
The charge requires proof that James and Jennifer Crumbley knew their son posed a threat and could have prevented the attack through "ordinary care."
Public Schools Should Stop Threatening Unvaccinated Kids
Los Angeles Unified School District's 34,000 unvaccinated teens should not go back to virtual learning.
5th Circuit Temporarily Restores Greg Abbott's Ban on School Mask Mandates
The appeals court is skeptical of the claim that the Texas governor's order illegally discriminates against people with disabilities.
Support Reason for More Coverage of Gubmint's (Turrible) COVID-19 Policies!
While the press and politicians try to make the virus a political morality play, Reason keeps its head even while screaming at anti-scientific restrictionism.
School Districts Are Using Their COVID-19 Relief Money on Vape Detectors, Tennis Courts
"Some districts are investing big money in initiatives that don't appear at first glance strictly COVID-related."
Pandemic Restrictions May Harm Infants' Cognitive Development, New Study Finds
But contrary to media reports, there's no specific evidence that masks are the culprit.
Los Angeles Prepares to Kick 44,000 Unvaxxed Kids Out of School Buildings
California is leading the country in student vaccine mandates that will disproportionately harm the education of poor and minority students.
New York Creating Race-Based School 'Affinity Groups' To Combat Racism
A Manhattan public middle school is asking students to segregate themselves next week as part of a "two day celebration" against segregation.
Study: School Choice Programs Save States Money
As Democrats push back against more choice in schooling, the evidence in its favor keeps piling up.
'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley Gets 41 Months in Prison
Plus: Detroit schools close on Fridays just because, Scott Alexander offers a plausible ivermectin theory, and more...
Biden Administration, School Board Association Colluded To Direct FBI Scrutiny at Parents Who Were Critical of School Boards
The National School Boards Association considers aggrieved parents essentially "domestic terrorists," and the FBI agreed to crack down on them.
A Ruling Against Greg Abbott Suggests Federal Law May Require Schools To Mandate Masks
A federal judge concluded that the Texas governor's ban on mask mandates illegally discriminated against students with disabilities.
FBI Raid of James O'Keefe's House Is a Blow to Press Freedom
Plus: Consumer prices surge, a Virginia school district talks openly about burning books, and more...
