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Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools  Reuters Florida Says It Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates  The New York Times Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’  The Guardian Ron DeSantis Wants to Let Polio, Measles Spread in Florida Schools  Rolling Stone Florida plans to end vaccine mandates statewide, including for …

As students across the country head back to class, one thing won’t be coming with many of them: their cell phones. This year more states than ever are banning students’ devices during school hours. In Texas, every public and charter school student will be without their phones during the school day this fall. Brigette Whaley, an associate professor of education …

One international student after another told the University of Central Missouri this summer that they couldn’t get a visa, and many struggled to even land an interview for one. Even though demand was just as high as ever, half as many new international graduate students showed up for fall classes compared to last year. The decline represents a hit to …

Virginia schools sue Trump administration over transgender student funding fight  Politico Two Va. school districts sue U.S. Education Dept. in fight over gender policies  The Washington Post Arlington, Fairfax school systems sue Education Department over funding freeze tied to gender policies  WTOP Trump Admin Faces Lawsuit From One of Largest US School Districts: Report  Newsweek Fairfax, Arlington schools sue Department of Education over transgender …

Trump administration threatens to sanction Denver schools over gender-neutral school bathrooms  Politico US Education Department says Denver school’s all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX  AP News Trump administration says DPS violated Title IX with gender-neutral bathrooms  The Denver Post Department of Education Finds Denver Public Schools Violated Title IX with All-Gender Restrooms  National Review Denver Public Schools violating civil rights with gender neutral bathrooms, feds …

School immunization waiver rates by county for 2024. An interactive version of the map is available in the story below.Justin P. Hicks | jhicks3@mlive.com The rate of Michigan parents declining to get their children fully vaccinated for school, as recommended by health experts, has doubled in the last decade. For the 2024-25 school year, nearly 6.2% of Michigan’s more than …

Berkeley High School students arrive on campus in a 2021 file photo. Credit: Kelly Sullivan Just a week after Berkeley Unified students and educators went back to school, officials said Thursday that COVID-19 cases have been documented at “a few” local schools, including at Berkeley High where cases have occurred through contact with sick students.  California is again experiencing an …

Judge blocks some Texas public schools from displaying Ten Commandments  The Washington Post Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School  The New York Times US court blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in school classrooms  Al Jazeera Judge rules that some Texas schools don’t have to display Ten Commandments in classrooms  CNN Texas can’t require the Ten Commandments in every public …

Northern Virginia schools at risk of losing funding over transgender bathroom policies  Politico Education Department threatens funding for Northern Virginia schools over trans student policies  The Hill Fairfax Co. superintendent shares why she’s holding firm against Dept. of Ed threat  NBC4 Washington Loudoun schools suspend boys uncomfortable with biological female student in locker room  WSET Education Department to Pull Federal Funding From LCPS  LoudounNow.com Source …

Chicago Schools Seeks $1 Billion of Short-Term Debt as Cash Gone  Bloomberg.com CPS school start: $734M budget deficit looms over Chicago Public Schools students’ first day of school  ABC7 Chicago Chicago Public Schools Students Head Back To Class Amid Budget Uncertainty For District  Block Club Chicago Chicago Public Schools students head back to class  Chicago Sun-Times Excitement amid cuts: CPS families on the first …