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The educational gap between poorer and richer households is growing in India and much of Asia, thanks to climate change
According to a UNESCO report, high temperatures are leading to poorer grades and worsened performan…
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An Ohio elementary school ruined 'Ice Cream Friday' when it announced kids with school lunch debt wouldn't get any
After an Ohio elementary school drew outrage for preventing students with school lunch debt from bu…
Katie Balevic
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Fauci says he's ready for any potential GOP-led congressional investigations and would emphasize the significance of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US expert on infectious diseases, said his retirement plan is not tied t…
John L. Dorman
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Biden's call to keep schools open garners bipartisan standing ovation during State of the Union: 'Our kids need to be in school'
The president asked the country to stop looking at COVID-19 as a partisan dividing line, and instea…
Erin Snodgrass
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Colorado vaccine site shut down after two minors lied about their age in a ruse to show loopholes in getting the jab without parental consent
"They really didn't check into the facts, and they weren't suspicious of two kids claiming to be 18…
Katie Balevic
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Over 1,000 California students are threatening to walk out of school over COVID-19 safety concerns: 'We must go back to distance learning'
The students said they'd strike unless the district switched to remote classes or tested everyone o…
DeArbea Walker
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Chicago's Mayor Lightfoot is still at odds with parents over sending kids to school: 'She is not actually caring about our children'
Classes have been canceled for four days as the teachers' union and city officials fight over wheth…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A Chicago mom says before schools were abruptly closed almost all of her child's classmates had to quarantine due to an exposure on the first day of classes
Chicago schools closed on Wednesday after the teachers' union voted to pivot to remote learning — a…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Short-staffed NYC schools are asking teachers with mild COVID symptoms to return to the classroom
In New York City, teachers who tested positive five days earlier can return to the classroom if the…
Juliana Kaplan
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Chicago public schools cancel classes for the second day in a row amid growing calls to keep public schools open
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the teacher walkout an "unlawful, unilateral strike" and Bloomb…
Matthew Loh
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New York City: Kids under 5 years old no longer need to wear masks in school as of April 4
NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that kids younger than 5 years old will no longer have to we…
Andrea Michelson
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2 school board members in Indiana abruptly resigned in the wake of a meeting where a group of parents refused to wear masks
Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation Board President Beth Poe said she was resigning to prot…
Kelly McLaughlin
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States are rolling back mask mandates, but some health experts say it's too soon for schools
Several experts suggest keeping school mask mandates in place until kids 5 and younger are eligible…
Aria Bendix
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Lifting mask mandates is 'reasonable,' US health experts say, but they're not taking off their own masks anytime soon
Public-health experts aren't removing their masks anytime soon, but some think it's reasonable for …
Aria Bendix
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Explained: How Covid-19 heightens risk of heart attack, stroke
Scientists have found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, triggers a dangerous immune respo…
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An anti-mask mom threatened to bring a loaded gun during a Virginia school board meeting, saying 'see you all on Monday'
Police have been notified of the comments by the parent at Thursday's Page County Public Schools bo…
Natalie Musumeci
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As COVID-19 cases spike, a Texas school district is asking parents to become substitute teachers
The Hays Consolidated Independent School District in Kyle, Texas, asked parents to apply amid teach…
Natalie Musumeci
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reached a deal with the teachers union so students can go back to school on Wednesday
Disputes over COVID-19 measures resulted in about a week of canceled classes in the third-largest s…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says teachers need to 'get real' and 'serious' about reopening schools, calls closures 'illegal walkout'
The Chicago Teachers Union said Lightfoot rejected their proposal for one week of virtual learning …
Katie Balevic
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Former FDA commissioner says schools should not mandate boosters for children
"I think this should be left up to the discretion of parents and their physicians," Scott Gottlieb …