Month: January 2022
Chicago schools COVID vaccination, testing rates vary widely by campus, data shows
At Manley Career Academy High School on Chicago’s West Side, only 10% of students are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. That’s a sharp contrast with Lane…
Legislators, coalition seek funding to address ‘crisis’ of sexual assault
The New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs announced its support for Affirmative Consent legislation and the need for $5 million in funding on Monday….
Hospitals Recruit International Nurses to Fill Pandemic Shortages
Before Mary Venus was offered a nursing job at a hospital here, she’d never heard of Billings or visited the United States. A native of…
Tennessee shortens how long schools can shift to remote learning from COVID
Teacher and staff shortages caused by another COVID surge have some Tennessee administrators seeking state permission to move schools or classes temporarily to remote learning….
Omicron upended school this week. Here’s what you need to know about the latest disruptions.
It’s been a bumpy start to 2022 for America’s schools. While most schools reopened as planned, at least 4,500 schools closed their buildings for all…
Pennsylvania recovers more than $3M in labor violations
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is touting millions of dollars recovered through thousands of labor law violations throughout the commonwealth in 2021. Labor…
Omicron’s swift emergence tests Texas public schools as a new semester begins
On Tuesday, the last day of winter break, Marc Scott, principal of Joe Lee Johnson Elementary in the Austin-area Round Rock school district sent a…
Allen West blasts Gov. Greg Abbott over suicides, pay problems among National Guardsmen at the border
Allen West, a conservative firebrand running for governor, called for an investigation into Operation Lone Star and the resignation of the leader of the Texas…
Detroit school district shifts to online learning as COVID cases rise
The Detroit school district will further delay its return to in-person learning after the winter break as the city’s COVID cases continue to surge. The…
How a former U.S. military translator escaped Afghanistan with his family and started over in Texas
In Afghanistan, Lucky spent 10 years working with the U.S. military, serving as a translator between American soldiers and the Taliban. He said he saw…
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