Month: February 2022
Chicago doubles number of students opting in to school-based COVID testing
The number of Chicago students consenting to school-based COVID testing has doubled in the last month, but still falls far short of the district’s goal…
Parents push back against California middle school using ‘Wheel of Power’
The Black Mountain Middle School in Poway Unified School District presented a “Wheel of Power” to be used as part of suggested professional development training…
Indiana lifts school COVID rules, ending quarantines and contact tracing
The Indiana Department of Health released significantly revamped COVID-19 guidance for schools on Thursday that includes an end to contact tracing and quarantines for students…
CA bill would subsize behavioral health industry pay amid widespread worker shortage
With many California counties facing shortages of behavioral health experts, one state legislator introduced a bill this week that would see state funds boost the…
As NY mulls end to school mask mandate, how many students are vaccinated?
How many New York City public school students are vaccinated? Education department officials won’t say, even though they use those statistics to determine how many…
Omnibus crime bill heads to governor’s desk
Midway through Rep. Meredith Dixon’s introduction to an omnibus crime bill put together by the Senate, Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, stopped her….
Indiana Senate to hold hearing on vaccination exemption bill
The Indiana Senate will hold a hearing Wednesday morning on the bill that would require employers in the state that mandate the COVID-19 vaccination grant…
Proposed change to ‘divisive concepts’ bill would ban fewer ideas
A proposed amendment to Indiana’s so-called “divisive concepts” legislation would drop some of the most controversial parts of the bill, but stop short of completely…
Colorado lawmakers advance health care workforce shortage bills
Colorado lawmakers advanced two bills on Monday that seek to address the state’s shortage of health care workers. Senate Bill 22-003 would allow community colleges across…
Parents’ Bill of Rights clears Georgia Senate committee
A Georgia education committee has advanced a bill that gives parents access to the instructional material used to teach their children in Georgia’s public schools….
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