After months of pandemic learning, 2021 brought renewed scrutiny of the sexism in dress codes as students readjusted to in-person school.
Author: Alia Wong, USA TODAY
Pfizer’s COVID vaccine is now available for kids. Will schools require it?
COVID vaccines likely will be optional at most schools, experts say, at least until the shots are fully approved. We break down the factors at play.
Back-to-school gun violence was highest on record. Active shooter drills may not be the answer.
So far in fall 2021, schools have had nearly twice as many shootings as before the pandemic. But active shooter drills may heighten the trauma.
The communities are side by side. They have wildly different education outcomes – by design.
Neighboring school districts often have vastly different levels of funding and housing. Researchers say it’s a form of gerrymandering.
Finding day care was already a ‘confusing and frustrating maze.’ Coronavirus made it worse.
Parents say the process of finding and signing up for child care, or the financial aid they need to afford it, has become more overwhelming than ever.
‘A decision no parent should ever have to make’: Families are suing over mask mandate bans
By banning mask mandates, parents of students with disabilities say states are forcing them to choose between their kids’ health and their education.
Teaching kids to hate America? Republicans want ‘critical race theory’ out of schools
A look at the recent spate of Republican-driven legislation seeking to stamp critical race theory out of schools
Green jobs’ path to middle class, sustainability largely blocked to Native Americans
The green economic boom promises many Americans well-paying jobs. But sustainability industries are struggling to reach people of color.
Students crushed by stress, depression are back in class. Here’s how schools are meeting their needs
The mental-health challenges won’t magically disappear once students trickle back into school buildings
Kids going back to school in a pandemic are met with another trauma: Active shooter drills
Active shooter drills are associated with increases in depression and anxiety among students, teachers and parents.