Tag: schools
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Hawaii lifts last statewide school mask requirement in the nation
On August 1, 2022, Hawaii lifted its statewide school mask requirement, making it the final state in the nation to do so. The Hawaii Department of Health announced the change on July 12. Thirty-five states required masks in schools at some point since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some requirements specifically covered schools, while…
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Republican-led states sue Department of Agriculture over nondiscrimination school meal guidance
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R), joined by 21 Republican attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on July 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee that aimed to overturn guidance from the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service. The guidance expanded Title IX…
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Mellen School District votes to prohibit race from being discussed during American history lessons
The Mellon School Board in Wisconsin voted on April 20, 2022, to adopt a new policy to prohibit race from being discussed during American history lessons. This decision follows a vote in March that barred subjects such as critical race theory, religion, sexual orientation, privilege, empathy, and political orientation from being taught in classrooms. The…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #5
Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts.…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #4
Welcome to Hall Pass. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts. We’ll also bring you the latest on school board elections and recall efforts, including…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #4
Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts.…
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School mask requirements since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
Seven states ended their school mask requirements from Feb. 1 through March 1, leaders in seven other states announced these mandates would end between March 2 and March 12. Only one state, Hawaii, has not announced an end to its school mask requirement. Thirty-five states have required masks in schools at some point since the…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #3
On the issues In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues school board members deliberate when they set out to offer the best education possible in their district. The debate over partisan and nonpartisan school board elections Below, Aaron Churchill, a research director for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, writes that…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #2
On the issues In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the issues school board members deliberate when they set out to offer the best education possible in their district. The debate over masking in classrooms CNN opinion columnist Jill Filipovic writes that the CDC needs to stop promoting the generalized recommendation for…
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Colorado school district filing deadline is this week
The filing deadline to run for election to Colorado school boards is on Aug. 27. Ballotpedia is covering prospective candidates who file to run in the following school districts: Academy School District 20 Adams 12 Five Star Schools Aurora Public Schools Bennett School District Cherry Creek School District Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 Colorado Springs…