In a major policy revision, federal health officials said that only three feet of distance is required between young children in classrooms so long as everyone is masked.
Tag: Education (K-12)
A French City Dropped Meat From Kids’ Lunches. The Nation Erupted.
The Green party mayor of Lyon, a gastronomic capital, introduced no-meat menus in schools. Let the anguish begin.
Three Feet or Six? Distancing Guideline for Schools Stirs Debate
Some public health officials say it’s time for the C.D.C. to loosen its social distancing guidelines for classrooms, but the idea has detractors.
A Rundown School for Palestinian Children Awaits U.S. Aid
Residents worry that the Biden administration won’t restore critical funding for the renovation of the West Bank school.
New York City School Reopening Did Not Drive Virus Spread, Study Says
A return to in-person teaching in the nation’s largest school system did not appear to make the pandemic worse, researchers say.
Indonesia Says Schools Can’t Make Girls Wear Head Scarves
The decree, which applies to public schools in the Muslim-majority country, came after a Christian father confronted an official at his daughter’s school.
Hong Kong’s Lesson to Schoolchildren: Love China, No Questions Asked
Through new lesson plans and expensive publishing projects, the government hopes to teach future generations a curated lesson about the city’s past.
England will reopen schools in two weeks, but pubs and restaurants will stay shut for now, Johnson says.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced a “road map” to end lockdown restrictions, the tentative first steps in a long-awaited plan to ease a nationwide lockdown prompted by a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus.
Japanese Student Forced to Dye Her Hair Black Wins, and Loses, in Court
In a split ruling, a court in Osaka ordered the school to pay some damages for emotional distress, but it said the rule that students’ hair must be black did not violate regulations.