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Illinois sex ed law puts school districts in center of latest battleground in education culture wars
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs the mother of five children, Barrington resident Marsha McClary approved of her hometown school...
Mask mandates reinstated by local officials across the US as Covid-19, respiratory illnesses spread
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLocal officials across the US are reinstating mask mandates in hospitals as the Centers for Disease...
The bar for reimposing mask mandates is getting higher and higher
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew York City raised its coronavirus alert level last week in response to rising cases, triggering a...
CPS dropped mask mandate without good-faith bargaining with Chicago Teachers Union: judge
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChicago Public Schools did not bargain in good faith with the Chicago Teachers Union before dropping...
Illinois Professor Says Not Wearing a Mask in Class is Racist
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA physics professor at Northern Illinois University warned students on day one that if their masks...
COVID-19 raises anxiety at start of new school year
The Hill via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCOVID-19 cases are on the rise and raising anxiety around the possibility that schools could implement mask mandates or close down again. Surges of...
COVID cases spike at U of I. Masks are now ‘strongly recommended’ but not mandated in most settings...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs the fall semester gets underway, COVID-19 cases are surging at the University of Illinois at...
Lisa Holder White set to become first Black woman on Illinois Supreme Court
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJudge Lisa Holder White will replace retiring Illinois Supreme Court Justice Rita Garman this...
New York Governor Lifts Mask Mandate for NYC Subways
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul lifted the state’s mask requirement for public transit, removing one of the last remaining government...
Schools ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new year, but COVID-19 worries linger. ‘Don’t forget about...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois students will soon begin a new school year in which hotly contested virus-mitigation mandates, including masking, have ...