by Beth Holmes | Jan 24, 2022 | News, Student Issues
The CDC recommends schools postpone all social extracurricular activities during this COVID surge, from football to band. Only a few weeks ago, the CDC altered their recommendation about isolation after Covid from 10 days to 5, although they cautioned recoverees to...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 17, 2022 | News, Student Issues
The University of Pittsburgh has taken a hardline stance on vaccination: Get vaxxed, or be disenrolled. On December 6, UPitt announced a vaccine mandate – all students, faculty, and staff were required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 1st. The...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 16, 2021 | News, Teacher Issues
Teachers want masks in school districts across the country, as September looms. And they’re willing to fight for them in Republican-controlled states where mask mandates have been banned by law. So far, Arizona, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, and West Virginia have...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 26, 2021 | News, Student Issues
It’s not new for colleges to require vaccinations. Most four-year institutions in the country (between 80 and 90 percent) require at least the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, which most importantly protects against measles. While measles is rarely fatal in young...
by Supporting Education | Mar 22, 2021 | News, Teacher Issues
Hawaii has been cautious through every step of the pandemic, and the state is now seeing the dividends of that prudence. One of those perks, a big one, is that educators, health officials, and union leaders have been able to reach an accord on the return to classroom...