Colleges Are Struggling With How To Handle Vaccine Mandates Cleveland State University is requiring vaccinations only for those living on campus. For everyone else, the college is relying on a six-week education campaign, a move some say doesn't go far enough. Taylor Haggerty
Moms On Both Sides Of The Back-To-School Debate School districts are once again making enormous changes at the last minute. New York City, the nation's largest district, is one of the few holdouts against offering a remote option. Anya Kamenetz
NYC Public Schools, Mostly Remote During The Pandemic, Return To In-Class Learning New York City public school students are going back to school Monday, but parents and educators are bracing themselves as COVID-19 infections continue to rise among children. Rosemary Misdary
Harvard University Will Stop Investing In Fossil Fuels After Years Of Public Pressure Harvard University says it will stop investing its $41.9 billion endowment in the fossil fuel industry, citing the threat of climate change. Activists have called on the university to do so for years. Rachel Treisman
Biden Dangles New Federal Funds For Schools That Defy Mask Mandate Bans On Thursday, the president announced a series of actions to encourage K-12 schools to mandate masks for all and require vaccines for employees. Anya Kamenetz
How To Talk About 9/11 With A New Generation Of Kids Students today have no memory of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, so this year's anniversary poses unique challenges for educators and caregivers trying to explain what happened and why. Cory Turner
Whatever Happened To ... The Woman Whose Mission Is To Get African Girls In School? Angeline Murimirwa leads Camfed, a group that has given scholarships to 4.8 million girls in Africa. And now the group has been awarded the $2.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize. Marc Silver
Air hugs. No singing. Lunch outside: School in the time of coronavirus There were no hugs on the first day of school at Mount View Elementary in White Center. (Yes to air hugs, however.) Kate Walters
Because Of Ida, At Least 45,000 Louisiana Students May Be Out Of School Until October New Orleans schools are on track to reopen in the coming days, but students in Louisiana's river and coastal parishes may be out of school for several more weeks. Aubri Juhasz
Parents Of Children With Disabilities Join The Legal Battle Over Masks In Schools In a wave of lawsuits, families are arguing that restrictions on mask mandates infringe on disability rights, forcing children to choose between their health and their education. Sneha Dey
