School Report Card
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Sex education in America gets a failing grade, according to experts. Here's why — and how they believe it can change.
What's taught about sex and sexuality often comes down to the edicts of school districts, making for a U.S. patchwork of sex ed curricula that, say experts, is a recipe for disaster.
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CDC study finds masking works in schools — just as mandates lift across the country
"There are always going to be cases in schools, and masks will help decrease cases," one expert tells Yahoo Life.
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States announce the end of school mask mandates. Experts say it's time.
Most schools, in the opinion of one expert consulted by Yahoo Life, will eventually end mask mandates, adding that recent CDC guidance gives them the ability to do so with confidence.
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Districts lift or tweak long-standing COVID-19 policies: 'Schools are just eager to get back to the way things were'
School districts across the U.S. are adjusting COVID-19 policies around masks, remote learning and testing.
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'We're at a transition point in the pandemic': Schools struggle with current COVID policies
"People are eager to move to a new normal," one expert tells Yahoo Life.
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School mask mandates lifted in more states, L.A. may expand remote learning for students who won't get COVID vaccine
At least seven states have announced plans to lift mask mandates in schools, and L.A.'s public school system may expand its remote learning options.
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Va. schools take matters into their own hands after mask, vaccine mandates lift; Calif. district runs its own COVID-19 testing site
Schools respond after Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin lifts mandates around COVID-19 mitigation strategies, and a K-8 district in California is doing its own testing.
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