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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.
Yahoo LifeVa. 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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Va. school districts sue governor after he ends mask mandate, L.A. public schools ban cloth masks
Seven Virginia school districts sue Gov. Glenn Youngkin after he removed mask mandate, and LAUSD students must wear surgical masks for in-person learning.
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U.S. schools scramble to fix staff shortages, as CDC calls for canceling 'high-risk' extracurriculars to help keep them open
New Mexico and Oklahoma are among states scrambling to come up with solutions to COVID staffing shortages, as the CDC recommends canceling certain extracurricular activities to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Chicago Public Schools, teachers in deadlock over remote learning; more colleges require booster shots for students, staff
Chicago Public Schools remain closed and more colleges and universities add COVID-19 booster vaccine mandates.
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Some universities shift to remote learning as COVID-19 cases rise on campus; school's entire 6th grade class quarantines after outbreak
Cornell University and NYU are among the schools moving finals online, and a school’s entire sixth grade class is forced to quarantine.
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A tale of 2 pandemics: Some universities halt mask, vaccine mandates, while others require booster shots
While some universities are dropping mask and vaccine mandates, others are requiring booster shots to protect against COVID-19.
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Minn. school district extends winter break over staffing issues, Tenn. universities can no longer require masks or COVID-19 vaccinations
One school district gives students and staff a longer winter break, and mandates around masks and vaccinations lift at Tennessee public universities.
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First major flu outbreak of the season hits University of Michigan; nearly 100 kids in Maryland get wrong dose of COVID vaccine
Experts are split on whether the University of Michigan outbreak is a sign of what to expect this flu season, and some Maryland parents are being urged to revaccinate their kids.
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Time is running out for Calif. students who need first COVID shot to attend school, Okla. school district fires teachers who wouldn't mask up
Students at some California public schools need to get the COVID-19 vaccine in time for their district-mandated deadlines, and six teachers were fired for refusing to wear masks at school.
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School districts close Thanksgiving week for mental health, Maryland reports over 10,000 student COVID cases since start of school year
School districts are giving students the week of Thanksgiving off to help boost their mental health, and more than 10,000 students in Maryland have tested positive for COVID since the start of the school year.
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Miami private school asks vaccinated students to stay home for 30 days, Tennessee school gets 'anti-COVID entry tunnels'
Miami's Centner Academy is facing scrutiny for its reported policy toward vaccinated students, and a Tennessee school plans to install "anti-COVID entry tunnels" after a gift from an alumnus.
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Mom of 10-year-old who died of COVID warns pandemic 'is not over'; parents sue Wis. elementary schools after kids test positive
A mom spoke out at her school's board meeting a day after her daughter's funeral. Two separate Wisconsin parents are suing after their children tested positive for COVID-19.
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School Report Card: One district hires a 'COVID coordinator' while another declares state of emergency
"Principals were spending 10 hours a day working up all COVID cases and weren't able to do their jobs," explains the superintendent behind hiring a "COVID coordinator" for a New York school district.
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Parents threaten to pull students from Iowa school district over new mask mandate, Harvard Business School goes remote amid rise in COVID cases
An Iowa school district's new mask mandate is upsetting some parents, and breakthrough COVID cases upend in-person learning at Harvard Business School.
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Florida makes quarantine optional for asymptomatic students exposed to COVID-19, teacher goes to school in blackface to protest vaccine mandate
Students in Florida will not have to quarantine if they're asymptomatic and an Oregon teacher is placed on leave after protesting vaccine mandate in blackface.
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Brown University stops in-person dining over COVID outbreak; University of Kansas students demand campus vaccine requirement
The Ivy League school will transition to a "grab and go" program for all meals, and a group of students organized a protest to highlight the University of Kansas's "lack of COVID-19 efforts."
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Kids at a school in North Carolina face trauma of COVID-19 and a school shooting
Exponential increase in COVID cases in kids, school personnel shortages, educator deaths, chaotic board meetings and more.
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Oregon superintendent fired after enforcing mask mandate, Liberty University under campuswide quarantine
A school superintendent was fired after enforcing a state mask mandate, and Liberty University is days into a campuswide quarantine.
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Thousands of students are in quarantine, university ethics professor resigns over his school's COVID-19 policy
In Mississippi, 20,000 students from 800 schools are in quarantine, after being exposed to the virus, and a professor explains why he will no longer teach at his university.
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Doctor says anti-mask crowd was 'uncontrollable' at school board meeting; schools in Fla., Texas defy governors by issuing mask mandates
A Tennessee doctor recounts a scary school board meeting swarmed by anti-mask protesters, and schools in Florida and Texas are issuing mask mandates despite governors’ orders.