Anya Kamenetz
Stories
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Health
Should schools require the COVID vaccine? Many experts say it's too soon
School vaccine mandates have been around for two centuries, but they've always brought pushback.
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National
What the history of student vaccination mandates means for school COVID vaccine rules
School vaccine mandates go back 200 years. They've defeated many legal challenges. Will they work for COVID?
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Science
When can kids take off their masks in school? Here's what some experts say
With vaccines now available for children as young as 5, some school districts are easing up on their mask policies.
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Politics
Education has been a key issue in recent elections, but that might change next year
Education issues took on an outsized role in this week's elections in Virginia and elsewhere. The question for politicians of all stripes is whether education will remain an important topic into 2022.
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National
COMIC: If history is a guide, schools will start requiring COVID vaccines
The first vaccine required for school was for smallpox, over 200 years ago. And for decades, all states have required that kids be vaccinated against contagious diseases like polio to attend school.
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Politics
Why education was a top voter priority this election
This week's election results show education issues foremost in the minds of many voters, and suggest many parents may be seeking a course correction after 18 months of disruptions.
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National
A look at the groups supporting school board protesters nationwide
Several organizations are offering toolkits, legal advice and other resources for parents with a range of grievances against their local elected school boards.
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Politics
What it's like to be on the front lines of the school board culture war
Karen Watkins ran for her local school board because she wanted to be involved in her children's education. Since her election in 2020, she's been yelled at, threatened and followed to her car.
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National
Kids are losing school days to quarantines. Here's a way to keep them in classrooms
Test-to-stay policies could help keep students in in-person school. But amid a national shortage, rapid tests can be hard to come by, and the practice isn't common.
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National
Facebook's own data is not as conclusive as you think about teens and mental health
It's grabbed a lot of headlines, but the evidence on social media and teen mental health — including that Facebook and Instagram research — is far from a smoking gun.