School Mask Mandate Ban Battles Return Amid Omicron Surge — Here’s Where States Stand

Topline Republican state lawmakers and officials are taking new action against school mask mandates—and facing opposition from school districts who want to keep the orders in place—as Covid-19 transmi...

Biden Administration Threatens To Revoke Arizona Stimulus Funds Used For Anti-Mask Mandate Programs At Schools

Topline The Treasury Department is threatening to revoke more than $170 million in federal stimulus money and withhold future funds from Arizona, it informed the state Friday, after Arizona Gov. Doug ...

Florida Schools Unwilling To Defy DeSantis Again, Won’t Reimpose Student Mask Mandates

Topline As the omicron coronavirus variant surges in Florida and spurs new concerns about Covid-19 transmission in schools, the eight Florida school districts that defied a a state ban on school mask ...