A little olive oil goes a long way What do pasta dishes, pizzas, fish dishes, and meat dishes all have in common? Well, aside from being super delicious, they can all be enhanced with a dollop of olive oil. Many professional chefs, including Brooklyn Kitchen culinary instructor Sydney Willcox, top off nearly all of their […]
The key evidence on the safety and impact of reopening schools has been published by the government’s scientific advisory group, Sage. Sources involved said the risk of coronavirus to pupils going back to the classroom was “very, very small, but it is not zero”. They also said teachers were not at above average risk compared […]
New York public schools should start preparing plans to reopen this fall, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday it’s too early to know for sure whether that will happen. The state will issue guidelines to schools at the beginning of June detailing what they need to do to reopen, and schools will be required to […]
Surging cases of a mysterious illness in children linked to COVID-19 has triggered an alert by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to warn physicians what to look out for. Seventeen states have reported cases of what’s now labeled multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which can affect several organs and has been fatal […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A case about the appropriate separation between church and state is taking center stage at the Supreme Court, which is hearing arguments by telephone for a second week because of the coronavirus pandemic. The case involving two ex-Catholic school teachers and their former employers is one of two the court is tackling […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Tuesday he’s considering kicking off the coming school year as early as July to account for in-person learning that students are missing right now. “As a parent myself and having talked to many other parents and educators, even the kids, I think we might want to consider getting that […]
New York City public schools, the largest school system in the United States, will remain closed through the rest of the academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday. “It’s not an easy decision but it’s the right decision,” de Blasio said. “It clearly will help us save lives.” However, […]
After three weeks of remote learning, Atlanta special education teacher Patrick Hawkins still has not heard from two of his elementary students. He’s texted their families, he’s emailed and called. “I’ve done anything you can do to get in contact with a parent, and still no response,” said Hawkins, who works at a district charter […]
As the U.S. braces for a potential outbreak of the coronavirus, schools are grappling with a problem: How do you maintain a safe place for kids to gather and learn when the very act of gathering could make it unsafe? The illness caused by the coronavirus, COVID-19, has sickened 84,000 people around the world and […]
The world is on high alert as cases of the new coronavirus, named COVID-19, continue to bubble up across the globe. On Thursday, Japan took the extraordinary step of asking all schools in the country to close for about a month in an effort to curb contagion. Should the coronavirus begin to spread throughout the […]
Schools do not need to close or send staff and pupils home if there is a suspected case of coronavirus, new guidance is to recommend. Public Health England will say no restrictions or special control measures are needed while tests are carried out on a suspected case. If a case is confirmed, health protection teams […]
State schools and colleges in England can now order free period products for students as part of a government scheme to tackle period poverty. Tampons, pads and menstrual cups will be available for primary and secondary institutions to buy if they opt in. The scheme aims to help prevent children missing school if they don’t […]
Dental surgeons are calling for the government in England to encourage all schools to go sugar-free in a bid to combat tooth decay. They say it is essential to cut sugar in school meals to tackle a condition affecting a quarter of five-year-olds. Dentists also want more supervised teeth-brushing in schools and guidelines on healthy […]
New York City public schools, the country’s largest school system, will enforce a “meatless Monday” in its student lunches beginning this fall in an effort to improve health and curb environmental effects, the city announced. “People are going to look at this, and they’re going to start to emulate what the New York City schools […]
Public health chiefs have called for cars to be banned around schools in the UK, reports say. Paul Cosford, the medical director of Public Health England, told the Times it should be socially unacceptable to leave a car running near school gates. The comments came as PHE published a series of recommendations on how the […]