Plastic Bag Ban Violators Getting Away with Breaking Law as Enforcers Check Out
State regulators charged with overseeing the ban on single-use plastic shopping bags are overwhelmed by complaints, with more than 300...
Month: August 2021
Get vaccinated but masks not necessary in schools
Gov. Bill Lee is urging Tennesseans to get vaccinated as cases of COVID-19 surge, but doesn’t think schools should follow...
Newark is installing gunshot detectors on mostly Black schools as city shootings rise
As Newark confronts a surge in shootings and homicides, the city is outfitting more than 30 school buildings in mostly...
Newark slow to vaccinate eligible youth, with only 30% getting first COVID shot
Less than a third of eligible Newark youth are vaccinated against COVID, according to city data, a worrying trend as...
Colorado agrees to fully fund emerging online learning but wants proof that programs are succeeding
To give schools room to experiment, the State Board of Education passed new rules this summer that give Colorado districts...
