In 2019, 44 states reported special education teacher shortages to the federal government. This school year, that number jumped to 48.
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The judge who tossed mask mandate misunderstood public health law, legal experts say
When U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle tossed out the federal government’s transportation mask mandate on Monday, she relied in part on her interpretation of the term “sanitation.”
Coronavirus FAQ: I’m a one-way masker. With mask mandates going away, is that helpful?
Poorly ventilated indoor spaces, especially where people are talking loudly, singing or exercising, carry the highest risk.
Green infrastructure helps cities with climate change. So why isn’t there more of it?
Federal agencies are beginning to hand out billions of dollars in infrastructure spending, the largest investment ever made in the country’s water system. Much of it will go to improving pipes, drains and stormwater systems.
Millions of Americans are resorting to risky ways to buy an affordable home
Alternative financing deals may be the only option for some, but those arrangements pose risks to families with the least to lose.
Ukrainians have arrived at the US-Mexico border by the thousands
Tijuana’s border crossing with San Diego has become the main point of entry into the United States for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.
For the first time, wind power eclipsed both coal and nuclear in the US
Natural gas is still the largest source of electricity generation in the country.
CDC extends transportation mask mandate until May 3
The mask travel requirement had been set to expire this coming Monday.
How soaring inflation forces stark choices
From rising rent to higher heating bills, surging inflation impacts everybody, but it poses a particular hardship for people with little extra money to spare.
A dictator’s son runs for Philippines president in a bid to revive his family’s power
In the race to replace outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, the latest polling shows that the 64-year-old Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, is maintaining the lead.