Public opinion on masks in schools, or teachers, is not what you might imagine

In what feels like a pandemic education repeat of The New York Times’ series of reports on Trump supporters in Midwestern diners while the majority of voters who opposed Trump were largely ignored, …

Youngkin 'having a ball' as Virginia's education system descends into chaos

Sure, he’s just two weeks in office and being sued by seven school districts and a group of Chesapeake parents, but Virginia GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin is “having a ball” despite upending the …

Youngkin asks Virginia parents to turn in teachers for teaching 'divisive' concepts

“Report your kid’s teacher for admitting racism exists” is apparently going to be to 2022 as “report your coworker for communism” was to the early 1950s. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has a freakin’ …

Omicron’s ride or die Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be M.I.A. He was last seen nearly two weeks ago

As the worst surge of COVID-19 cases floods Florida, people are asking where in the world Gov. Ron DeSantis is hiding. The ride-or-die for team omicron hasn’t been seen since Dec. 17, when he appeared …

From anti-masking to 'natural immunity,' Republicans' pandemic policies are total losers

Fresh Navigator Research polling out this week serves as a reminder that the American public still largely supports the efforts of President Joe Biden and Democrats to quash the coronavirus. Among …

Virginia's education debate moves from GOP victory to book burning in 6 short days

It took just under a week for Virginia to go from a Republican gubernatorial victory supposedly fueled by conservative backlash to school curricula to wild-eyed calls for book burning.

On Monday, the …

As Alaska hospitals overflow with COVID patients, Anchorage mayor blames vaccine mandates

We know it’s cold in Alaska, but has it frozen the brain of Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson? It must be mighty embarrassing and extremely sad to hold the mantle of being the state with the highest …

After passing mask mandate, school board threatened by angry parents: ‘We’re coming to your house!’

Stories of anti-mask violence at school board meetings are taking over the internet. Every day it seems that another school district is encountering violence at the hands of anti-maskers who would …

BIPOC workers grapple with public anger over masks

by Brenton Weyi

This story was originally published at Prism.

Since the onset of the pandemic, front-line workers nationwide have contended with abuse from mask-resistant customers for enforcing mask …

After losing in court, defiant DeSantis officials dock pay of school boards adopting mask mandates

Despite a state court ruling clearing the way for school mask mandates, Florida education officials announced Monday they would withhold funding from two school districts that were among the first to …

10 Florida school districts tell DeSantis to pound sand on masking—two went for Trump

More than half of Florida’s students are now enrolled in schools that have joined a rebellion against the efforts of Gov. Ron DeSantis to endanger children, according to The Washington Post. …

This week on The Brief: Julián Castro on Texas and the fight over masks and vaccines in schools

On this week’s episode of The Brief, hosts Markos Moulitsas and Kerry Eleveld unpacked the current state of COVID-19, voting rights, and electoral politics in Texas with special guest Julián Castro—as …

This week on The Brief: Breaking down all things Texas with special guest Julián Castro

We’ve got a whopper of a show today, with so many issues to cover that could impact the midterms.

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan continues, with multiple polls showing widespread support …

The sick ruse of GOP governors pretending 'personal freedom' means freedom for everyone

Four days after testing positive for COVID-19, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott reported testing negative over the weekend. As he did so, he credited his own vaccination for keeping the disease in …

Extreme, vocal minority of anti-mask anti-vaxxers turn to violence to win debate they have lost

Donald Trump and Republicans like to talk about the “silent majority” of Americans who Democrats are unfairly oppressing. But what the increasingly contentious battle over masking in …

Most Americans are damn tired of 'individual liberties' extremists making them sick

Outside of the GOP fringes, most Americans have taken a look around and realized the only way to mitigate the worst of the delta variant is to suppress the anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers who got us …

DeSantis picked Education Board to withhold state funds from two school districts with mask mandates

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran announced Friday the state would withhold state funds from two school districts that issued mask mandates to protect students and faculty: Broward and …

Biden puts full force of U.S. government behind educators enacting mask mandates to protect children

If Republican governors are going double down on endangering school children, that’s a fight President Joe Biden will take to the mat.

Biden on Wednesday said he was directing Secretary of …

DeSantis woos 22% of Americans who support punishing school districts for masking

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn’t content to simply court the 30% of Americans who oppose in-school mask mandates. That was a tad too mainstream to reach the Republican fringes DeSantis hopes …

Anti-maskers are raging at school boards from coast to coast

Despite it being more than a year into the pandemic, too many people are still refusing to abide by safety regulations, including wearing a mask. The delta variant is spreading fast, especially among …