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Laura Meckler

Laura Meckler

National Education Writer at The Washington Post

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Laura Meckler
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Los Angeles mandates student vaccinations in nation’s second-largest school district

School board members said mandating a vaccine is the best way to protect students and keep schools open for in-person learning.
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Metrobus collision on Rockville Pike sends four people to hospital

The bus had no passengers aboard when it struck and landed on top of a Honda Passport, a Montgomery County police spokeswoman said.
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Education Secretary Cardona backs mandatory coronavirus vaccination...

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona had been hesitant to vigorously promote vaccination, but he said that changed after the FDA gave full approval of a coronavirus vaccine for those ages 16 and up.
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Officer at D.C. jail receives minor injuries after being struck by ...

A spokeswoman said the officer was transported to the hospital Saturday.
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Motorcyclist, 21, killed in crash in Fairfax County, Va., police say

The collision occurred near Burke Lake Park, according to police.
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Despite omicron surge, schools reopen with in-person classes - The ...

The nation is dotted with closures and delays, but the overwhelming majority of schools are reopening.
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Ohio officials are investigating pro-Nazi home schoolers - The Wash...

Course materials praise Adolf Hitler and denigrate the intelligence of African Americans.

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Heat wave leads some schools to close or dismiss classes early - Th...

Schools across the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast closed or dismissed students early as a heat wave pounded a swath of the country with scorching temperatures.
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Home schooling today is less religious and more diverse, poll finds...

Fear of school shootings, bullying and indoctrination helped fuel a pandemic-era boom in home schooling, according to an exclusive Washington Post-Schar School survey.
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U.S. institutions under fire for their support — or silence — on Is...

At such a fraught moment, colleges, school districts, companies and others struggle with what to say about the Hamas attack and Israeli response in Gaza.
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Takeaways from The Post’s home-schooling data analysis and poll - T...

The Post spent months collecting home-schooling data from nearly 7,000 school districts across the country and conducted a poll of parents educating their children at home.