Education

10142020_ring8202.jpg

China has sent curricula and teachers to hundreds of American schools, ostensibly for a Chinese language and cultural effort, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are warning school administrators that program is "a real and increasing threat to U.S. classrooms." (Associated Press/File)

10132020_ithaca-college8202.jpg

Years of stagnant enrollment, combined with the onset of the coronavirus, have squeezed colleges' funding. Across the U.S., schools are considering cuts due to budget constraints wrought by the virus. (Associated Press)

B3ryskindLGmcconnel.jpg

Illustration on Mitch McConnell by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

AP792983800817.jpg

A group of Florida State University students enjoy the nice weather next to Legacy Fountain on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla., in this Friday, April 30, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser) ** FILE **

AP18144066350141.jpg

The campus of Fuller Theological Seminary is seen in Pasadena, Calif., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. After 70 years, Fuller Theological Seminary plans to put its leafy campus up for sale and move across Los Angeles County. The school in Pasadena's central business section will relocate 27 miles (43 kilometers) east to Pomona. Fuller's current grounds, which include stately houses in the Ford Place Historic District, will be sold for new uses and development. (AP Photo/John Antczak) **FILE**

107_2020_school-28202.jpg

A woman walks with a box of produce she received during a food drive from bus drivers with the Montgomery County School District, Friday, July 10, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

B3keaneLGscience.jpg

Beware of unquestioning science worship illustration by The Washington Times

Jacqueline Fischer.jpg

Jacqueline Fischer, a longtime educator and member of the Washington County Board of Education in Maryland, has resigned amid backlash over several social media posts that reveled in President Trump's positive COVID-19 diagnosis and wished for his death. (Screengrab via WDVM)

105_2020_ap202125705743288202.jpg

Lewis Ferebee, chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, speaks during a news conference, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

20200930edsuc-a.jpg

No survivors. (Illustration by Dana Summers for Tribune Content Agency)

B4-maloney.jpg

Illustration on free speech on campus by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Bishop Elementary School student.jpg

Thierno Keita, a father in Arlington, Massachusetts, said his fourth-grade son, Lancinet, was sent home from school and ordered to produce a negative COVID-19 test because he sneezed during class.

9_222020_virus-outbreak8202.jpg

College students seem to be caught in fears about coronavirus transmission, but aren't succumbing to the disease, which hits older adults the hardest. Public health officials say it's only a matter of time before off-campus activities will spill into the community and reverse gains made against the disease. (Associated Press)

B3-piper1.jpg

Illustration on American history education by Alexander Hunter/The WashingtonTimes

Virus_Outbreak_Massachuse#2.jpg

As students return to classrooms this fall, President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden are laying out vastly different visions for education policies in America. (Associated Press)

hilary link.jpg

Allegheny College President Hilary Link is facing backlash after she attended an off-campus soccer game despite the school being on a strict lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo credit: allegheny.edu)

maverick stow.jpg

Maverick Stow, a 17-year-old senior at William Floyd High School who was suspended and then arrested after defying distance learning rules, has been suspended for the rest of the school year. (Screen grab via WABC)

B4-King.jpg

Illustration on critical race theory taught in government by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Little Miami High School.jpg

Brady Williams, a cornerback at Little Miami High School whose father is a police officer, and Jared Bentley, a linebacker at the school whose dad is a firefighter, carried a Thin Blue Line flag and a Thin Red Line flag, respectively, in commemoration of the police officers and firefighters who died in September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The act got them briefly suspended on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (Screen grab via WKRC)