News & Views: FDA approves Pfizer, House Passes $3.5T budget, states banning mask mandates may face legal action.
- The FDA approved Pfizer earlier this week, paving the way for more vaccine mandates in schools and elsewhere. (Politico, EdWeek, Washington Post, AP News, Time, NY Times, NPR, Chalkbeat).
- Today, The House approved a $3.5T budget blueprint that is a key win for President Biden in executing his agenda, including his vision for public education. (NY Times, NPR, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal)
- US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced that the Education Department will pursue Civil Rights investigations into the 9 states banning mask mandates. (Politico, The Hill, NY Times, ABC News, EdWeek, Chalkbeat)
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- In California, masks are required.
- In Tennessee, Shelby County Schools asks that all wear masks though Governor Lee issued an executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of mask wearing. (Fox 13, ABC 24, Tennessean, Commercial Appeal)
- In Texas, districts can enforce students to wear masks following a hearing at the TX Supreme Court, though this may reverse. (The Hill, Texas Tribune, Dallas News, CNN)
