Vice President Kamala Harris has blasted Republicans' views on gun control and public education in a speech to the American Federation of Teachers.

Jill Biden will undergo a medical procedure next week to remove a small lesion from above her right eye that was discovered during a routine skin cancer screening.

Hundreds of people packed a Dearborn school to passionately discuss banning six books some say are inappropriate for school-age children.

Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona are kicking off a summer learning tour this week with stops in Connecticut, Georgia and Michigan over two days.

Thousands of public servants who were rejected from a student loan forgiveness program will get their cases reviewed by the Education Department as part of a new settlement.

Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updating its mask-wearing and COVID-19 testing guidance, the president of the American Federation of Teachers said all children should be back in school five days a week in the fall.

We are urging you to rapidly pass legislation to address the nation's hunger crisis, the group writes in a letter. In a terrible pandemic with terrible unemployment, with terrible food insecurity, why are we not doing more? she asked. Andrs told the AP he hopes $900 million can be set aside for school meals and waivers can be extended for poor families. Andrs said school meals shouldn't be political. But he specifically called out McConnell for not tackling food issues in the Senate or his own state.

The nation's 10th largest school district plans an all-virtual start to the fall semester amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The American Federation of Teachers, which represents 1.7 million school employees, issued a resolution on Tuesday saying it will support any local chapter that decides to strike over reopening plans. Children need in-person instruction, she said, adding that remote instruction is no substitute for it. But she said teachers need to know they'll be kept safe. Many are quitting, retiring or writing their wills.Along with strikes, the union said it will fight unsafe reopening plans through lawsuits and labor grievances. The union's Florida chapter filed a lawsuit last week attempting to block the state's plan to reopen schools, which the suit called reckless and unsafe.

School districts will need to find more buses to allow for more space between children and buy more computers for distance learning. The Council of Chief State School Officers says safely reopening public schools could cost between $158 billion and $245 billion, while the American Federation of Teachers put the figure at $116.5 billion. The school district in Columbus, Ohio, expects to bring back younger students in shifts while having high schoolers take all their classes online. Slaven said the federal government should send at least $200 billion to state education departments and school districts. That's in line with what the Council of Chief State School Officers has called for.

(CNN) - The largest teacher's union in the United States is calling on Walmart to stop selling guns. The American Federation of Teachers also demanded that the company stop donating to politicians who take money from the National Rifle Association and threatened a boycott if the retailer didn't take action. Now after a series of recent deadly shootings, the company is facing increased pressure to stop selling guns. Walmart stores were the site of two shootings in recent weeks. In light of those shootings, Walmart said it would pull displays of violent video games from its stores.