The US Department of Agriculture's child nutrition programs are fully funded through the end of March. Yet with the shutdown at 34 days and counting, some schools and families are worried about what could happen to school meal programs if it continues.

One state legislator, who is also a high school football coach, is calling for mandatory sensitivity training for every high school coach and athletic director in New Jersey. The training would focus on gender and sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, disabilities, religious tolerance, unconscious bias, diversity and inclusion.

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One Oklahoma legislator has taken the wrong lesson from last year's statewide teacher strike by proposing to make similar strikes illegal. So, regardless of how schools are funded, teachers would be required to report to work every day or risk losing their professional credentials. In a perfect world, teachers would never strike.