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Schools in at least 5 states have shut down as delta infects more students

Georgia superintendent pleads with parents: "How we control the spread INSIDE the district, depends on how well parents, students, and community members control the spread OUTSIDE the district."

Will teachers in one state risk losing their jobs if they skip the vaccine?

In Oklahoma City Schools, COVID cases exploded after just three days of school. Elsewhere, teachers faced a high-stakes vaccine mandate and schools shut down.

Surging delta is now making new school year look just like last year

Hopes for a return to normal in-person instruction are being dashed throughout the south as the delta variant forces dozens of districts to shift back online or close altogether. 

Feds scold 2 governors who are battling mask mandates as delta sweeps into schools

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona wrote to the governors and state education chiefs of Florida and Texas, saying their moves against masks will threaten in-person instruction.

Why more school systems are now ready to demand teacher vaccinations

Trying to reopen amidst the delta surge, Chicago Public Schools is the latest major system to require employees to get vaccinated or face weekly COVID testing.

Empower K-12 COVID resilience with analytics

In order to determine how to address the pandemic's impact on education, we have to look at the data -- by school district, by school, and by student.

Learning from the parallels between newspapers’ demise, public education

Just as newspapers lost subscribers, some public schools have been losing students, and like papers, some responded to losses in revenue and enrollment by laying off teachers, narrowing the curriculum, and eliminating programs.

6 more state COVID relief spending plans approved by Department of Education

State are using ESSER funds to prevent the spread of COVID, to support students most impacted by the pandemic and open vaccination sites at schools

The 3 areas Title I educators say American Rescue Plan funds should be spent on

Many feel left out of conversation about class needs.

10 ways parents are feeling about vaccinating their kids, wearing masks

Many unvaccinated teens are hesitant about inoculations while some parents of younger children will wait even after FDA approves the shot for all Americans. 

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