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Community engagement

4 thoughts on preventing long-term dropouts post-COVID

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Getting students who have missed significant amounts of school to return is the only the first step in what will a long and challenging recovery process, dropout expert says.

It’s complicated: Can schools require COVID vaccines?

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Dozens of colleges and universities have required that students get vaccinated before returning in the fall but the issue poses more complex questions for K-12.

How a major power provider teaches schools energy efficiency

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The TVA's School Uplift project should help public school officials in seven states realize energy savings that can be redirected to classroom instruction

How a college provides mental health care to K-12 kids

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Approximately 24,000 school-aged children and their families will have greater access to mental health care through a new University of Missouri initiative funded by local taxes.

Study: Texas school reopenings led to ‘substantial’ COVID spread

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An additional 43,000 COVID cases and 800 deaths were tracked by University of Kentucky researchers during the first two months of in-person learning in Texas.

AFT president Weingarten calls for full school reopening this fall

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The full return to classrooms should also bring together educators, administrators, families and communities to bring about a renaissance in instruction and student support, she said.

9 safety actions to strengthen parents’ trust in schools

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Doubts about school safety among Black and brown communities hardest hit by COVID can be overcome with prevention strategies, testing and vaccinations, a poll shows.

3 ways a district is redefining student engagement

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The online learning experience has teachers in Santa Fe Public Schools rethinking their concept of student engagement and attendance post-COVID.

Expert: Policies that target LGBTQ+ students harm development

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Barring schools from teaching about gender identity or sexual orientation could increase risky behaviors among students in the LGBTQ+ community, expert says. 

City’s budget decision derails district’s 5 recovery initiatives

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Norwalk Public Schools' superintendent had big plans for her Connecticut district's COVID recovery but a city budgeting decision stalled her plans, she says.

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