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School mask tracker: Who is and isn’t loosening the rules

Leaders in several districts have in recent days have announced that all students and staff, regardless of age or vaccination status, will be required to wear masks when the 2021-22 school year begins.

Vaccine tracker: Schools in 12 states now require students to get COVID shots

A small but growing number of districts are mandating vaccines for eligible as the COVID delta variant disrupted the beginning of yet another school year.

2 lawsuits claim kids got COVID because schools did not mandate masks

Anti-maskers have dominated the news this fall but frustrated parents are now suing districts claiming children got infected because face coverings were not required.  

President Biden signs K-12 Cybersecurity Act to better defend schools online

New law will result in more information for school leaders related to cybersecurity and online safety but requires no actions or impose new requirements for state or local educational agencies.

11 Florida districts now face threat of new fines in student mask battle

Florida has now threatened to dock federal grant funds from districts that continue to disobey Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates.

DOJ takes action on 3 fronts to protect educators from growing hostility

Department of Justice and FBI are stepping in to shield educators who have faced increasing attacks over masks, critical race theory and other K-12 issues.
Tue Oct 5th, 2021

Florida is only state without a COVID spending plan. Feds want to know why.

ED released two-thirds of each state's ARP ESSER allocation in March, with the remaining one-third of funds to be released upon approval of the ARP ESSER state plan.
Tue Oct 5th, 2021

California takes big step in adding COVID to list of mandatory school vaccinations

California will add the COVID vaccine to its list of 10 mandatory school vaccinations as soon as medicines receive full FDA approval, which could occur before Jan. 1.
Fri Oct 1st, 2021

How a nonprofit backs parents in nationwide push for school mask mandates

Kim Hagood estimates about two in 10 students in her son's central Alabama school district regularly wear their masks. And one of those is her 11-year-old son.
Thu Sep 30th, 2021

3 goals leaders set for ESSER funds to keep schools open in 3rd COVID year

Congressional panel discusses how ARP ESSER funds will address unfinished learning,d keep classrooms open and improve outcomes for students.
Thu Sep 30th, 2021

10 ways schools can better serve undocumented and asylum-seeking students

A majority of the 320,000 children from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador enrolled in K-12 public schools with their immigration statuses unresolved.
Thu Sep 30th, 2021