Admin & Management

4 states have suffered bulk of COVID closures so far this school year

Most public schools have stayed open for full in-person learning but about 1,800 have shut down due to COVID, 'affecting the education and well-being of 933,000 students,' the CDC says. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

1 more big district mandates student vaccines as others ease up on masks

San Diego USD is the latest big district to require student vaccinations as administrators elsewhere drop mask mandates with oncer surging COVID rates declining. 

5 essential elements of a successful superintendent-school board relationship

If superintendents and school boards are to work together effectively, there are essential elements that must be prioritized.

How schools are stymying COVID as surges shut more districts down

Schools that saw COVID surges after opening without mask mandates are now seeing cases decline as outbreaks spread where face coverings are largely optional.

5 ways schools can more fairly and safely monitor students’ online activities

Student privacy and equity could be two casualties of educators' Herculean efforts to hand out millions of laptops and tablets to connect families after the COVID shut down, an advocacy group says.

2 major studies show that schools with masks are better at blocking COVID

More evidence shows masks significantly reduce the spread of COVID in schools as judges are taking varying stances on vaccine requirements, face coverings and other policies.

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