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Coronavirus

5 ways superintendents’ roles have changed for good because of COVID-19

Since COVID-19, there’s no longer a singular definition of the job.

Feds warn Texas and 5 other states they may have discriminated with mask bans

In other COVID ed news, Florida, parents in Florida now have the power to decide if students who are asymptomatic should return to school after they’ve been deemed a close contact for COVID exposures. 

A unique chance to address indoor air quality in schools

Hopefully, many school districts will use American Rescue Plan funds to invest in air quality projects, perhaps their first in decades. When they do, it is important that they invest wisely.

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.

School closings tracker: Where districts are shutting down again due to COVID-19 outbreaks

Perfect storm of the delta variant, low vaccination rates in parts of the country and political resistance to universal masking have sent tens of thousands of students and staff members into isolation and quarantine.

School vaccine tracker: Here’s where students are required to get COVID-19 vaccine

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.
Wed Sep 22nd, 2021

How schools across US are grappling with sudden supply chain food shortages

District leaders are having to change menus daily as food suppliers are forced to substitute products, putting pressure on students with allergies to check ingredients.

Tue Sep 21st, 2021

Pfizer says its COVID vaccine is safe and effective for kids aged 5 to 11

Two smaller doses of its COVID-19 vaccine provide "robust" protection for children age 5 to 11, and is also safe and well-tolerated, Pfizer and its partner BioTNech announced Monday.
Mon Sep 20th, 2021

Five to drive: How one big state is recruiting more school bus drivers

New York state is now reaching out to 550,000 commercial driver's license holders in efforts to recruit them as school bus drivers while DMV speeds up the testing process.

Mon Sep 20th, 2021

Delta variant forcing districts to find new ways to assess learning

We need to shift our mindset and embrace an actionable approach to formative assessment that's a seamless part of the regular instructional cycle.
Mon Sep 20th, 2021

Implementing the right COVID-19 testing solutions helps protect students, staff

Here's what distinguishes a best-of-breed testing solution for at-home and on-site COVID testing.
Mon Sep 20th, 2021