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Coronavirus

Pfizer says COVID vaccine is 90% effective in 5- to 11-year olds

Matt Zalaznick -
Schools' efforts to keep educating kids in person get a boost with Pfizer's vaccine showing 90% effectiveness in preventing COVID in 5- to 11-year-olds.

10 solutions schools can champion to address a national mental health emergency

Matt Zalaznick -
Trauma of COVID-19 and the ongoing struggle for racial justice is fueling a worsening mental health crisis among children and teens, pediatricians' groups say.

Biden details ambitious plan to vaccinate 5- to 11-year-olds quickly, equitably

Matt Zalaznick -
Expecting vaccines to be authorized in early November, the Biden administration will rely on pediatricians, schools and rural clinics to administer shots to younger children.

Why students are getting to ditch masks as some warn of a winter COVID spike

Matt Zalaznick -
Mask mandates are dropping like dominos in schools throughout the South and parts of the Midwest even as districts in COVID hotspots farther north grapple with controversies over face coverings. 

Why even some once defiant school leaders are now loosening mask rules

Matt Zalaznick -
Waves of districts are ending their mask mandates even as some administrators elsewhere impose them for the first time this school year because of ongoing COVID outbreaks.

5 ways educators can encourage parents to get kids vaccinated against COVID

Matt Zalaznick -
With younger students on the verge of vaccine eligibility, school leaders may want guidance in convincing parents to get COVID immunizations for their kids.

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

Matt Zalaznick -
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.  

5 post-COVID lessons about how to engage families more deeply in schools

Matt Zalaznick -
Just because you're communicating with families, doesn't mean you're connecting with them or realizing their untapped potential to advance education.

10 things adults say about the importance of social-emotional learning post-COVID

Matt Zalaznick -
Teachers and administrators are increasingly concerned that depression and isolation have convinced a significant number of students to “give up” on school, a new report has found. 

Targeted hygiene: The catalyst for a safe return to school this fall

Lisa Ackerley -
Targeted hygiene means focusing hygiene practices at the times and in the places that matter most to help break the chain of infection and reduce the transmission of germs.

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