Coronavirus

How in-depth dashboard data is helping schools combat COVID

With the delta variant surge complicating the new school year, regular COVID testing remains one of the most effective ways to keep students healthy and classrooms open, experts say.

5 important ed-tech lessons schools are learning from the pandemic

1-to-1 programs are more effective when students are allowed to bring devices home so they “are really fluid between school and home,” ed-tech expert says.

5 new things to know about vaccines and today’s other COVID disruptions

The full approval of the Pfizer vaccine has not ushered in a tidal wave of student or staff vaccine mandates in the nation's public schools—not yet, at least

How 4 important parts of students’ daily lives are being altered by COVID

High schoolers' this spring said they learned as much in school as they were learning pre-COVID but also reported rising depression, stress, and anxiety, a new survey has found.

More than 50% of adults support requiring masks and vaccines in schools

Even before full approval of Pfizer's COVID vaccine, a majority of parents polled said their kids would feel safer in school if classmates and teachers were vaccinated.

Biden warns governors: Stop trying to bully school leaders over masks

President says he'll use federal authority, including taking legal action, against state leaders who have threatened to sanction superintendents who have flouted bans on mask mandates.

Play safe: 2 big districts are requiring student athletes to get vaccinated

Florida officially threatens districts' funding over mask mandates as Texas school superintendents get court backing to require face coverings.

Florida board orders 2 districts to ‘follow the law’ that bans mask mandates

The districts require students and staff to wear masks without letting parents opt out, which the state says is in violation of an executive order by Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts mask mandates in schools.

Polls: Parents support school mask mandates but oppose student vaccine requirements

58% of parents are against schools requiring students ages 12-17 to get the vaccine, according to the KFF survey.

Washington educators risk losing jobs if they refuse COVID vaccination

"We won't gamble with the health of our children, our educators and school staff, nor the health of the communities they serve," Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said in announcing vaccine mandate.

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