Coronavirus

Learning from the parallels between newspapers’ demise, public education

Just as newspapers lost subscribers, some public schools have been losing students, and like papers, some responded to losses in revenue and enrollment by laying off teachers, narrowing the curriculum, and eliminating programs.

6 more state COVID relief spending plans approved by Department of Education

State are using ESSER funds to prevent the spread of COVID, to support students most impacted by the pandemic and open vaccination sites at schools

Using project-based learning during remote instruction

Recent studies found that PBL 'results in a significant boost in academic achievement for students from many different backgrounds.'

5 steps to rebuild relational capacity after COVID-19

Relational capacity is essential to helping students recover from the pandemic's learning losses.

Why Cardona is now expressing support for student and staff vaccine mandates

Teachers and students may be required to get COVID vaccines to keep schools open throughout the pandemic, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says. 

The 3 areas Title I educators say American Rescue Plan funds should be spent on

Many feel left out of conversation about class needs.

10 ways parents are feeling about vaccinating their kids, wearing masks

Many unvaccinated teens are hesitant about inoculations while some parents of younger children will wait even after FDA approves the shot for all Americans. 

One state’s superintendents are risking pay cuts over mask mandates

Half a dozen Florida districts are requiring masks despite Gov. Ron DeSantis' threat to withhold funding if parents aren't given a choice over students' wearing masks.

3 ways a state ed leader is helping schools weather the COVID storm

Just a few weeks ago, the outlook for the 2021-22 school year had New Hampshire education officials expecting something like a return to a pre-COVID normal.

4 more big Florida districts and 1 in Texas flout governors’ mask restrictions

Record-breaking COVID cases have driven several more Florida school leaders to join other districts in defying Gov. Ron DeSantis' mask restrictions.

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