Coronavirus

Anxiety and depression: No. 1 reason a district wants kids back

Administrators are trying to coax back students who either didn't log into online learning consistently or whose families remain concerned about COVID's risks.

As mandates ease, some schools stick with masks

Georgia restricts the ability of school leaders to mandate masks while Idaho reverses course and rescinds a ban on K-12 mask requirements that lasted just one day.

K-12 students show strength, empathy during pandemic

A new Pearson report of students and parents in four countries underscores the resilience and compassion of young learners.

6 ways Charleston County Schools is bringing students back

Charleston County School District classrooms refilled more quickly this year at schools where long-term principals maintained closes ties to the community.

Iowa superintendent: ‘Our mask mandate was about our care for others’

Idaho banned school mask mandates as an Iowa superintendent posted a heartfelt blog asking the community to wear masks to protect others.  

No masks needed for vaccinated summer campers, CDC says

Campers who are vaccinated do not have to wear masks this summer, and camps can dispense with social distancing if everyone involved is vaccinated, CDC says.

Don’t waste your ESSER funds – 3 tips to get more bang for your buck

Here are three considerations to get the most out of your funds and achieve the biggest impact.

COVID-19 vaccination and parental consent: State-by-state look at rules

Most states require parental consent at this point, though the landscape may be shifting slightly as more jurisdictions seek to encourage the vaccination of young people.

Report: Lack of COVID-era report cards left families ‘in the dark’

States missed a valuable opportunity to use school report cards to help parents better understand how COVID disrupted student learning, a new report says.

Scholarship shot: 4 states push teens to get vaccines

Students ages 12-17 who get vaccinated are eligible in some states to win a huge prize: a fully-paid college education.

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