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Coronavirus

CDC: Fully vaccinated need not wear masks; $500M for school nurses

Charles Hendrix -
"Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities large or small without wearing a mask or physical distancing," said CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.

3 ways a district is redefining student engagement

Matt Zalaznick -
The online learning experience has teachers in Santa Fe Public Schools rethinking their concept of student engagement and attendance post-COVID.

Inform the future of education by listening to teacher voice

Julie Evans -
Our teachers occupied a front-row seat witnessing the impact of the past year on their students - they are our experts in what students need right now.

2 relief programs put $10B toward student internet access

Charles Hendrix -
Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Education Department fund Emergency Connectivity program and Emergency Broadband Benefit programs under American Rescue Plan.

Why phonics was key in one district’s reading growth

Matt Zalaznick -
One word—phonics—kept coming up as a solution when educators in Georgia's Lumpkin County Schools looked into why students were reading at expected levels. 

2 big questions in push to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds

Matt Zalaznick -
Officials determining where 12- to 15-year-olds will get shots and whether schools will require COVID vaccines after F.D.A. approves Pfizer-BioNTech for younger teens.

How a custom app kept a district open during COVID

Matt Zalaznick -
Spreadsheets did not cut it for Rapid City Area Schools administrators keeping track of COVID rates among 13,000 students, 1,900 employees and 23 schools. 

Let evidence-based strategies lead the way in addressing learning loss

Sara Kerr and Kate Tromble -
As states and local districts seek stimulus funding, address learning losses while being mindful of three related areas of concern: social and emotional well-being, growing inequities among vulnerable groups, and teachers' mental health.

3 ways rural and urban districts diverged during COVID

Matt Zalaznick -
Rural school systems reopened their buildings to in-person instruction more swiftly while leaders of districts of all sizes provided more tutoring and hired rather than fired staff.

4 steps to address inequities exposed by COVID-19

Joshua Starr -
One small, silver lining of the pandemic may be a collective understanding and acknowledgment that some students and families are suffering more than others.

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