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Health and wellness

Once defiant Florida districts join growing wave of schools easing up on masks

Matt Zalaznick -
Florida K-12 who have been at the forefront of battling state leaders over masks are now beginning to loosen their mandates as dozens of districts in once hard-hit areas are going mask optional.

11 reasons why it’s so important to support teachers past the pandemic

Lisa O'Masta -
Engaging, effective and easy-to-use tools and instructional resources are just that—tools and resources. If COVID has taught us anything, instructors are our most valuable assets for student learning.

10 reasons why discussing race in class improves outcomes for all students

Matt Zalaznick -
Children become aware of race and can experience positive and negative emotions about their ethnic groups even before they start school, a report says.

Some dreaded vaccine mandates. So are schools really losing teachers?

Matt Zalaznick -
Ongoing COVID infections appear to be causing far more staffing shortages than school employees refusing to comply with COVID policies.

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.

Sex ed is growing more inclusive of LGBTQ+ but is the norm in only 17 states

Matt Zalaznick -
Instruction that affirms LGTBQ+ students' gender identities is spreading but still lacking in many states, as are gay-straight alliances clubs where young people can turn for critical support.

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