Health and wellness

5 top priorities to prepare for in-person learning this fall

While different districts may consider certain issues more pressing than others, these 5 propositions are being discussed as priorities for reopening throughout the country.

Why we all agree on in-person instruction but not masks or vaccines

With the Delta variant rising, the response from various state officials has been all over the map.

5 more COVID spending plans get thumbs up from Department of Education

State ESSER plans are required as a condition of receiving a portion of the more than $122 billion in funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act.

How will federal funds help fix our crumbling schools?

ARP funds permit schools to use money to repair and reconstruct, but guidance from ED imposes limits that may be problematic.

Why pediatricians want all students to keep wearing masks

The American Academy of Pediatrics says districts may have to require vaccinations and also urges students and teachers to keep wearing masks when the school year starts.

6 ways to beat COVID’s academic and emotional ‘Thriving Gap’

New research provides some of the first empirical evidence of the social, emotional, and academic “thriving gap” between in-person and remote high school students during COVID.

Where vaccinated students will still wear masks in school

Mandating masks when school starts will prevent a divide from emerging between students who have and haven't been vaccinated, say authorities in one state.

CDC: Fully vaccinated students and teachers can drop masks

Students, teachers and others who are not fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks as the nation prioritizes reopening schools, new CDC COVID guidance says.

Apply now: Kinsa’s FLUency program helps schools reduce illness-based absenteeism

Kinsa's FLUency program, free to schools and families, helps keep sick kids from spreading the bug among their classmates.

Parents deeply divided on K-12 students getting vaccines

With half either undecided or opting against vaccination for their children, what does that mean for school reopenings?

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