A surge in coronavirus cases in Texas and California have convinced officials in two of the largest states to start the school year with widespread online learning.
Here's how to train school personnel so that efforts to check students for symptoms of COVID-19 and chart their potential exposure to the virus keep FERPA compliance in mind.
School social workers in low-income and minority communities are sounding the alarm that districts will not be able to meet students' basic needs this fall without more funding.
Surging coronavirus cases across the country force superintendents to stick with online learning and postpone students' return to in-person instruction.
Reopening schools is crucial but students and teachers cannot return to classrooms safely until surrounding communities have controlled COVID infections, a group of Johns Hopkins University medical experts say.
Educators have a better chance of keeping students engaged in online learning with synchronous class meetings, small-group instruction, social media and some other strategies.
District leaders should prioritize full-time, in-person instruction for grades K-5 and students in special education when reopening schools later this summer, a team of education researchers say.
An unmet need for mental health care motivated Jurupa USD leaders to develop behavioral supports that begin with prenatal care and continue through graduation.
School leaders must weigh the risks of COVID infections with the academic, social-emotional and economic benefits of reopening classrooms for in-person learning.
