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White House Details Plans to Vaccinate 28M Children Age 5-11

Class of COVID: 2021’s Graduates Are Struggling More and Feeling the Stress

Class of COVID: 2021’s Graduates Are Struggling More and Feeling the Stress

Higher Student Morale Linked to In-Person Instruction, Survey Shows

Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Authorization for Its Covid Vaccine for Kids Ages 5-11

‘Test to Stay’: New Approach Keeps COVID-Exposed Students in Class

California Is Mandating COVID Vaccines for Kids. Will Other States Follow?

FDA Sets Dates to Consider More COVID-19 Boosters, Vaccines for Children Under 12

California to Become First State to Require Covid Vaccines for Schoolchildren

More U.S. Parents Are Willing to Vaccinate Their Children, a Survey Finds

How Vaccine Loopholes Could Weaken COVID Shot Mandates for Kids

No Veggies, No Buns, Few Forks: Schools Scramble to Feed Students Amid Shortages

Pfizer Submits Data to FDA, Seeking to Use Its Covid Vaccine for Children Ages 5 to 11

US Has Enough COVID-19 Vaccines for Boosters, Kids’ Shots

The Decline of Hybrid Learning for This School Year, in 4 Charts

Schools That Require Masks See Fewer COVID-19 Outbreaks, 2 New CDC Studies Show

In a Matter of Days, Pfizer CEO Says They’ll Be Ready to Ask for Approval of a Covid-19 Vaccine for Kids

‘No Respect and No Support’: K-12 Workers Explain Why Schools Struggle With Staffing

CDC Director Approves Booster Shots for Teachers, Reversing Panel’s Decision

COVID-19 Creates Dire US Shortage of Teachers, School Staff

A Vaccine for Kids Is Coming. 6 Tips for Administering the Shot in Your School

Principals Need Social-Emotional Support, Too

D.C.’s Mayor Says Adults in Schools and Eligible Student-Athletes Must Get Vaccinated by Nov. 1.

Pfizer Says Its Vaccine Is Safe for Children 5 to 11. Will Parents Buy In?

No Bus Drivers, Custodians, or Subs. What’s Really Behind Schools’ Staffing Shortages?

Students Aren’t the Only Ones Grieving

Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Works in Kids Ages 5 to 11

Glimpses of How Pandemic America Went Back to School

3 Reasons Why Being a Special Education Teacher Is Even Harder During the Pandemic

Educators’ Support for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Is Rising Dramatically

Will the Bus Driver Ever Come? Or the Substitute Teacher or Cafeteria Worker?

Helping Your Child Deal with School Stress

Will Districts Mandate Shots for Students?

Why School Districts Are Unprepared for COVID-19 Disruptions, Again

Our Student Homeless Numbers Are Staggering. Schools Can Be a Bridge to a Solution

What School Looks Like When Learning Moves Outside

Facing Bus Driver Shortage, Mass. Activates National Guard to Help Get Kids to School

America Wants Parents Back at Work. Is It Ready to Help Foot the Bill for Childcare?

Are We Asking Schools to Do Too Much?

If Outdoor Learning Is Safer During COVID, Why Aren’t More Schools Doing It?

Here’s How In-Person Teaching Is Playing Out Across the U.S.

Can They Do That? Questions Swirl Around COVID-19 School Vaccine Mandates

U.S. Could Authorize Pfizer COVID-19 Shot for Kids Age 5-11 in October – Sources

Parents of Young Children Desperately Seek Vaccine Trials

Principals Bear the Brunt of Parental Anger, Staff Fatigue as COVID Drags On

How Biden Will Mandate Teacher Vaccines, Testing in Some States That Don’t Require Them

Biden Calls on States to Implement Vaccine Requirements in Schools

LA School District, 2nd-Biggest in US, to Require Vaccine for Students 12 and Up

Biden to Unveil New COVID-19 Strategy Urging Schools, Employers to Require Vaccines

Child Hospitalizations Spike Under Delta, Particularly in Low-Vaccination States

Calls Grow for FDA to Speed Authorization of Kid Covid-19 Vaccines

Education Department to Expand Data Collection on COVID and Schools

With Schools in Session, Doctors Fear New Child COVID Wave

Higher Rates of Delta Infection Projected in Schools With No Mask Mandate or COVID Testing

When Vaccines Aren’t an Option: Life for Families With Children Under 12

Only Half of Parents Plan to Vaccinate Their Children, New Poll Finds

CDC: An Unvaccinated Teacher Removed Their Mask and Half the Class Got COVID

In COVID Era, Hostile School Board Meetings Have Members Calling It Quits

How Can Schools Keep Quarantined Students Learning?

US COVID Cases Among Children Have Surged to One of Its Highest Rates of the Pandemic. Experts Warn It May Get Worse

Schools Must Identify Students With Disabilities Despite Pandemic Hurdles, Ed. Dept. Says

Parents and Teachers Want to See Big Changes Come Out of the Pandemic, Survey Says

Federal COVID Aid a Flash Point as Tensions Escalate Over School Mask Policies

Americans Support Mask and Vaccine Mandates for Schools, AP-NORC Poll Finds

Why Failing to Require Masks Could Cost Districts Millions Later

Masks Won’t Slow Language for Kids if There’s Plenty of Face Time at Home, Expert Says

Bus Driver Shortages Are Latest Challenge Hitting US Schools

Students’ Lack of Routine Vaccines Muddies Start of School

Biden Urges Masks in Schools as Coronavirus Spreads

Will Delta Push Schools to the Brink (Again)? This Infectious Disease Expert Is Worried

California Becomes the 1st State to Require Vaccination for All School Staff

Mask Mandates Put ‘Local Control’ of Schools to the Test

More Schools Are Doing Systemic COVID Testing. Will It Work?

‘This Is Really Scary’: Kids Struggle With Long Covid

Fauci Calls for Vaccine Mandates for Teachers Even as the Largest Teachers’ Union Speaks Out Against It

As Delta Variant Spreads, Twice as Many K-12 Leaders Pivot to Hybrid Learning

Pandemic Prompts Changes in How Future Teachers Are Trained

Pediatricians Plead with FDA to Move Quickly on Covid Vaccine for Kids

Cardona Admonishes Governors Who Ban Mask Mandates, Says ‘All Teachers’ Want Schools Open

AFT President Randi Weingarten Backs COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Teachers

‘Here We Are Again:’ Weary Teachers Brace for Another COVID School Year

Staying Safe and Looking Ahead | Ed. Secretary Cardona Outlines Plans for Schools Reopening This Fall

Here’s How Schools Should Handle a Covid-19 Outbreak, Experts Say

States Pressured to Rethink Bans on School Mask Mandates as COVID Delta Variant Surges

4 Ways to Keep Staff and Students Safe From the Delta Variant

As New COVID Concerns Emerge, Biden Administration Keeps Focus on School Reopenings

L.A. Unified to Require Testing of Students, Staff Regardless of Vaccination Status

Teachers Turn to Mindfulness After a Stressful Pandemic Year

American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Universal Masking in Schools for Everyone Older Than 2

A Surge in Pandemic Fs Raises Old Concerns About Credit Recovery. Here’s How Schools Could Make It Better.

Schools Are Turning Stimulus Funds Into Teacher Bonuses

An Action Plan for Confronting Chronic Absenteeism This Fall

Covid-19 School Mandates for Masks, Vaccines Are Blocked in More States

‘Extreme’ Chronic Absenteeism? Pandemic School Attendance Data Is Bleak, But Incomplete

Schools Are Receiving $129 Billion in Stimulus Aid. Where Is It Going?

How Kids Benefit When Principals Get a Say in Spending Federal COVID-19 Aid

COVID-19 Outbreaks Are Hitting Summer Camps, So Are Schools Going to Be Next?

Many Parents Want to Continue Remote Learning. It May Not Be So Good for Their Children.

Educators’ Unions Support the New Federal Recommendations for Reopening Schools.

Schools Push to Get Students Vaccinated Before the Start of Academic Year

Schools Face Unfamiliar Quandary: How Should We Spend All This Money?

Time Is Running Out for Many Eligible U.S. Students to Get Fully Vaccinated Before Schools Reopen.

How Does the Delta Variant Figure Into Schools’ Opening Plans?

Summer School Is Here, and There Aren’t Enough Teachers to Help Students Catch Uput there aren’t enough teachers to help students catch up.

Want Students to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s What to Do and Not to Do

Feds Seek to Promote Equity, COVID-19 Recovery, and ‘Systemic Change’ Through Grants

More Students of Color Expected to Return for In-Person Classes in the Fall but Reluctance Lingers, Research Suggests

CDC: Students of Color Still Got Less In-Person Instruction as School Buildings Reopened

Vaccinating Kids Against COVID-19: Why Families Are Afraid and How Schools Can Help

English-Learners May Need More Support This Fall. But That Doesn’t Mean They’re Behind

Districts Trying to Figure Out How to Handle Students Who Fell Behind This Year

The Pandemic Affected Mental Health and College Plans for U.S. High Schoolers

Dr. Scott Gottlieb Worries About Spread of Delta Covid Variant Among Kids in Schools This Fall

ER Visits for Suspected Suicide Spiked Among Teen Girls During Pandemic

Starting School After the Pandemic: Youngest Students Will Need Foundational Skills

Most Teachers Are Vaccinated, Union Says

After Months of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them

Knowing What Schools Did in the Pandemic Is Crucial. So Is Preserving That Data

After Enrollment Dips, Public Schools Hope for Fall Rebound

Teachers Are More Likely to Experience Depression Symptoms Than Other Adults

To Get Billions in COVID-19 Aid, States Pledge Focus on Mental Health, Learning Recovery

Schools Across US Brace for Surge of Kindergartners in Fall

Some in Congress Fear State Budget Decisions May Undercut COVID-19 Education Relief

Drop in Childhood Vaccinations During Pandemic May Raise Risk of Other Outbreaks When Schools Reopen, CDC Says

To Offer Remote Learning in the Fall or Not? Schools Are Split

Can Schools Mandate Covid-19 Vaccines for Children? What We Know

The State of Schools as the Pandemic Wanes

New COVID-19 Aid Coalition Highlights Strategies for Retaining Teachers, Digital Learning

One Big Reason Schools Are Ditching Remote Learning: The Cost

Graduation Rate Expected to Stall This Year at Some High Schools