National Coronavirus

Miguel Cardona Came in as a Teacher Champion. Has COVID Muted His Message?

New Research Shows How Bad the Pandemic Has Been for Student Mental Health

COVID Precautions in the Cafeteria? 1 in 5 Educators Say Schools ‘Not Doing Anything’

Teachers Confront Half-Empty Classrooms as Virus Surges

Forced to Improvise COVID Policies, School Nurses Are Reaching a ‘Breaking Point’

Pivoting to Remote Learning: Why It Is Harder in Some States Than Others

Pivoting to Remote Learning: Why It Is Harder in Some States Than Others

How Bad Is Student Absenteeism Right Now? Educators Tell Us

Schools in Other Parts of the Country Turn to COVID Testing to Open Safely

COVID-19 Vaccination Rates for Children Are Low. Experts Say Parents Are ‘Taking an Enormous Risk’

Students Are Doing What Adults Won’t in the Fight Against Omicron

Biden Sending More COVID Tests to Schools to Keep Them Open

Why Coronavirus Testing Is Falling Short in Many Schools Across the U.S.

Citing Educator and Parent Anxieties, Senators Press Biden Officials on Omicron Response

What Many LGBTQ+ Students Worry About Most During the Pandemic

Omicron Is Making a Mess of Instruction, Even Where Schools Are Open

Some Teachers Are Running Out of Sick Days, and Administrators Are Hesitant to Help

As Omicron Surges, Schools Battle Pressure to Stay Open

Are Schools Ready for the Next Big Surge?

CDC Releases New Guidance to Allow Children Exposed to Coronavirus to Attend School

Where Are the Students? For a Second Straight Year, School Enrollment Is Dropping

The Pandemic Hit Vulnerable Students Hardest. Now, Schools Have to Reckon With the Effects

CDC Urges Kids Ages 16-17 to Get Newly Cleared Boosters

These Schools Pay Students to Take Weekly COVID Tests. Should Others Try It?

Omicron or No, Schools Should Prepare for a Pandemic Winter

Flu Vaccinations Among Children Are Down. That Could Spell Trouble for Schools

Here’s How Schools Can Use Federal COVID Aid to Solve Bus Driver and Other Transportation Woes

Racial Disparities in Kids’ Vaccinations Are Hard to Track

When Can Kids Take Off Their Masks in School? Here’s What Some Experts Say

‘They See Us as the Enemy’: School Nurses Battle Covid-19, and Angry Parents

Nearly 1 Million Kids Ages 5-11 Will Have Their First COVID Shots by the End of Today

Feds Urge Schools to Provide COVID-19 Shots, Info for Kids

Are Bus Driver Shortages So Bad They Require the National Guard? Why Leaders Made the Call

Kids Are Feeling Isolated. P.E. May Help Them Bounce Back

All K-12 Students Can Now Get the COVID-19 Vaccine. Here’s What It Means for Schools

The Complicated Picture of English-Language Learners’ Progress During the Pandemic

How to Help Kids with ‘Long COVID’ Thrive in School

FDA Advisers Review Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids

Disruptions to Schooling Fall Hardest on Vulnerable Students

Pandemic, Racial Justice Fuel Surge in Demand for Social-Emotional Learning

State Test Results Are In. Are They Useless?

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