National Coronavirus

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

Another COVID Side Effect: Many Kids Head to Summer School

New Rapid COVID Tests Show Promise in Children

Vaccinated Staff at ‘Exceedingly Low’ Risk of Getting COVID-19 From Unvaccinated Students

Forbidding Remote Learning: Why Some Schools Won’t Offer a Virtual Option This Fall

The Pandemic Brought Universal Free School Meals. Will They Stay?

Getting Face Time With Students May Be More Important Than You Think

New Data on the Ways Full-Time Remote Learners Lost Out

Schools Can Use COVID-19 Relief Money for Vaccinations and Teacher Bonuses, Feds Say

Tens of Thousands of Students May Have to Repeat a Grade. Should They?

Mental Health Problems Loom for the COVID Generation. Here’s What Schools Can Do

Moderna Says that Its Vaccine Is Effective for 12- to 17-Year-Olds and That It Will Seek F.D.A. Authorization

What’s the Best Way to Address Unfinished Learning? It’s Not Remediation, Study Says

Bus Driver Shortages Worsening for Many Districts as Schools Reopen

How Are Districts Planning to Spend American Rescue Plan Funds?

Teachers Are More Stressed Out Than Ever, Even Amid Promising Developments, Survey Shows

Virus Testing Strategies, Opinions Vary Widely in US Schools

National Teachers Union Leader Urges Full Reopening of Schools in Fall: ‘Conditions Have Changed’

‘I Feel Like I’m Just Drowning’: Sophomore Year in a Pandemic

Many School Districts Across US Ditch Mask Mandates, Alarming Public Health Experts

This Teachers Union Leader Told Fox News How to Help Get Kids Back to School: “We Have to Stop the Misinformation.”

Can Schools Require Students to Get COVID-19 Vaccines, and Will They?

Schools Can Help Families Apply for Federal Help in Paying for Home Internet Access

CDC Panel Could Recommend Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids Ages 12-15 on Wednesday

Masks, Tracking, Desk Shields: How Much Do School Measures Reduce Families’ COVID-19 Risk?

To Vaccinate Younger Teens, States and Cities Look to Schools, Camps, Even Beaches

Schools Race to Track Down Students Who Stopped Showing Up to Class as Surge in Dropout Rate Feared

How the Pandemic Prompted Teachers to Give Students More Flexibility, Choice (in Charts)

Schools Are Open, but Many Families Remain Hesitant to Return

Remote Kindergarten During Covid-19 ‘Could Impact This Generation of Kids for Their Lifetime’

Remote Learning Isn’t Going Away. Will It Create Separate—and Unequal—School Systems?

Has COVID-19 Led to a Mass Exodus of Superintendents?

Pay Raises and Pandemic Bonuses: Can They Keep Teachers in Classrooms?

High Costs, Outdated Infrastructure Hinder Districts’ Air-Quality Efforts

What Teen Vaccines Mean for School Reopenings

Experts: Expanding Pfizer Vaccine to Young Kids Key to Curbing COVID

Biden Hits Schools Goal Even as Many Students Learn Remotely

Pfizer to Seek Authorization for Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 2 to 11 in September

Some Black Parents Say Remote Learning Gives Racism Reprieve

Mindfulness Meditation Is Now a Staple in Public Schools, and Thanks to Zoom, Widely Accessible

New Teaching Jobs May Emerge With Continued Demand for Virtual Learning

States Are Waffling Over Billions in K-12 Federal Relief. Schools Are Getting Antsy.

Masks or No Masks: School Leaders Say They Can’t Make Anyone Happy

Biden Pitches Plan to Expand Universal Pre-K, Free School Meal Programs, Teacher Training

‘They Already Feel Like Bad Students.’ A Special Educator Reflects on Virtual Teaching

A Closer Look at Biden’s $1.8T for Families and Education

How Educators Are Approaching Summer Learning This Year

Summer School Is More Important Than Ever. But Teachers Are ‘Fried’ and Need a Break

Go Back or Push Forward? Schools Look to ‘Acceleration’ to Fill Pandemic Learning Gaps

Biden Expanding Summer Food Program for 34M Schoolchildren

Biden Administration’s Level of Tolerance for Cutting Standardized Tests Comes Into Focus

Cardona Releases First Wave of Aid to Help Schools Identify, Assist Homeless Students

Pandemic Learning Gaps Remain, Even As Students Make Progress

Kids Need Less Academic Pressure, More Support After A Year Of Isolation, Learning Loss

How the Pandemic Is Affecting Schools’ Mandated Collection Of Civil Rights Data

Minnesota Schools See ‘Worrisome’ Surge In COVID-19 Cases

American Rescue Plan to Reduce Child Poverty, Increase Access to Pre-K, College

To Get Remaining COVID-19 Aid, Schools and States Must Detail In-Person Learning Plans

Most Students Now Have Home Internet Access. But What About the Ones Who Don’t?

New Test Scores Show Students Rebounding After Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

During COVID-19, Schools Have Made a Mad Dash to 1-to-1 Computing. What Happens Next?

As Schools Weigh How to Use New Aid for Homeless Students, Finding Them Is Step One

FEMA Will Cover Some COVID-19 Staffing Costs for Schools

Asian Americans Wary About School Amid Virus, Violence

COVID Once Spared The Young; Now More Are Being Hospitalized

Some Schools Requiring Testing After Spring Vacation Week

Equipped With Federal Aid, Summer Schools Aim for Huge Increases in Enrollment

Backlash Growing to Biden’s Insistence That Schools Give Standardized Tests During the Pandemic

FEMA Is Spending Billions on Pandemic Relief. How Schools Can Get More of It

Teachers on Coping During a Year of Trauma, Their Concerns for Students, Upcoming Standardized Tests

Kids and COVID-19 Vaccines: The Latest News

Hospitals Open Pediatric Long-Haul COVID Units as Children Grapple with Lingering Virus Effects

Science Teaching and Learning Found to Fall Off in Pandemic

How to Talk About Next School Year Presents a Big Test for Education Leaders

Dual Instruction Leads to Kids Losing Out

Epidemiologists, Public-Health Authorities Point to School Sports as Major Contributor to Rising COVID Cases Among Young People

Online Schools Are Here to Stay, Even After the Pandemic

Miguel Cardona: Schools Must Work to Win Trust of Families of Color as They Reopen

Biden Pitches 41 Percent Spending Increase for Education Next Year on Top of COVID-19 Aid

Does It Hurt Children to Measure Pandemic Learning Loss?

Most Students With Disabilities Still Attend Remotely. Teachers Say They’re Falling Behind

Sending Children to School Increases Families’ Risk of COVID-19

Almost 80 Percent of Teachers, Child Care Workers Get at Least 1 Vaccine Dose, CDC Says

Survey: Even as Schools Reopen, Many Students Learn Remotely

Teens Are Starting to Get Vaccinated. That’s a Big Deal for Schools

“Staggering” Number of Children Have Lost at Least One Parent to Covid-19, Model Estimates

CDC Says Schools Don’t Need Daily Disinfection to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus

How School Districts Plan to Spend $130 Billion in Federal Stimulus Money

Will School Be Back to Normal This Fall? Kind of, Sort of, Maybe.

Teachers Are Watching Students’ Screens During Remote Learning. Is That Invasion of Privacy?

With New Aid, Schools Seek Solutions to Problems New and Old

Data: What We Know About Student Mental Health and the Pandemic

Study: Pfizer COVID Vaccine 100% Effective Among Adolescents

Teens Are Driving COVID-19 Surges. Can Schools Counteract That?

Biden Education Team Squashes States’ Push to Nix All Tests but Approves Other Flexibility

Pandemic Masks Ongoing Child Abuse Crisis as Cases Plummet

Vaccinated Adults May Have More Freedom. But for Kids, ‘the Rules Haven’t Changed.’