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‘They Might Look Fine, But They’re Not’: Educators With Long COVID Share Their Stories
‘They Might Look Fine, But They’re Not’: Educators With Long COVID Share Their Stories

1 in 5 Educators Say They’ve Experienced Long COVID
1 in 5 Educators Say They’ve Experienced Long COVID

CDC Report Finds 75 Percent of Children and Teens Had Covid by February
CDC Report Finds 75 Percent of Children and Teens Had Covid by February

Covid-19 Booster Raises Antibody Levels Against Omicron for Children Ages 5 Through 11, Pfizer and BioNTech Say
Covid-19 Booster Raises Antibody Levels Against Omicron for Children Ages 5 Through 11, Pfizer and BioNTech Say

Babies Are Saying Less Since the Pandemic: Why That’s Concerning
Babies Are Saying Less Since the Pandemic: Why That’s Concerning

Forever Changed: A Timeline of How COVID Upended Schools
Forever Changed: A Timeline of How COVID Upended Schools

White House Turns to Air Quality in Latest Effort to Thwart Coronavirus
White House Turns to Air Quality in Latest Effort to Thwart Coronavirus


‘I Still Just Worry’: 3 Teachers on COVID’s Long Shadow Over American Schools
‘I Still Just Worry’: 3 Teachers on Covid’s Long Shadow Over American Schools

For Kids with COVID-19, Everyday Life Can Be a Struggle
For Kids with COVID-19, Everyday Life Can Be a Struggle

A New Imperative for Schools: Protecting Vulnerable Kids as Masks Disappear
A New Imperative for Schools: Protecting Vulnerable Kids as Masks Disappear

Mask Mandates Cut COVID-19 Spread in Schools, Studies Find
Mask Mandates Cut COVID-19 Spread in Schools, Studies Find

What’s Behind the COVID Academic Slide? Some Things Mattered More Than Remote Learning
What’s Behind the COVID Academic Slide? Some Things Mattered More Than Remote Learning

U.S. Education Secretary Calls for ‘Respectful’ Response as Schools Lift Mask Requirements
U.S. Education Secretary Calls for ‘Respectful’ Response as Schools Lift Mask Requirements

Peer Pressure Is Ending Mask Usage in Schools
Peer Pressure Is Ending Mask Usage in Schools

Pfizer Shot Is Far Less Effective in 5- to 11-Year-Olds Than in Older Kids, New Data Show
Pfizer Shot Is Far Less Effective in 5- to 11-Year-Olds Than in Older Kids, New Data Show

Biden Sounds Alarm on Youth Mental Health, Urges Americans to Aid Schools’ COVID Recovery
Mental Health, Urges Americans to Aid Schools’ COVID Recovery

States Are Dropping School Mask Requirements. Here’s the Latest and What’s Ahead
States Are Dropping School Mask Requirements. Here’s the Latest and What’s Ahead

CDC Gives Green Light to Make Wearing Masks Aboard a School Transportation Vehicle Optional
CDC Gives Green Light to Make Wearing Masks Aboard a School Transportation Vehicle Optional

CDC Plans Update to Indoor Mask Guidance. How Could That Apply to Schools?
CDC Plans Update to Indoor Mask Guidance. How Could That Apply to Schools?

More Than 1 in 3 Children Who Started School in the Pandemic Need ‘Intensive’ Reading Help
More Than 1 in 3 Children Who Started School in the Pandemic Need ‘Intensive’ Reading Help

Half of K-12 Schools Surveyed Aren’t Giving Employees Extra Paid Time Off for COVID
Half of K-12 Schools Surveyed Aren’t Giving Employees Extra Paid Time Off for COVID

What’s Up With Mask Requirements in Schools? 6 Things to Know
What’s Up With Mask Requirements in Schools? 6 Things to Know

As State Mask Rules End, School Leaders Are in the Middle
As State Mask Rules End, School Leaders Are in the Middle

School Districts Must Make an Important Decision: Mask or Not?
School Districts Must Make an Important Decision: Mask or Not?

Masks Come Off in More States, but Not Everyone Is Grinning
Masks Come Off in More States, but Not Everyone Is Grinning

Anticipating Thousands of Unvaccinated Students, L.A. Expands Virtual Schooling
Anticipating Thousands of Unvaccinated Students, L.A. Expands Virtual Schooling

Four States to End School Mask Rules. Will Others Follow?
Four States to End School Mask Rules. Will Others Follow?

As States Plan to Lift School Mask Mandates, CDC Remains Vague on Updating Its Guidance
As States Plan to Lift School Mask Mandates, CDC Remains Vague on Updating Its Guidance

Principals Are Expected to Be the ‘Rock’ of Sschools, but They’re Stressed Out
Principals Are Expected to Be the ‘Rock’ of Sschools, but They’re Stressed Out

When Can Schools Get on the Mask ‘Off-Ramp’? 4 Questions to Consider
When Can Schools Get on the Mask ‘Off-Ramp’? 4 Questions to Consider

Bonuses Are Nice, Teachers Say. But These Things Are Nicer
Bonuses Are Nice, Teachers Say. But These Things Are Nicer

COVID Vaccines for Kids Under 5: What’s Next?
COVID Vaccines for Kids Under 5: What’s Next?

Raise Your Hand: Schools Seek Volunteers in Staffing Crunch
Raise Your Hand: Schools Seek Volunteers in Staffing Crunch


Child Masking Early in Pandemic Reduced Child Care Program Closures, Yale Study Finds
Child Masking Early in Pandemic Reduced Child Care Program Closures, Yale Study Finds

U.S. Education Secretary Highlights Role of Schools in Encouraging Vaccinations, In-Person Learning
U.S. Education Secretary Highlights Role of Schools in Encouraging Vaccinations, In-Person Learning

‘It’s Just Stressful’: Students Feel the Weight of Pandemic Uncertainty
‘It’s Just Stressful’: Students Feel the Weight of Pandemic Uncertainty

As Covid Shots for Kids Stall, Appeals Are Aimed at Wary Parents
As Covid Shots for Kids Stall, Appeals Are Aimed at Wary Parents

How the Evolving Science on COVID Precautions Puts District Leaders in a Bind
How the Evolving Science on COVID Precautions Puts District Leaders in a Bind

Miguel Cardona Tells Teachers ‘I Know You’re Tired’ in Speech Outlining Major K-12 Goals
Miguel Cardona Tells Teachers ‘I Know You’re Tired’ in Speech Outlining Major K-12 Goals

Omicron Could Make Other Winter Bugs Worse for Kids
Omicron Could Make Other Winter Bugs Worse for Kids

‘Teaching Has Always Been Hard, but It’s Never Been Like This’ – Elementary School Teachers Talk About Managing Their Classrooms During a Pandemic
‘Teaching Has Always Been Hard, but It’s Never Been Like This’ – Elementary School Teachers Talk About Managing Their Classrooms During a Pandemic

Why School Leaders Are Sweating the Deadline for Spending COVID Relief Funds
Why School Leaders Are Sweating the Deadline for Spending COVID Relief Funds

COVID Setbacks to Schooling Are ‘Nearly Insurmountable,’ the U.N. Says
COVID Setbacks to Schooling Are ‘Nearly Insurmountable,’ the U.N. Says


Miguel Cardona Came in as a Teacher Champion. Has COVID Muted His Message?
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
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’
COVID Precautions in the Cafeteria? 1 in 5 Educators Say Schools ‘Not Doing Anything’

Teachers Confront Half-Empty Classrooms as Virus Surges
Teachers Confront Half-Empty Classrooms as Virus Surges

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

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
How Bad Is Student Absenteeism Right Now? Educators Tell Us

Schools in Other Parts of the Country Turn to COVID Testing to Open Safely
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’
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
Students Are Doing What Adults Won’t in the Fight Against Omicron

Biden Sending More COVID Tests to Schools to Keep Them Open
Biden Sending More COVID Tests to Schools to Keep Them Open

Why Coronavirus Testing Is Falling Short in Many Schools Across the U.S.
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
Citing Educator and Parent Anxieties, Senators Press Biden Officials on Omicron Response

What Many LGBTQ+ Students Worry About Most During the Pandemic
What Many LGBTQ+ Students Worry About Most During the Pandemic

Omicron Is Making a Mess of Instruction, Even Where Schools Are Open
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
Some Teachers Are Running Out of Sick Days, and Administrators Are Hesitant to Help

As Omicron Surges, Schools Battle Pressure to Stay Open
As Omicron Surges, Schools Battle Pressure to Stay Open

Are Schools Ready for the Next Big Surge?
Are Schools Ready for the Next Big Surge?

CDC Releases New Guidance to Allow Children Exposed to Coronavirus to Attend School
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
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
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
CDC Urges Kids Ages 16-17 to Get Newly Cleared Boosters

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

Omicron or No, Schools Should Prepare for a Pandemic Winter
Omicron or No, Schools Should Prepare for a Pandemic Winter

Flu Vaccinations Among Children Are Down. That Could Spell Trouble for Schools
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
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
Racial Disparities in Kids’ Vaccinations Are Hard to Track

When Can Kids Take Off Their Masks in School? Here’s What Some Experts Say
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
The Complicated Picture of English-Language Learners’ Progress During the Pandemic

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

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

Disruptions to Schooling Fall Hardest on Vulnerable Students
Disruptions to Schooling Fall Hardest on Vulnerable Students

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

State Test Results Are In. Are They Useless?
State Test Results Are In. Are They Useless?

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

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

California Is Mandating COVID Vaccines for Kids. Will Other States Follow?
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
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
California to Become First State to Require Covid Vaccines for Schoolchildren

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

How Vaccine Loopholes Could Weaken COVID Shot Mandates for Kids
How Vaccine Loopholes Could Weaken COVID Shot Mandates for Kids

No Veggies, No Buns, Few Forks: Schools Scramble to Feed Students Amid Shortages
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
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
US Has Enough COVID-19 Vaccines for Boosters, Kids’ Shots

The Decline of Hybrid Learning for This School Year, in 4 Charts
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
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
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
‘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
CDC Director Approves Booster Shots for Teachers, Reversing Panel’s Decision

COVID-19 Creates Dire US Shortage of Teachers, School Staff
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
A Vaccine for Kids Is Coming. 6 Tips for Administering the Shot in Your School

Principals Need Social-Emotional Support, Too
Principals Need Social-Emotional Support, Too

D.C.’s Mayor Says Adults in Schools and Eligible Student-Athletes Must Get Vaccinated by Nov. 1.
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?
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?
No Bus Drivers, Custodians, or Subs. What’s Really Behind Schools’ Staffing Shortages?

Students Aren’t the Only Ones Grieving
Students Aren’t the Only Ones Grieving

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

Glimpses of How Pandemic America Went Back to School
Glimpses of How Pandemic America Went Back to School

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

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

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

Helping Your Child Deal with School Stress
Helping Your Child Deal with School Stress

Will Districts Mandate Shots for Students?
Will Districts Mandate Shots for Students?

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

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

What School Looks Like When Learning Moves Outside
What School Looks Like When Learning Moves Outside

Facing Bus Driver Shortage, Mass. Activates National Guard to Help Get Kids to School
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?
America Wants Parents Back at Work. Is It Ready to Help Foot the Bill for Childcare?

Are We Asking Schools to Do Too Much?
Are We Asking Schools to Do Too Much?

If Outdoor Learning Is Safer During COVID, Why Aren’t More Schools Doing It?
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.
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
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
U.S. Could Authorize Pfizer COVID-19 Shot for Kids Age 5-11 in October – Sources

Parents of Young Children Desperately Seek Vaccine Trials
Parents of Young Children Desperately Seek Vaccine Trials

Principals Bear the Brunt of Parental Anger, Staff Fatigue as COVID Drags On
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
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
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
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
Biden to Unveil New COVID-19 Strategy Urging Schools, Employers to Require Vaccines

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

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