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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

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