Coronavirus
Education news, analysis, and opinion about COVID-19 and its impact on schools and communities
9 Charts That Show the Lasting Effects of COVID on Schools
Key data on some of the move consequential changes, five years later.
Student Well-Being & Movement
What the Research Says
Higher Rates of Delta Infection Projected in Schools With No Mask Mandate or COVID Testing
Models project higher rates of infection among students without careful adherence to masking, testing, and other strategies.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
COVID Is Not an Insignificant Risk to Children, Explain Two Pediatricians
Policymakers, school leaders, and school districts must encourage as many people as possible to get vaccinated, write two pediatricians.
School & District Management
Are Schools Quarantining Too Many Students?
Tens of thousands of students have already been quarantined this fall. Is it too many? Or not enough?
Teaching Profession
Letter to the Editor
Educators Have a Responsibility to Support the Common Good
A science teacher responds to another science teacher's hesitation to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
School & District Management
Infographic
A Visual Guide to COVID-Proofing Your School
These graphics distill the most recent guidance on ventilation, testing for COVID, contact tracing, and more for school administrators.
Families & the Community
Only Half of Parents Plan to Vaccinate Their Children, New Poll Finds
The percentage of parents willing to vaccinate their elementary school-aged children against COVID-19 was just 46 percent.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Download
Preparing for In-Person Learning: A COVID-19 Checklist for Parents
What you need to know to help your child feel prepared and confident for a return to school. (Downloadable)
School & District Management
CDC: An Unvaccinated Teacher Took Off Their Mask to Read Aloud. Half the Class Got COVID
An unvaccinated, unmasked California elementary school teacher infected a dozen students with COVID-19, all too young to be immunized.
Classroom Technology
How Can Schools Keep Quarantined Students Learning?
COVID-19 quarantines at the start of the school year have thrown students into a "constant state of disequilibrium," said one teacher.
States
Interactive
Where Teachers Are Required to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
From August to December of 2021, Education Week tracked where states mandated COVID-19 shots for teachers.
School & District Management
Unmasked and Masked Students Separated at Texas School District
The measure is one part of a new “mask enforcement” policy in Eanes Independent School District in Austin.
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Faced with the highly transmissible Delta variant, school districts across the country are grappling with the biggest challenge of the pandemic to date. With schools reopening every day and education leaders reassessing their opening plans,
School & District Management
In Kentucky, 4 Counties Close Schools Over COVID and a New Law Halts Learning for Some
Amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, school leaders are asking state lawmakers for more remote learning days and more flexibility.
Teaching Profession
With Vaccine Mandates on the Rise, Some Teachers May Face Discipline
With a vaccine now fully FDA-approved, more states and districts will likely require school staff get vaccinated. The logistics are tricky.