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
Explainer
Will a COVID-19 Vaccine Be Mandatory for Students?
Early answers to some of the biggest questions about public school students and vaccines.
Federal
What Educators Need to Hear From Biden on COVID-19
Consistent, science-based messaging is crucial, but the new administration still faces political headwinds and a skeptical public.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Explainer
How Should Schools Quarantine Students Exposed to Coronavirus? An Explainer
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is changing its quarantine guidelines for people who had close contact with COVID-19.
Federal
CDC Shortens COVID-19 Quarantine Periods. Here's What That Means for Schools
Shorter quarantines after COVID-19 exposure may increase compliance and reduce time out of classrooms.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Children Account for More New COVID-19 Cases as the Pandemic Rolls On
A new study in the journal Pediatrics finds more than a half million children have been diagnosed with COVID-19 so far in the pandemic.
Teaching Profession
From Our Research Center
Will Teachers Get Priority for COVID-19 Vaccines?
The question has increasing urgency as coronavirus rates surge and more public health experts say keeping schools open is essential.
States
Seven Governors Stress In-Person Learning as Nation Confronts Rising Virus Rates
Northeastern governors called in-person instruction "the best possible scenario for children" if it occurs with "appropriate protections."
Student Well-Being & Movement
COVID Vaccine Isn't Ready, But Schools Need to Push Families to Vaccinate Now. Here's How
Schools can lay the groundwork by bolstering immunizations for other diseases, like measles, on the cusp of dangerous outbreaks.
Teaching Profession
Teachers' Rights Under COVID-19: Anxiety Meets Legality
Schools and staff confront a welter of employment laws and regulations when it comes to on-site work under the pandemic.
School & District Management
New York City Shutters Schools After COVID-19 Rate Crosses Benchmark
The news came as a grim milestone as scores of districts continued to pull back from in-person learning.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Teaching's 'New Normal'? There's Nothing Normal About the Constant Threat of Death
As the bizarre becomes ordinary, don't forget what's at stake for America's teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Justin Minkel.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Schools Are Retreating to Remote Learning as COVID-19 Surges. Do They Have To?
More districts retreat to remote learning or halt reopening, jeopardizing a widespread return to in-person learning in 2020-21.
States
Interactive
DATA: 2020-21 State Dashboards on COVID-19 in Schools and Instructional Models
State data on COVID-19 cases in schools and information on the types of instructional models in use during the 2020-21 school year.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Q&A
A Highly Effective Vaccine Is Likely on the Way. What Does That Mean for Schools and Kids?
Two infectious disease experts weigh in on how a COVID-19 vaccine that’s 90 percent effective, as early results are showing, could change school health and safety protocols.