Coronavirus and Schools
The coronavirus pandemic has upended America’s K-12 education system, as most schools in every state close their doors for extended periods to combat the spread of the virus. Here, find the most relevant news, information, and resources on how schools are being impacted.
School & District Management
Teachers Are Scared to Go Back to School. Will They Strike?
In the push to reopen schools, many teachers feel their voices aren't being heard. Will they take lessons from their recent protests and fight to protect their health?
School & District Management
How America's Leaders Have Failed Educators on COVID-19
Principals and superintendents are caught between politicians’ demands, an anxious public, and experts’ contrary advice about the path forward during the pandemic. The unspoken message: You’re on your own.
School & District Management
Interactive
School Districts' Reopening Plans: A Snapshot
Download data from Education Week showing how over 900 school districts provided instruction on their first day of the 2020-21 school year.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Returning to the Classroom Safely Is Just Another Impossible Task for Teachers
Teachers can recognize a familiar disregard and absurdity underlying the politicized debates over reopening schools, writes Richard Ullman.
Assessment
Briefly Stated
Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed
A collection of short stories you may have missed.
Teaching Profession
Letter to the Editor
The Human Cost of the Coronavirus
To the Editor:
Thank you for the page of "Educators We've Lost to the Coronavirus" (April 3, 2020). It made me cry. It really puts a face on who and what has been lost during this pandemic. And it just seems to go on forever.
Thank you for the page of "Educators We've Lost to the Coronavirus" (April 3, 2020). It made me cry. It really puts a face on who and what has been lost during this pandemic. And it just seems to go on forever.
Assessment
Standardized Testing and COVID-19: 4 Questions Answered
The pandemic disrupted standardized at state and national levels this spring. Here’s what education leaders need to know about continued disruptions and infection risks posed by testing.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Arne Duncan: Reopening Schools Is a Local Decision, Not the President's
The Trump administration has completely failed to protect Americans and lead during the COVID-19 crisis, writes former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
Special Education
Getting Students With Disabilities Back to Class
Districts don't get a pass on providing some means of transportation for students in special education. Here's how some are planning to make it happen this fall.
School & District Management
Staffing Hard-to-Fill Bus-Driver Positions in a Pandemic
School transportation officials seek creative ways to keep their fleets staffed up while economics and health concerns make recruitment more challenging.
School & District Management
In a Pandemic, Who Gets to Ride the Bus? And What About Those Who Don't?
Fewer students will be able to use district transportation due to COVID-19 precautions. Districts can set priorities for who rides while assuring that others can still get to school.
School & District Management
Solving the Student-Transportation Conundrum
District leaders must wrestle with five key questions as they work out the logistics for getting students safely back to school this fall without exploding their transportation budgets.
School & District Management
Download
Screening Students for COVID-19: A Downloadable Questionnaire
Before they can enter buildings, parents or guardians who drive or walk their children to school may be subject to temperature checks.
School & District Management
Download
Steps for Bus Drivers When Students Fail a Screening: A Downloadable Guide
When a student exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms shows up at the bus stop, district policies determine whether the student is allowed to board.