Coronavirus
Education news, analysis, and opinion about COVID-19 and its impact on schools and communities
School & District Management
Some Districts Return to Mask Mandates as COVID Cases Spike
Mask requirements remain the exception nationally and still sensitive in places that have reimposed them.
Student Well-Being
Tuxedos, Gowns, and COVID-Sniffing Dogs: A Pandemic Prom
Some schools are turning to highly trained dogs to detect COVID ahead of big events.
School & District Management
From Our Research Center
3 in 10 Educators Haven't Gotten a COVID Booster Shot
Some educators don't believe boosters are worth the potential side effects, or that they need one after having gotten COVID.
School & District Management
'They Might Look Fine, But They're Not': Educators With Long COVID Share Their Stories
Educators share the painful, debilitating, scary symptoms they've experienced for months or even years after contracting COVID-19.
School & District Management
From Our Research Center
1 in 5 Educators Say They've Experienced Long COVID
Many educators say they've experienced painful, debilitating symptoms months after contracting COVID. Some may have to quit their jobs.
Student Well-Being
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About School Cleanliness and Student Health?
Answer 7 questions to learn about school cleanliness and student health.
School & District Management
From Our Research Center
What Will Schools Do If Another COVID Wave Hits? We Asked Educators
Fifty percent say their schools would reimpose the mask requirements previously in place.
School & District Management
School Mask Mandates and the New COVID Variant: What to Watch
As a contagious COVID-19 variant causes climbing case rates in some areas, most schools have yet to re-adopt mask requirements.
School & District Management
Forever Changed: A Timeline of How COVID Upended Schools
COVID-19 has shaken the education landscape. Here are key milestones.
Special Education
Protect Students With Disabilities as COVID Rules Ease, Education Secretary Tells Schools
Even as schools drop precautions like mask requirements, they must by law protect medically vulnerable students, a letter emphasizes.
Teaching
How Schools Survived Two Years of COVID-19
Survey data and one school district's story highlight public education's resilience amid extraordinary loss and change.
School & District Management
Opinion
What Is Really Polarizing Schools Right Now?
Masking protocol? Critical race theory? Here’s what national survey data tell us about the state of political polarization.
Student Well-Being
A New Imperative for Schools: Protecting Vulnerable Kids as Masks Disappear
Relying only on virtual learning or voluntary masking for kids at greater risk of illness from COVID-19 is legally and medically risky.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
School Masking Mandates Are Ending. What Have We Learned?
Researcher Nat Malkus talks about his new database that makes it possible to analyze masking requirements of more than 8,000 districts.