Things to Know: States ease restrictions despite warnings
3 years, 10 months ago

Things to Know: States ease restrictions despite warnings

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Here's what's happening Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third vaccine on the way, states eager to reopen for business are easing coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over and that moving too quickly could prolong the misery. As they do so, party leaders who are hoping to salvage a minimum wage increase have abandoned one proposal aimed at pressuring big companies to boost workers’ pay. This is the moment that we knew would be possible and important in the lives of our young people.. That’s why this giving parents an option to come back in-person for their students was so important.” - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as thousands of Chicago Public Schools students returned to school Monday morning.

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Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out
1 year ago

Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out

Associated Press  

When Idaho had a rare measles outbreak a few months ago, health officials scrambled to keep it from spreading. “We tend to forget that diseases like measles and polio used to kill people,” said Jansen, medical director of the Southwest District Health Department, which handled the outbreak in September. In Idaho, “a parent only has to provide a signed statement,” …

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
2 years, 5 months ago

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year

Associated Press  

As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. “We don’t anticipate significant changes to our plan; we don’t anticipate significant disruptions,” said Charles Herndon, a Baltimore County Public Schools spokesperson. “We firmly believe that with the protocols we have in place that we’re going to be …

State schools need our urgent attention
2 years, 10 months ago

State schools need our urgent attention

Hindustan Times  

Close to four million students shifted to State-run schools in 2020-21, according to the Union ministry of education’s Unified District Information System for Education report. The report shows that the bulk of the drop in the enrolment from pre-primary to Class 12 was found in the early classes and that nearly 75% of schools did not have internet facilities and …

Pupils from poorest areas of England less likely to be vaccinated against Covid
2 years, 11 months ago

Pupils from poorest areas of England less likely to be vaccinated against Covid

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy School children living in the poorest areas of England are less …

Covid-19 surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical
3 years ago

Covid-19 surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical

CNN  

CNN — The current Covid-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month – but the next couple of weeks are critical, a health expert says. Last week, multiple locations of the University of Washington health care system in Washington state started prioritizing testing solely for people “who have symptoms of respiratory illness or …

CDC endorses schools’ coronavirus ‘test-to-stay’ policies
3 years ago

CDC endorses schools’ coronavirus ‘test-to-stay’ policies

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials are endorsing “test-to-stay” policies that allow close contacts of students infected with the coronavirus to remain in classrooms if they test negative. “Test-to-stay is an encouraging public health practice to help keep our children in school,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Friday. CDC’s official guidance for schools has been that when someone …

Plans ‘being drawn up by schools to remain closed after New Year’
3 years, 1 month ago

Plans ‘being drawn up by schools to remain closed after New Year’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said that …

Children's Day: On online classes, reopening schools, and mental health of students
3 years, 2 months ago

Children's Day: On online classes, reopening schools, and mental health of students

India Today  

The pandemic has no doubt affected us all, but students were not only confined to their homes but had also been disconnected from the outer world comprising their friends, relatives, school, and hangout spots. When asked about how their students coped with the pandemic times as education shifted online, Joshi says, “Undoubtedly the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the teaching-learning process …

Miami private school that charges $30k-a-year reverses rule students need to quarantine for 30 days
3 years, 2 months ago

Miami private school that charges $30k-a-year reverses rule students need to quarantine for 30 days

Daily Mail  

A Miami school which had planned to introduce a quarantine policy forcing students to take a month off after receiving a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, has now abandoned the idea. The school's Chief Operating Officer, Bianca Erickson informed parents of the bizarre policy by letter: 'Because of the potential impact on other students and our school community, vaccinated students will …

Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning
3 years, 4 months ago

Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning

CNN  

New York CNN — Students in New York City’s public schools – the nation’s largest school district – were welcomed back to the classroom Monday for full-time, in-person learning, joining school districts across the country confronting a new academic year amid Covid-19. “It’s so good to see all our kids coming back to school in person, where they can learn …

How school closures have hurt our less fortunate students more
3 years, 4 months ago

How school closures have hurt our less fortunate students more

Live Mint  

With most Indian schools shut for the past year and a half, children from poor households, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds, are rapidly forgetting what they had learned before the pandemic, new survey data suggests. Previous surveys during the pandemic have also reported learning setbacks, but the latest one comes at a time when children are preparing to advance two …

State education board clears way for school mask mandate
3 years, 4 months ago

State education board clears way for school mask mandate

Associated Press  

— The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education overwhelmingly approved a measure Tuesday that gives state Education Commissioner Jeff Riley the authority to issue a universal mask mandate for K-12 public schools. And after the challenges of last year, it will be incredibly important for this year to get off on a strong start.” He also said it is …

48% parents not willing to send their kids to schools till they get Covid vaccines: Survey
3 years, 5 months ago

48% parents not willing to send their kids to schools till they get Covid vaccines: Survey

India TV News  

Nearly 48 per cent parents are not willing to send their children to schools till they are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus infection, says a new survey. The survey conducted with over 32,000 parents across 361 districts in the country found that 30 per cent parents are willing to send their wards to schools if coronavirus cases in their districts …

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 child cases are again rising as schools gear up to reopen. But vaccines for the youngest are still months away

CNN  

CNN — New Covid-19 cases among children are back on the rise after months of declines, just as schools across the United States are gearing up to reopen in a few weeks. Video Ad Feedback Surgeon General on when he still wears a mask 02:59 - Source: CNN Vaccine data for youngest likely still months away It’s “very likely” data …

No vaccines for young children, but schools can reopen safely in the fall, a study shows
3 years, 7 months ago

No vaccines for young children, but schools can reopen safely in the fall, a study shows

LA Times  

Students wear masks and sit at socially distanced desks at a school in Ramona, Calif. Over the course of 2,000 runs of their model elementary school with a relaxed approach to masking, social distancing and isolation, a single infected child was likely to spread the coronavirus to an average of 1.7 other children over 30 days, researchers found. With students …

Schools try pep-rally tactics to get students vaccinated
3 years, 7 months ago

Schools try pep-rally tactics to get students vaccinated

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A growing number of public schools are using mascots, food trucks and prize giveaways to create a pep-rally atmosphere aimed at encouraging students to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before summer vacation. “Why wouldn’t you want to get the vaccine?” While hundreds of colleges across the country are requiring students to have proof of vaccination to return …

Schooling to return to normalcy in some parts of the world
3 years, 7 months ago

Schooling to return to normalcy in some parts of the world

Live Mint  

New York City and Los Angeles, the two largest U.S. public school districts, on Monday announced plans to fully reopen schools, part of a parent-led nationwide trend amid a sustained decline in covid-19 infections and rise in vaccinations. In Los Angeles County, all students in elementary, middle and high schools would be allowed to attend class full time, said district …

Miami private school asks teachers not to get Covid-19 vaccine or they won’t be allowed to return next year
3 years, 8 months ago

Miami private school asks teachers not to get Covid-19 vaccine or they won’t be allowed to return next year

CNN  

CNN — A Miami private school has asked its employees to wait to get the Covid-19 vaccine until the end of the school year, but still cautioned that if they do, they won’t be allowed to return next year, the school told staff this month. The school’s CEO and co-founder Leila Centner sent a letter to faculty and staff at …

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely
3 years, 9 months ago

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely

Associated Press  

Large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Biden administration. Nearly 46% of public schools offered five days a week of in-person learning to all students in February, according to the survey, but just 34% of students were learning full time …

Highest school attendance during pandemic in England but tens of thousands still self-isolating, data shows
3 years, 9 months ago

Highest school attendance during pandemic in England but tens of thousands still self-isolating, data shows

The Independent  

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HHS announces $10 billion to expand coronavirus testing in schools
3 years, 9 months ago

HHS announces $10 billion to expand coronavirus testing in schools

CNN  

CNN — The US Department of Health and Human Services is funneling $10 billion to states to help implement coronavirus surveillance testing in K-12 schools across the country, the agency announced Wednesday, as part of the Biden administration’s push to help schools reopen safely for in-person learning. “As part of the Biden administration’s national strategy, HHS will continue to expand …

Deal reached to get California children back in classrooms
3 years, 10 months ago

Deal reached to get California children back in classrooms

Associated Press  

ELK GROVE, Calif. — The majority of California’s 6.1 million public school students could be back in the classroom by April under new legislation announced Monday by Gov. “You can’t reopen your economy unless you get your schools reopened for in-person instruction,” said Newsom, who announced the deal with state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony …

California will earmark 10% of weekly COVID-19 vaccine supply for teachers
3 years, 10 months ago

California will earmark 10% of weekly COVID-19 vaccine supply for teachers

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom announced Friday that state officials will set aside 10% of California’s weekly allotment of COVID-19 vaccine doses for educators starting next month, in an effort to jump-start the process of reopening more public school campuses as pandemic conditions improve in communities across the state. “It must be done much sooner than the current path that we’re on,” Newsom …

Here’s why some Covid-19 numbers keep improving. (Hint: It’s not widespread vaccinations)
3 years, 11 months ago

Here’s why some Covid-19 numbers keep improving. (Hint: It’s not widespread vaccinations)

CNN  

CNN — Kudos to everyone who has been doubling down on mask wearing and social distancing. Since then, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations have plummeted.Doctors say there are several reasons why: “One, we came off of really high numbers from the holidays,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. “It’s encouraging to see these trends …

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely
3 years, 11 months ago

Dr. Rochelle Walensky: CDC director says ‘we have work to do’ when it comes to reopening schools safely

CNN  

CNN — The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday emphasized the need for masking and other mitigation measures in order to reopen schools safely, saying “we have work to do” as teachers, students and parents continue to struggle with Covid-19’s impact on education. As that transmission comes down we’ll be able to relax some …

CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely
3 years, 11 months ago

CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely

Associated Press  

The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening. “We know that most clusters in the school setting have occurred when there are breaches in mask wearing,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director, said in a …

Possible deal over teacher vaccines could bring elementary students back to class
3 years, 11 months ago

Possible deal over teacher vaccines could bring elementary students back to class

LA Times  

Alik Laddon arrives with his son, first-grader Caden Andino, last week after the reopening of Alta Vista Elementary School in Redondo Beach. Los Angeles school chief Austin Beutner leveled his own political salvo on the vaccine issue Monday, saying that if he got 25,000 COVID-19 vaccinations he could reopen elementary schools for a quarter-million children as soon as overall health …

Atlanta Public Schools considers mandatory summer school targeting students furthest behind from coronavirus
3 years, 11 months ago

Atlanta Public Schools considers mandatory summer school targeting students furthest behind from coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — Atlanta Public Schools is considering mandatory summer school aimed at helping students who suffered setbacks in their learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a top district official. “And that represents a very specific population.” That population includes vulnerable students from an educational and socio-economic perspective among the 51,000 students across 87 schools and five programs in the …

The battle over schools reopening heats up. What are the facts?
3 years, 11 months ago

The battle over schools reopening heats up. What are the facts?

CNN  

CNN — As the Biden administration works to speed up the country’s Covid-19 response, reopening schools has become one of the primary benchmarks of recovery. While discussing the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and teachers being categorized as essential workers, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said during a briefing last week that “there is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely …

With 25,000 vaccines, L.A. elementary schools could reopen as soon as possible, Beutner says
3 years, 11 months ago

With 25,000 vaccines, L.A. elementary schools could reopen as soon as possible, Beutner says

LA Times  

First-grader Felix Fuchs has his temperature checked by teacher’s aide Firoozeh Borjian at Alta Vista Elementary last week in Redondo Beach, where K-2 campuses have reopened under a waiver. The push to vaccinate teachers comes as dropping coronavirus case rates in L.A. County could soon reach the state-permitted threshold to allow for elementary schools to reopen. L.A. school district officials …

CDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week
3 years, 11 months ago

CDC director says guidance on reopening schools to be released in the coming week

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidance on school reopenings in the coming week, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday, amid rising tensions about how best to send students and teachers back into the classroom. “Among the things that we need to do to make sure that schools are safe is to make …

Teachers face pressure to return even before COVID-19 vaccinations completed
3 years, 11 months ago

Teachers face pressure to return even before COVID-19 vaccinations completed

LA Times  

Aalisa Brown raises her hand for help during an afterschool program at Rio Vista Elementary School in El Monte. Gavin Newsom and the Biden administration said campuses can safely reopen without teachers being vaccinated — and unions pushed back, calling for school workers to be immunized as part of any sweeping reopening effort to return students to classrooms. “There is …

Schools can reopen before teachers are vaccinated, CDC chief says
3 years, 11 months ago

Schools can reopen before teachers are vaccinated, CDC chief says

LA Times  

Kindergarten teacher Bridget Vorland prepares her classroom at Alta Vista Elementary School, where students in grades K through 2 were able to return this week under a waiver. The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that schools can safely reopen even if teachers are not vaccinated against COVID-19. “Vaccination of teachers is not a …

Schools can safely move to reopen even if teachers are not all vaccinated, Newsom says
3 years, 11 months ago

Schools can safely move to reopen even if teachers are not all vaccinated, Newsom says

LA Times  

Students work on after-school activities Tuesday at Rio Vista Elementary School in El Monte, which is providing extended learning pods to children of essential workers and school district staff and students whose grades are at risk. Newsom’s comments came the same day that Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said schools can safely …

Union snubs jabs for teachers: Hardline bosses accused of waging class war
3 years, 11 months ago

Union snubs jabs for teachers: Hardline bosses accused of waging class war

Daily Mail  

A hardline teaching union last night turned its back on a bold plan to vaccinate the country's entire classroom staff and get pupils back to school in weeks. Under the emergency scheme, 150 independent schools and state academies would become vaccination hubs, with medically trained staff inoculating school workers for 16 hours a day Professor Alan Smithers, director of the …

Fauci says Biden’s plan to reopen schools in 100 days ‘may not happen’
3 years, 11 months ago

Fauci says Biden’s plan to reopen schools in 100 days ‘may not happen’

CNN  

CNN — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, cautioned Thursday that President Joe Biden’s push to reopen most schools within 100 days “may not happen” as the US continues to grapple with high Covid-19 transmission. “The President is taking very seriously the issue … both from the student standpoint and from the teacher standpoint,” Fauci said during …

Amid Surges, Teachers Line Up For Their Vaccines
4 years ago

Amid Surges, Teachers Line Up For Their Vaccines

NPR  

Amid Surges, Teachers Line Up For Their Vaccines Enlarge this image Suharu Ogawa for NPR Suharu Ogawa for NPR Don Brown has been driving a school bus for more than 20 years in the Chicago area. Sponsor Message And to make opening schools safer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classed school staff as "frontline essential workers" — …

Where Is It Safe To Reopen Schools? New Research Offers Answers
4 years ago

Where Is It Safe To Reopen Schools? New Research Offers Answers

NPR  

Where Is It Safe To Reopen Schools? New Research Offers Answers Enlarge this image toggle caption Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images Since the beginning of this pandemic, experts and educators have feared that open schools would spread the coronavirus further, which is why so many classrooms remain closed. But a new, nationwide study …

Head of Ofsted says we ‘cannot furlough children’s futures’ with school closures
4 years ago

Head of Ofsted says we ‘cannot furlough children’s futures’ with school closures

The Independent  

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Newsom promises $2 billion in hopes of reopening elementary schools beginning in February
4 years ago

Newsom promises $2 billion in hopes of reopening elementary schools beginning in February

LA Times  

California students in kindergarten through second grade would be allowed back on campus when pandemic conditions improved under a proposal announced. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a $2-billion package of incentives to encourage a return to in-person classes for California elementary school students as early as mid-February, an effort that could require frequent coronavirus testing for students, teachers and staff. …

Washington state urges schools phase in classroom learning
4 years ago

Washington state urges schools phase in classroom learning

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is loosening school reopening guidelines amid a resurging coronavirus pandemic and pleading with reluctant teachers to return to the classroom, particularly those tasked with educating the youngest and neediest students. Inslee, a Democrat, unveiled the state’s latest reopening standards on Wednesday, which urge schools to begin phasing in in-person learning no matter what the …

More pupils attending state schools, government figures show, as lockdown ‘has positive effect’
4 years, 1 month ago

More pupils attending state schools, government figures show, as lockdown ‘has positive effect’

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number …

US schools go back and forth on in-person learning
4 years, 1 month ago

US schools go back and forth on in-person learning

Associated Press  

New York City reopened classrooms to many of its youngest students Monday in what has become a frustrating, stop-and-start process in many school systems around the U.S. because of the alarming surge in the coronavirus. The nation’s largest school district, with 1 million students, had shut down in-person learning just two weeks ago but decided to bring back preschoolers and …

Students return to NYC schools once more after virus closure
4 years, 1 month ago

Students return to NYC schools once more after virus closure

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It’s back to school again for thousands of New York City schoolchildren who returned to classrooms Monday after a roughly two-week shutdown spurred by the city’s rising coronavirus caseload. De Blasio announced Nov. 18 that public school buildings would close because the city had crossed a threshold set earlier of 3% of all the coronavirus tests performed …

As schools reopen in Africa, relief is matched by anxiety
4 years, 1 month ago

As schools reopen in Africa, relief is matched by anxiety

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ssekaggo, headmaster of Wampeewo Ntakke …

With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education
4 years, 2 months ago

With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person education

Associated Press  

With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state spiking to record levels, bus drivers and teachers in quarantine, students getting sick and the holidays looming, Schools Superintendent Scott Hanback in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, made a tough decision this week. ‘’It has been very, very difficult,’’ Hanback said, adding that he has been doing ‘’a lot of prayer, rest and trying …

Returning US school children face battery of coronavirus tests
4 years, 3 months ago

Returning US school children face battery of coronavirus tests

Al Jazeera  

Amid rise in infections among children, largest school districts in US roll out ambitious, costly plans to test students and staff for COVID-19. The two largest school districts in the United States are rolling out ambitious and costly plans to test students and staff for the novel coronavirus, bidding to help keep school buildings open amid a rise in infections …

Unlocking campuses: The Hindu editorial on UGC’s revised academic calendar
4 years, 3 months ago

Unlocking campuses: The Hindu editorial on UGC’s revised academic calendar

The Hindu  

The University Grants Commission has published a revised academic calendar for 2020-21, under which classes can be started for first year undergraduate and postgraduate students from November 1, but the prospects of a normalised regime of education remain far from clear. India’s move to unlock education coincides with a reported reduction in overall daily incidence of infection, although absolute numbers …

New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 States
4 years, 3 months ago

New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 States

NPR  

New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 States A new national effort asks K-12 schools to voluntarily — and anonymously — report their confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases, along with the safety strategies they're using. Here's a closer look at some key metrics within the database: Infection rate among students Schools that have brought students back in person …

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