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COVID Policy Briefing

A weekly update on schools, public health and the pandemic, vetted by John Bailey

Schools Brace for COVID Surge: What New Variants & Vaccines Mean for Students

September 22, 2023

Many Parents Don’t Know How Kids Are Doing in School: 9 Insights into Pandemic Recovery & Aftermath

August 31, 2023

How Schools Can Recover Fully: 10 Insights into Pandemic Aftermath in U.S. Education

August 18, 2023

Slow Literacy Gains, Long COVID in Kids: 7 Insights into Pandemic Recovery and Aftermath in U.S. Schools

Polarization, Learning Loss, Relief Funds: 7 Insights into Pandemic Recovery and Aftermath in U.S. Schools

John Bailey & Laura Fay

COVID Brief: Billions in COVID Aid Stolen or Wasted, AP Investigation Finds

COVID Brief: School Closures and Learning Loss Connected Worldwide, New Report Shows

COVID Brief: Pandemic to Blame for Increase in Toddler Speech Delays

COVID Brief: Parents Don’t Know How Far Behind Kids Have Fallen in School

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COVID Brief: Data Show How Pandemic Hit Student Attendance, Grades, Advancement

COVID Brief: Ad Campaign Tells Parents Kids Have Fallen Behind in School

COVID Brief: State Lawmakers Spend Federal Cash on Mental Health

COVID Learning Recovery: Many Students Still Lag Behind, But Parents Aren’t Aware

‘The Other Long COVID’ Affecting Kids: Missed Opportunities

Learning Woes: Half of America’s Students Started This School Year Behind

February 17, 2023

The Final 97 Days of the COVID Emergency: What Changes on May 12

February 3, 2023

COVID Brief: Few Students Use Online Tutoring Programs

January 20, 2023

COVID Brief: New Data Reveals Rapid Rise of XBB.1.5 Variant

January 6, 2023

COVID Brief: More Parents Opposed to School Vaccine Mandates

December 22, 2022

Teen Brains Changed During COVID, Scans Show

December 9, 2022

COVID Brief: Teachers’ and Teens’ Mental Health Took a Hit During COVID

November 18, 2022

COVID Brief: COVID’s ‘Sweeping Toll on Kids’ by the Numbers

November 4, 2022

COVID Brief: Low-Income Kids Should Get Free COVID Shots, CDC Says

October 21, 2022

Many Americans Know Little About Updated COVID Boosters

October 7, 2022

Pandemic Brief: Some Scientists Now See COVID as Less Risky Than the Flu

September 23, 2022

Schools Briefing: 20 Years of Student Growth Wiped Out by COVID

September 9, 2022

Schools & COVID Policy: Modified Boosters Likely Available for Teens Next Month

August 26, 2022

Tracking Schools’ Pandemic Recovery Funds: Mental Health, Tutoring & More

August 19, 2022

CDC’s New School Guidance Scraps Quarantines, Lifts ‘Test to Stay’ Recommendation

August 12, 2022

CDC Eyes New School Rules on COVID Testing, Spacing, Quarantines

Young Children’s Vaccination Rates May Have Already Peaked

COVID Classroom Recovery: California Has Spent Little to Address Learning Loss

U.S. Faces ‘School Attendance and Graduation Crises’

Study: Masking in School Had Little or No Effect on Student COVID Cases

FDA Recommends COVID Vaccines for Young Kids; 3rd Pfizer Dose May Be Key

Many Kids Who Had COVID Don’t Have Antibodies to Protect Against Omicron

Vaccines for Children Under 5 Could Be Available as Soon as This Month

Study: Biting, Hitting & Overwhelmed, Young Kids Scarred Most By COVID Lockdowns

Youth Mental Health: Hundreds of Suicidal Teens in Emergency Rooms Each Night

Parents’ Long Wait Nearly Over? COVID Shot for Young Kids on Pace for Next Month

The Intensifying Mental Health Crisis Facing Teens

New Education Data: Homeschooling Surge Is Continuing Despite Schools Reopening

Safer Air in Schools: Biden Grants $500 Million to Boosting Filters, Efficiency

COVID’s Missing Students: 48% of Kids in L.A. Are Chronically Absent This Year

AWOL Amid COVID: Half of Teachers Report Students Who Never Showed Last Year

Fresh COVID Warning Signs From Europe as School Absences Triple in 2 Weeks

New CDC Wastewater Data Shows COVID Indicators Rising Across America in March

Alarming ‘Missed Learning’ Report: COVID Delayed Progress for All Grades in NC

Are Vaccines Offering Poorer Protection for Younger Children? Pandemic policy up

COVID & Kids—Study Says Children More Likely to Get Infected at Home Than School

February 25, 2022

Encouraging New Data on Children and ‘Long COVID’

February 18, 2022

COVID’s Next Culture War — Vaccinations for Young Kids?

February 11, 2022

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: New Study Finds School COVID Transmission Is Rare, Pfizer Applies for Approval for Young Kids’ Shot and More Key Updates

February 4, 2022

Doctors: Given New COVID Guidance, Schools Can Now Make Masks Optional

January 28, 2022

What America’s Schools Have Failed to Learn from Reopened Classrooms Overseas

January 21, 2022

COVID Briefing: How COVID is Affecting Kids’ Brains

January 14, 2022

Rethinking Omicron School Safety Strategy: Time to ‘Manage Not Contain’?

January 7, 2022

Biden and Cardona Say Schools Should Stay Open

December 23, 2021

COVID’s Missing Students: More Kids Dropping Out of Top School Districts

December 17, 2021

Averting a Youth Mental Health Crisis: 6 Key Strategies From the Surgeon General

December 10, 2021

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 32% Jump in Child Cases, How Omicron Could Affect Schools, Zero Reports of Heart Inflammation Among Grade-Schoolers & More

December 3, 2021

Surge in School Disruptions and Closures Hits More than 700 Districts

November 19, 2021

COVID Cost-Benefit: School Study Says Benefits of In-Person Class Outweigh Risks

November 12, 2021

More Parents Now Saying They Won’t Be Vaccinating Children

November 5, 2021

COVID Easing Among Kids? Hospitalization Rates Fall By Over Half Since August

October 29, 2021

No More Masks at Schools? How Child Vaccines Could Change Safety Conversation

October 22, 2021

Shifting Vaccination Strategy in Keeping Kids Safe From COVID

October 15, 2021

Will FDA Turmoil Delay COVID Vaccines for Kids?

October 8, 2021

45% of parents don’t plan to get young kids vaccinated, even after FDA approval

October 1, 2021

Averting Student Quarantines: New COVID Testing Model Aims to Keep Kids in Class

September 24, 2021

Children & Long COVID? Study shows 1 in 10 Kids Endure Lingering Symptoms

September 17, 2021

COVID & Children: Record 252,000 Cases Last Week, Now Up to 15% of All Reported

September 10, 2021

Research: Differences in ‘Long COVID’ Symptoms Between Children and Adults

August 27, 2021

Study: Younger Kids Spreading COVID More Easily Than Teens

August 20, 2021

No Choice: California First to Tell Teachers COVID Vaccines Mandatory for Fall

August 13, 2021

COVID Testing Could Help Schools Stay Open Safely & More Key Education Updates

New School Bus Study: 462 Students, 39 COVID Infections, No Transmission

Remote Learning — A Global Crisis? UNICEF Issues Urgent Plea to Reopen Schools

State By State, Campus By Campus: Where Schools Are & Aren’t Requiring Vaccines

Alarming Analysis: 1.3 Million Public School Students Went Missing Last Year

Emergency Rooms Note Surge in Suicide Attempts By Teen Girls During Pandemic

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: UK Schools Struggle with Variants, State Budgets Recover and More Key Updates

Want to Catch Students Up After COVID? Data Shows: Accelerate, Don’t Remediate

L.A. High Schoolers Stay Home, Parents Concerned about Learning & More Updates

No More Snow Days, Vaccines for Kids and More Key COVID Education Updates

COVID Ed News: Vaccinating Teens, Substitute Teacher Shortages & More Updates

COVID School News: Summer School Boosts Math Skills, Beware Indoor Sports & More

COVID School News: ‘Pool Testing’ Keeps Classes Open, AFT OKs 3 Ft of Distance

COVID School News: Vaccinated Teachers, NC Summer School, NYC Alters 2-Case Rule

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 18 Key Updates on Schools, Students and the Fine Print on Who Is (and Isn’t) Learning in Person Right Now

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 17 Key Updates on Schools, Students and Why One District Is Investing in Cell Towers

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 17 Key Updates on Schools

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 18 Key Updates on Schools, Students and the Science Behind the Pandemic

This Week in COVID & Education Policy: 16 Key Updates on Schools, Students and the Science Behind the Pandemic

February 26, 2021