COVID Policy Briefing
A weekly update on schools, public health and the pandemic, vetted by John Bailey
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: When Can Schools Cancel Mask Mandates, Pediatricians Declare Mental Health Emergency & More
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: The Long History of Vaccine Mandates, Comparing the Risk of COVID for Kids and More Key Updates
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: FDA Turmoil Could Delay Child Vaccines, California Mandates Shots for Teens, Illinois Shortens Quarantines and More
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: Many Parents Don’t Plan on Vaccinating Young Kids, Schools Without Mask Policies Three Times More Likely to See Outbreaks & More
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: FDA, CDC Prioritize Teachers For Boosters, New Testing Model Aims to Eliminate Need for Student Quarantines & More
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: Child Vaccines Possibly Only Weeks Away, 1 in 10 Kids Endure Lingering Symptoms & 14 More Key Updates
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: Los Angeles to Require Shots for Students 12 and Up, Rising COVID Cases in Kids and 15 More Key Updates
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: ‘Long COVID’ Less Common in Kids, Why Parents Kept Children Home Last Year and 15 More Key Updates
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The Week in COVID & School: Study Shows Young Children Spread Virus More Easily Than Teens, Measuring the Pandemic’s Impact on Cognitive Development & More
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The Week in COVID, Schools & Education Policy: California First State to Mandate Vaccine for Teachers, Pediatricians Urge Faster Vax Approval for Youngest Kids and More
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: COVID Testing Could Help Schools Stay Open Safely, Homeschooling Surges and 14 More Key Updates
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: Studying COVID Transmission on School Buses, Conflicting Recommendations About Student Masks & 13 More Key Updates
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The Week in COVID & Schools: UNICEF Calls For Reopening Schools, a New Roadmap to Kickstart the Education Recovery & 14 More Key Updates
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The Week in COVID & Schools: CDC Data Shows Access to In-Person Learning Varied By Race and Region, Where Colleges Are (and Aren’t) Requiring Vaccinations & More
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 1.3 Million Missing Students, CDC Says Youth Should Get Vaccines and 18 More Key Education Updates
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: Surge of Suicide Attempts By Teen Girls, Parents Not Thrilled About Learning Recovery Solutions & 13 Key Updates on Students and Schools
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: UK Schools Struggle with Variants, State Budgets Recover and More Key Updates
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The Week in COVID & Education Policy: Data Shows Students Need Acceleration Not Remediation, States Help Cities Prioritize Federal Relief Funds and 15 More School Updates