Coronavirus (COVID-19) Education News Roundup

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7 min readMay 31, 2020

A biweekly collection of the latest K-12 news and resources for May 31, 2020

Where States Stand On Reopening:

What does the CDC say about reopening schools?

Guidelines for stemming the spread of coronavirus when reopening schools have been released by the Centers for Disease…

districtadministration.com

This is where all 50 states stand on reopening

Stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders are being lifted in some states and extended in others as the coronavirus…

www.cnn.com

Coronavirus and Learning: What's Happening in Each State

Education Week is keeping track of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the nation's schools, including whether the…

blogs.edweek.org

See Which States Are Reopening and Which Are Still Shut Down

Since late April, when the first states began to lift restrictions put in place to curb the coronavirus outbreak, a new…

www.nytimes.com

Education News Roundup for 5/17–5/31:

6 steps to take before reopening schools

The effects of the coronavirus will likely cascade across school districts for at least the next two years-or until…

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Schools struggle with shifting rules on federal coronavirus relief money

It's been two months since Congress allocated about $13 billion for K-12 schools in its coronavirus-related emergency…

www.cnn.com

In-person or remote learning? Let each family decide.

While the exact timing of a safe return to schools may still be up in the air, parents and students in Henry County…

districtadministration.com

'A different kind of horrific' for K-12 as states anticipate revenue shortfalls

Threatened with budget cuts from falling tax revenues on one hand and unprecedented expenses on the other…

www.educationdive.com

A 30-year-old teacher's Covid-19 death tells us volumes

Paula Johnson writes that the story of Rana Zoe Mungin, a Brooklyn teacher who died of coronavirus after being twice…

www.cnn.com

How to help students with pandemic-related trauma

With K-12 districts closing due to COVID-19, students had to quickly adapt from the structure of school to social…

districtadministration.com

We Need To Take The Chance Coronavirus Has Given Us To Reboot Education

It has wrought devastation and destroyed lives, but, as we tentatively emerge from lockdown, the coronavirus pandemic…

www.forbes.com

These former Google employees reunited to help families figure out distance learning during…

Jonathan Rochelle has been fielding questions from parents wondering how to help educate their kids from home, helping…

www.cnbc.com

Data: Students Are Getting Less Instruction Time During Coronavirus

Surveys by the EdWeek Research Center capture a picture of teaching and learning during the pandemic. We asked teachers…

www.edweek.org

'Going to see massive cuts': Without more coronavirus relief, schools slash budgets, prep layoffs

The West Bloomfield School District in suburban Detroit has clear plans for fall: One option has students learning at…

www.usatoday.com

Will students have to wear masks for the entire school day and other education questions, answered

As states around the country begin to open with different guidelines on how and when schools will restart, parents and…

www.cnn.com

Opinion | The Coronavirus Has Made It Obvious. Teenagers Should Start School Later.

School start times are the biggest reason teenagers are often tired. There may have been some justification for it in…

www.nytimes.com

Three-Quarters Of Voters Want Coronavirus Testing Before Returning To School

Americans want testing before they send their kids-or themselves-back to school. A new poll from Morning Consult shows…

www.forbes.comm

Instruction During COVID-19: Less Learning Time Drives Fears of Academic Erosion

The picture of instruction that has emerged since the coronavirus forced students and teachers into remote learning is…

www.edweek.org

Using CARES Act funds to support distance learning

When we consider the situation that our education system is in today and how drastically different it is from the start…

districtadministration.com

A Bold Pitch To Boost School Funding For The Nation's Most Vulnerable Students

subscribe to Coronavirus Daily podcast School district lines have become engines of inequity in many states. Not only…

www.npr.org

How Is COVID-19 Affecting Children's Health? 4 Questions Answered

While it may seem like forever, the first cases of the deadly respiratory disease COVID-19 were identified less than…

www.edweek.org

Survey Shows Big Remote Learning Gaps For Low-Income And Special Needs Children

Four out of 10 of the poorest U.S. students are accessing remote learning as little as once a week or less, according…

www.npr.org

For Schools, the List of Obstacles Grows and Grows

Whenever schools welcome students back, the logistical and pedagogical challenges will be enormous, and simply…

www.theatlantic.com

A Looming Financial Meltdown For America's Schools

subscribe to Coronavirus Daily podcast Austin Beutner looked haggard, his face a curtain of worry lines. The…

www.npr.org

'Unschooling' Isn't The Answer To Education Woes-It's The Problem

With schools closed, the concept of unschooling-allowing kids to direct their own learning-is being touted by some as…

www.forbes.com

Takeaways from research on tutoring to address coronavirus learning loss - The Hechinger Report

Many educators and policymakers are worried about low-income children falling woefully behind in math, reading and…

hechingerreport.org

What price could some districts pay to reopen safely?

The cost of reopening school systems safely could require some districts to pay approximately $900 per student…

districtadministration.com

CDC Recommends One Student Per School Bus Seat, Skipping Rows - STN Media

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new set of recommendations that details a plan for…

stnonline.com

This Pandemic Has Been Tough, But Educators Are Tougher - EdSurge News

This week, I walked back into the library I abandoned in a chaotic rush in mid-March. It was at the same time eerie…

www.edsurge.com

10 Questions for Equity Advocates to Ask About Distance Learning - The Education Trust

Across the country, school buildings remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These school closures are a stark…

edtrust.org

Analysis | Polls: 20 percent of teachers not likely to return to classrooms if schools reopen this…

Twenty percent of U.S. teachers say they are not likely to return to their classrooms this fall if schools reopen - and…

www.washingtonpost.com

Schools would get $1 billion to help homeless students under bipartisan federal proposal

Iris Schneider/EdSource Iris Schneider/EdSource Homeless youth and families, who've been largely left out of federal…

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For 2 months, they've taught school from home. Check out these images from their challenging, new…

Photos by Keith Birmingham | Text by Ariella Plachta When doors to Southern California schools closed in mid-March…

www.dailynews.com

Trump's push to reopen schools and day care gets chilly reception from voters

A plurality of voters oppose President Donald Trump's push for U.S. elementary and high schools to get back to business…

www.politico.com

Teachers Share What It Will Take to Make Them Feel Safe Again

Rumors are swirling about what a potential return to school might look like. Since teachers are on the frontlines in…

www.weareteachers.com

Remote Teaching Presents Hurdles for Special Education

This story is the first in two-part series on special education during the coronavirus pandemic. For part two, click…

www.wgbh.org

Youngest learners prepare to start school - without the school

For the past 10 years, Portland Public Schools in Oregon has been one of several districts in Multnomah County to offer…

www.educationdive.com

Helping Students Grieve From a Distance

Phillip Perry was a principal who lived and breathed his school. He attended every ballgame and pep rally at G.W…

www.edweek.org

Schools test super hotspots connect students to WiFi

School districts in the San Francisco Bay Area have launched several broadband pilots to test how well "super hotspots"…

districtadministration.com

Few details emerging for use of 'emergency education' funds

Twelve states have now received their portion of the Governors' Emergency Education Relief Fund, a block grant created…

www.educationdive.com

Students Share Their Coronavirus Diaries: 'I'm Really Missing School' (Video)

The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped the lives of school-aged children across the country. Some are keeping a record…

blogs.edweek.org

How feasible are school reopening plans for fall?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released much-anticipated guidance Friday to help school leaders…

www.educationdive.com

Serving Special Needs Students During COVID-19: A Rural Educator's Story

When schools in Owsley County, Ky., closed in early March, James Barrett hopped on his bus each morning to deliver…

www.edweek.org

Revising Your Teaching Philosophy for This Crisis

Like many teachers around the nation, I recently went from face-to-face teaching to online teaching with little time to…

www.edutopia.org

Who'll Take The Tortoise? What Happens To Classroom Pets During The Lockdown

subscribe to Coronavirus Daily podcast In the pandemic, families are taking on all kinds of unexpected roles. Here's…

www.npr.org

Survey: Children's loss of social ties, learning top parents' closure concerns

Parents are more concerned about their children missing social interactions at school and with peers than they are…

www.educationdive.com

CDC releases more extensive school safety guidelines

The CDC has released a more extensive set of safety precautions schools should take as they reopen and gradually…

districtadministration.com

How COVID-19 Will Balloon District Costs This Coming School Year

The coronavirus is driving a steep and unprecedented increase in classroom costs that's going to sweep through the…

www.edweek.org

Resources & Support:

6 tips to strengthen your online learning strategy

Across the country, students and teachers are finding their groove as online learning becomes their daily reality for…

www.eschoolnews.com

Virtual reality field trips: 4 best practices and policies

Virtual reality field trips take students to places they have never been before and that schools could never afford to…

districtadministration.com

Check out the Amazing New Nickelodeon Slime in Space Virtual Field Trip

What happens when you send slime to space? Thanks to the astronauts stationed at the International Space Station…

www.weareteachers.com

PD Express

We've worked with content experts to create a series of online professional learning courses that all take under two…

www.teachingchannel.com

Professional Learning in a Pandemic

With schools closed and social distancing orders in place due to COVID-19, micro-credentials -which are online and…

digitalpromise.org

You Can Nominate a Teacher to Win a Dream Classroom Makeover from Wayfair Once Schools Reopen

Have you had some recent, new experience with homeschooling? If so, you're probably experiencing a newfound…

www.housebeautiful.com

Free teaching resources and free education services

As more schools and districts continue to be affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, solution providers…

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Follow #COVID19edu and #RemoteLearning to keep up-to-date with announcements regarding COVID-19.