This blog post describes how federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act will be distributed to schools and how they can be used. It includes an interactive tool that shows funding allocations by state.
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This FAQ, last updated January 5, 2021, explains that children will not be vaccinated until well into the 2021–22 school year, and clinical trials for ages 12–17 are ongoing.
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This press release describes initial findings from a rapid on-site COVID-19 testing pilot program. Out of 3,256 tests conducted across 8 districts, only 7 tests (0.21%) came back positive.
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This virtual summit convened district leaders, educators, and students, who shared best practices and lessons learned for reopening schools safely, with a focus on meeting students' social, emotional, and academic needs.
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This press release describes how new state funding for in-person instruction and expanded learning will be distributed. It also includes a resource showing how much funding is available to each district.
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This press release from California Governor Gavin Newsom's office details how the state is allocating funding for on-site rapid COVID-19 testing to those districts that have been hit hardest by the pandemic.
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This regularly updated website lists where child care providers are eligible for vaccines, with 39 states prioritizing them in the same category as k-12 teachers.
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This press release from the Governor's office outlines California's strategy for prioritizing educators for a minimum of 10% of the state's vaccine supply, using single-use codes for appointments, dedicated mobile units, and sector-specific vaccination drives.
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This press release describes new state investments to support a return to in-person instruction and expanded learning, as well as vaccination priorities for teaching staff, data reporting requirements, and establishment of a State Safe Schools team to monitor outbreaks.
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This landing page links to the latest news on school reopening not only in New York City but around the globe, including media coverage of ongoing reopening debates as well as scientific evidence.
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This webpage provides regular updates on the status of vaccine distribution by state, including numbers of people vaccinated and the number of doses allocated to each state.
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This article, also playable as a podcast, describes the obstacles Rhode Island faced when operating in-person instruction during the pandemic. The state department of health determined that cases within a school were usually linked to out-of-school gatherings.
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This article summarizes the latest evidence on the safety and efficacy of three different COVID-19 vaccines in children and finds promising results. Adolescents may be vaccinated as soon as this summer.
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