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Fauci: COVID’s long school closures ‘not a good idea’
The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reflects on school closures during the pandemic.
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Pandemic stress aged teens’ brains
Stress from the pandemic seems to have caused some premature aging in adolescent brains. No word yet if it’s permanent.
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On the remote learning ‘science’ (editorial)
Did remote learning contribute to “learning loss” during the pandemic? Some authors think so, but it’s not that simple.
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Spike in respiratory viruses not just COVID
Respiratory infections that cause severe symptoms in children, enough to cause hospitalization, are spiking in Chicago and other areas.
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Long-term trend scores drop on Nation’s Report Card
Reading and math scores dropped on a national assessment’s long-term trend assessment, showing some decline under remote learning.
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Pandemic-era free lunch for all program set to end
A federal program that provided free school meals to all public school students will expire on Sept. 30, reverting the rules to those before the pandemic.
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Chicago Public Schools closed Wednesday
Chicago Public School students stayed home Wednesday, following a vote by teachers not to report to work due to the pandemic.
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Pfizer vaccine approved for children 5–11
High school students and governors say elementary school students should get vaccinated against Covid-19, now that the vaccine is approved.
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Should schools mandate vaccines?
The position of student opinion writers varies as widely as adults’ viewpoints when it comes to mandates imposed on students to get vaccinated.
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Florida district court reinstates mask mandate ban
in Fla., the governor has banned mask mandates by local school boards, claiming that he is fighting for parents’ rights.
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