Here, they set out their five top tips on how to keep your kids engaged, learning, healthy and happy if they have to remain at home instead of at school because of thecoronavirus... 1. Plan and prioritise: The core subjects If you're not a teacher by trade, give ...
“it was a hardship. there’s always a worry about him falling behind or not getting access to what he needs for school,” willard said. “but at the same time, i’m glad the school is doing what they can to protect our kids.” students in her district are requi...
A cornerstone of Connecticut's efforts to increase in-person education has been the argument that transmission of COVID-19 within schools has been low, with most in-school cases resulting from outside exposure, particularly from school sports. Throughout the fall, Governor Lamont often repeated th...
This one from Pandemic Parenting was recently shared on the School Psychology Listserv. “Some kids are really struggling with online/zoom type learning, particularly those with attention, sensory and other related issues. There are a lot of kids out there who loathe Zoom and online classes. If ...
school district distributed laptops and paper-based work packets to rural students without internet or technology. These are short-term solutions. The COVID-19 crisis is reinvigorating debates to treat wireless internet access as anecessary public utilityand to develop and implement innovative technologi...
An education watchdog in the U.K. found that some children have regressed due toCOVID-19-related school closures and restrictions. Areport from Ofsted,the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills, says some kids have fallen back in basic skills – and some who were ...
Advice For Parents Concerned About Sending Kids Back To The Classroom "I think most families who do not have a high-risk individual in their home can feel comfortable with following the local guidance and their school board's decision about opening up their schools, and permitting hybrid or ful...
"Since we've been open in September, this is the first time we saw this many cases in a single classroom," said Amy Buckman, the director of school and community relations for the Lower Merion School District. Investigators are looking at whether a variant may be to blame. They are also...
To successfully navigate the next phase of the pandemic and protect our kids, we need to switch to a so-called "vaccine-plus" strategy—vaccination together withmeasures to clean the air. What new evidence says about opening schools Anew studyconducted in the United States found school reopening...
COVID-19 hospitalization rates in younger kids twice higher among unvaccinated than vaccinated: CDC Children greet each other as they arrive at school in New York, the United States, March 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Ying) Children with diabetes and obesity were more likely to experience severe CO...