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California Accounts for 12% of U.S. Students, but Only 1% of Covid School Closures

by WFIS | Oct 21, 2021 | Covid-19, Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News

The New York Times The state has done remarkably well limiting outbreaks, even before its student vaccine mandate has been put into place. The signs at scattered rallies across California on Monday were familiar to anyone who has followed the state’s yearslong...

L.A. first major U.S. school district to require vaccinations for students

by WFIS | Sep 9, 2021 | Covid-19, Education News, Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News

Today, Los Angeles became the first major school district in the U.S. to mandate coronavirus vaccines for students 12 and older who are attending class in person. The measure, which passed the district’s Board of Education with broad support, requires students to get...

U.S. states with low vaccination rates see sharp spikes in children with Covid-19

by WFIS | Sep 9, 2021 | Covid-19, Education News, Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News

NY Times September 9, 2021 The number of children admitted to the hospital in the United States with Covid-19 has risen to the highest levels reported to date. Nearly 30,000 of them entered hospitals in August. Pediatric hospitalizations, driven by a record rise in...

Student Vaccine Mandate Considerations For Private Schools

by WFIS | Sep 9, 2021 | Covid-19, Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News

By Kathryn Murphy, Rob Duston and Levi Schy for Law360 On Aug. 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for individuals ages 16 and older. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had been approved for those 16 and up under an emergency use...

A judge grants an injunction to end anti-mask protests in Vancouver, Washington

by WFIS | Sep 8, 2021 | Covid-19, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News

NY Times September 8, 2021 A state judge granted an injunction on Wednesday prohibiting disruptive protests near school campuses after anti-mask demonstrations in a high school in the Washington city of Vancouver resulted in a lockdown. According to a statement from...

1.1 million kids left public schools in the fall of 2020

by WFIS | Aug 13, 2021 | Education News, School Choice, Student Data, The Advocate

Public K-12 schools in the United States experienced a loss of roughly 1.1 million students in the fall of 2020, research finds. Futurity by CARRIE SPECTOR-STANFORD Districts that began the school year with remote-only schooling had significantly larger enrollment...