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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...

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...

Updated School Guidance is here

by WFIS | Jul 28, 2021 | Agencies and Committees, Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News

WFIS has pulled some of the key highlights from the WA State Department of Health Summary of July 28, 2021 Changes for schools to grasp below. As always, we encourage everyone to read the full guidance and bring questions and concerns to WFIS for further...

Parents returning to work, but child care industry continues struggle with COVID-19 impact

by WFIS | Jul 15, 2021 | Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News

Seattle Times Education Lab July 13, 2021 Jay Walters can deal with misbehaving preschoolers. A teacher at child care nonprofit Launch, Walters has a system all worked out in their South Seattle classroom. Stickers when kids help out and listen to instructions, and a...

Childcare Aware’s Deeann Puffert meeting with WFIS Early Learning Directors

by WFIS | Jun 10, 2021 | Legislation and Policy, The Advocate, WFIS News

Today WFIS welcomed Deeann Puffert, Chief Executive Officer of Childcare Aware of Washington to talk with the early learning directors who run programs connected to K12 private schools. With over 250 early learning programs connected to private schools, WFIS’...