13 Jul, 2024 Students Continue to Lose Ground After Pandemic Restrictions By Debbie Ausburn The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released its 2024 “Kids Count Data Book,” reviewing data from the National Assessment of...
22 May, 2024 Study: Pandemic School Closings Did Not Affect Mandated Reports By Debbie Ausburn One long-running question is whether school closures caused cases of child abuse and neglect to fall through the cracks. The concern was...
06 Feb, 2023 Children Haven’t Regained Learning Losses from the Pandemic By Debbie Ausburn A meta-analysis published in the Nature Human Behavior journal looked at 42 different studies from 15 countries to try to measure the...
24 Oct, 2022 CDC Recommends Covid Vaccine for Children By Debbie Ausburn The CDC has added the Covid-19 vaccine to its list of recommended vaccines for children. The recommendations are not binding, but states...
12 Aug, 2022 CDC Changes COVID-19 Guidance for K-12, Early Childhood Education, and Camps By Debbie Ausburn On August 11, the CDC significantly updated its COVID-19 guidance for schools and childcare centers. It has not fully updated its...
04 Jun, 2022 CDC Issues New Coronavirus Guidelines for Schools and Camps By Debbie Ausburn The Centers for Disease Control have issued updated guidance for schools, early childhood education, and residential camps. The guidance...
19 Feb, 2022 Netherlands Study Indicates Increased Emotional Neglect During School Lockdowns By Debbie Ausburn A study from the Netherlands indicates that children suffered more emotional neglect than usual during the months of school lockdown in...
16 Feb, 2022 Another Court Rules that the ADA Requires Masks in Schools By Debbie Ausburn The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that the Americans with Disabilities Act can require masks in schools. The plaintiffs...
24 Jan, 2022 Does the ADA Require Masks in School? By Debbie Ausburn The latest question working its way through the courts is whether the Americans with Disabilities Act requires schools to institute...
22 Jan, 2022 Childcare Center Loses License Over Mask Violations By Debbie Ausburn The California Department of Social Services has revoked the license of a chid care center because children and staff failed to wear...
16 Oct, 2021 College Athletes Entitled to Religious Exemption to COVID Vaccine By Debbie Ausburn In a sharp departure from earlier cases in other circuits, the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled in favor of student...
13 Oct, 2021 Costs of School Shutdowns By Debbie Ausburn We are beginning to see the results of school lockdowns on our children, as research studies starting quantifying the results. Numerous...