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COVID-19 In Schools – Feb 3, 2022

February 4, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Only 10,068 students and 1,918 staff cases of COVID-19 were reported to DESE this week. Yay? Despite COVID-19 cases still being a record levels for student and staff, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is moving forward an option

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Licensure for New Members

February 3, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Join us February 15 at 4pm for a member workshop on Massachusetts Academic educator licensure! No question is too obscure; no requirement will be left unexplained. This session will focus on licensure requirements for early career educators in their first

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COVID-19 DESE Guidance Master List

January 24, 2022May 19, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Looking for a specific document from the DESE website related to COVID-19? We got you covered. Here are the versions of documents and current links published by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Public Health

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COVID-19 In Schools – Jan 20, 2022

January 20, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Only 28,151 students and 4,758 staff cases of COVID-19 were reported to DESE this week. Yay? Commissioner Jeff Riley announced a new at-home rapid antigen test complication option for districts to add to their weekly task lists. A test-at-home system

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COVID-19 In Schools – Jan 13, 2022

January 13, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

New Year, New Variant! 41,063 new cases of COVID-19 among students and 7351 new cases among educators. For this round, updated guidance from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) means students

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COVID-19 In Schools – Dec 23, 2021

December 23, 2021 Center for Education Policy + Practice

8576 new cases of COVID-19 among students and 1544 new cases among educators. Is this the post-Thanksgiving COVID surge? Or was this the work of those naughty elves flying around without masks on? Regardless, the numbers of COVID-19 cases in

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COVID-19 In Schools – Dec 9, 2021

December 9, 2021 Center for Education Policy + Practice

6,879 students and 1,105 staff members tested positive for COVID-19 in the first full week after the Thanksgiving break. The case numbers this week are more than double the number of cases in early November. The Department of Elementary and

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COVID-19 In Schools – Dec 2, 2021

December 3, 2021 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Nearly 1% of Massachusetts public school students were reported as testing positive between the November 18 and December 2 reporting windows. An estimated 3% of all students have tested positive for COVID-19 in the 2021-22 school year already. 8,513 students

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Public Comment on FY22 Charter Schools

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Expansions, renewals and one new charter school proposal. Tis the season for charter school approvals in Massachusetts! The Innovators Charter School, 7 charter amendments and 14 renewals are all up for public comment. And save the date for a public

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COVID-19 In Schools – Nov 18, 2021

November 19, 2021 Center for Education Policy + Practice

In a surprise to no one, COVID-19 cases in continue to be identified in schools among both students and staff. 3,257 new cases were identified among students and 558 new cases among staff. A full 2% of Massachusetts public school

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