COVID-19 General Articles & Websites:

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RESTART Y RECOVERY:  Leveraging Federal COVID Relief Funding & Medicaid to Support Student & Staff Wellbeing & Connection.   25 pages.  Provides examples of how States and LEAs can use ESSER funding to support student and staff wellbeing and connection.   Source:  2021.  Council of Chief State School Officers, Healthy Schools Campaign, the National Center for School Mental Health.

General Articles

• AFT Resources on COVID-19 coronavirus    Source:  American Federation of Teachers.
• CDC Guidance for Schools Source:  Center for Disease Control
• Coronavirus Fact Sheets in multiple languges    Source:  Washington State Department of Health.
• COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel   Source:  U.S. Department of Education.
• Center for Disease Control: Coronavirus  Disease 2019      (Spanish version)      Source:  Center for Disease Control
  •  Coronavirus Printed Resources     Numerous Fact Sheets, Posters and Resources for distribution and posting.  Some also in Spanish & Chinese.  Center for Disease Control.
    
  •  Coronavirus Video Resources    Center for Disease Control.

• CDC outlines what closing schools, businesses would look like in a pandemic    Source:  Lovelace, B. & Feuer, W. 2/25/2020  CNBC.

• Coronavirus Myth Busters    Source:  World Health Organization.
• SAMHSA Coronavirus Resources   Source:  SAMHSA.
• Schools & Coronavirus: What You Should Know  Source:  NEA Today, 3/8/2020  Includes numerous links to CDC articles and other education organizations.
• Schools Should Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreaks, CDC Officials Warn    Source:  Lieberman, Mark. 2/25/2020.  EdWeek.
• Transitioning to On-Line Learning:  Pro Tips on What You Need to Know     Geared more for teachers and admin.   Source: Guest Blogger, 3/13/2020  ASCD IN Service
• U.S. Schools Plan for Possible Spread of Novel Coronavirus    Source:  2/28/2020  PBS News Hour.
• World Health Organization Q & A on Coronavirus

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