Megan Valley
Megan Valley covers education at the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. She is also a Report for America corps member.
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The mandate applies to all schools, public and private, that serve students from pre-K to 12th grade. The rules also apply to all childcare facilities.
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The Madison County Board of Health has an advisory committee of health professionals, but its members were not consulted for input on the masking resolution.
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Schools have a lot more leeway in creating coronavirus safety mitigations this year and parents are voicing their views on mask requirements.
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The study found that in-person learning increased nationally among all groups of students, although white students continued to see the greatest gains in access.
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One day before the vote, Democrats and Republicans on the board heavily criticized the plan.
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The state’s board of education voted to require in-person instruction at schools this fall, as long as the pandemic is in check.
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Some students could be fully inoculated by the end of June.
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Gov. J.B. Prizker announced the state will move into the bridge to Phase 5 of reopening next week.
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Southwestern Illinois College is receiving $7.5 million to build the new facility.
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More than one-third of districts in the county dropped at least one tier.
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The oversight affects about 3,500 children under 5 years old who are covered by Medicaid.
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Metro East schools are trying to get ahead of any surge in coronavirus cases following winter break by keeping students home a little longer.