COVID-19 Resources for State Leaders
The Council of State Governments
By Max Morley
States are still grappling with how — or if — to reopen K-12 schools in the fall. States are exploring a wide range of options, from mandated in-person school to a fully-remote version of school. Most states fall between these two extremes, seeking a hybrid option of some in-person and some remote learning.
Continue reading “Federal Response to COVID-19: Is Federal Funding Tied to Reopening Schools?”Summary
Because college students aren’t eligible to receive stimulus money from the CARES Act unless they are financially independent from their parents, in many ways this group of young adults — over 18 but not fully independent — have been left out of the millions of Americans receiving financial assistance from the federal government. Many are struggling with unemployment and a jarring shift to a new way of academic life. While these students will not get stimulus money from the CARES Act, some will receive assistance that has been allocated to and will be distributed by their colleges.
Continue reading “Federal Fiscal Response to COVID-19: Students + Stimulus Money”by Sean Slone, CSG senior policy analyst
During a year in which education has had to be reinvented on the fly with remote learning and parental participation, some have suggested that now could be as good a time as any for a long-needed reset of the nation’s education system. But recent actions by two governors reveal a somewhat cloudy forecast for education transformation in the post-COVID era.
Continue reading “Prospects for Education Transformation in a Post-COVID America”By Sean Slone, CSG senior policy analyst
There is growing concern for the future of higher education in the U.S. as the coronavirus pandemic has forced colleges and universities to shut down campuses this spring, move classes online, consider cutting staff and, in some cases, suspending admissions. With many states expected to have to cut budgets in the months and years ahead and with a return to campus this fall far from a sure thing, some are suggesting many institutions may not survive. But the pandemic is just one factor hastening a trend of the last few years.
Continue reading “Can Colleges Survive COVID-19?”