, IA, MD, MN, NC and OH), including hyperlinks to seminal documents from each.
As COVID-19 spreads, most states have laws that address how schools should respond to pandemics: Presents a state-by-state database of the text of state statutes and regulations—as well as noncodified guidance from state health and education agencies—that relates to pandemic planning for schools. Child Trends and EMT Associates, Inc. have designed this tool as a resource for educators, policymakers and general audiences to learn more about pandemic planning for schools within their states.
COVID-19 State Action Center: Publishes resources to both feature, and inform, pertinent developments in state-level health policy to address and manage the COVID-19 pandemic. An updated tracker of state vaccine mandates was added to the site in October 2021. This tracking resource is compiled and updated by the National Academy for State Health Policy.
Chart: States' COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declarations, Mask Requirements and Travel Advisories: Describes each state’s latest emergency orders and actions designed to safeguard residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, including statewide mask requirements and travel advisories. The Biden Administration has also issues a mask mandate for federal properties and recommendations for states and businesses in this executive order. The National Academy of State Health Policy [NASHP] hosts this process as part of its COVID-19 State Action Center.
First Look Brief: National Survey on Public Education’s Coronavirus Pandemic Response: Reports preliminary findings of large-scale nationally representative survey to understand how school districts and charter school management organizations (CMOs) are responding to the pandemic. This brief by the American Institutes for Research [AIR] previewed survey results about districts’ approaches to distance learning during the spring 2020 months of the pandemic. Subsequent research briefs, technical supplements, an interactive data tool, and recorded podcasts and webinars about this continuing survey are available here.
State Policies to Address COVID-19 School Closure: Tracks policy responses to coronavirus emergency across all 50 states. Details on each state are compiled in a searchable database. This website is maintained and updated (March 2021) by Michigan State University’s Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) and Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR).
Worldometer: United States Coronavirus Cases: Continuously updates state-by-state database to track key COVID-19 statistics (diagnosed cases, rate of testing, deaths) that are central to re-opening planning.
NGA Education’s State Reopening Tracking: Provides an overview of key guidance that was issued by states and governors between March and December 2020, and indicates actions that states took to reopen educational settings. These include child care settings, camps and summer school programming, athletics, K-12 schools, and postsecondary institutions. This tracker is no longer being regularly updated as of December 2020. NGA has kept this information here as a historical reference.
COVID-19: What You Need to Know: Provides current information on actions states and territories have taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as advocacy, policy, and guidance documents for protecting public health. This tracker is maintained by the National Governors Association [NGA].
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine [NASEM] COVID-19 Responses and Resources: Presents products and events reflecting the rapid response of the National Academies [NASEM] to inform government response and recovery efforts with evidence-based guidance. This website announces upcoming learning events and webinars, and archives recordings and materials from previous and recent events. It also offers technical reports, policy report, and hosts communications to facilitate collaboration across research disciplines and between the public and private sectors.
COVID-19 Responses from the National Center for Sc