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Ask The Educator’s Room: An Anti-Vax Colleague and a Tone Deaf Teacher

Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Welcome to our advice column! Today we’re helping a teacher who’s colleague doesn’t support her vaccination decision. We’re also helping a teacher who worries about her school staff’s emotional intelligence. See what our writers have to say, then share […]

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It’s Worth A Shot: A Teacher Reflects on Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccines

When I began my teaching career, I had to follow several routine requirements to proceed:  fingerprinting, background checks, and vaccinations.  These are the basic required vaccinations:   Varicella-zoster; MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella); Seasonal influenza; Human papillomaviruses (HPV) (eleven through twenty-six years of age); Others as determined by the ACIP and state and local public health […]

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What Would Be Worth A Staff Professional Development Day? Vaccinations for Texas’ Teachers

Texas’ prioritization plan excludes front-line essential workers from the next tranche of shots, including the state’s nearly 2 million food and agricultural workers, according to the Feeding the Economy trade group. Teachers and school staff, police officers, manufacturing workers, U.S. Postal Service employees, and public transit workers are also among those who are prioritized under […]