April 3rd – 7th is Adolescent Immunization Action Week (#AIAW23), a call to action urging parents to get their adolescents up to date on their immunizations. One in five kids—adolescents and elementary-age—are thought to be behind on routine vaccination. Traditionally, kids get vaccines at wellness check-ups, public health clinics, or as part of their school or sports preparations, but the pandemic got in the way for many of us.

April 3rd – 7th is Adolescent Immunization Action Week (#AIAW23), a call to action urging parents to get their adolescents up to date on their immunizations. One in five kids—adolescents and elementary-age—are thought to be behind on routine vaccination. Traditionally, kids get vaccines at wellness check-ups, public health clinics, or as part of their school or sports preparations, but the pandemic got in the way for many of us.

The infusion of ESSER stimulus funds is the perfect time to ensure high-quality CTE programs have a central place in PreK–12 education. We need to ensure that we are providing students with career-specific learning opportunities that equip them with a robust set of skills to prepare them for their future.

There are multiple causes for concern that ESSER funds need to be optimally used to advance student learning outcomes, writes Annie Morrison, Co-Founder, Rivet Education. A recent study by McKinsey showed that millions of these funds risk going unspent or wasted because education leaders need help to spend them effectively.

Kim Humphrey, President/CEO, Association for Manufacturing Excellence discusses the importance of celebrating public schools during Public Schools Week Feb. 27 - Mar. 3, 2023.

Scott Kinney, Chief Executive Officer, Discovery Education, discusses the importance of celebrating public schools during Public Schools Week Feb. 27 - Mar. 3, 2023.

"If we pretend that the pandemic was simply an inconvenience, we will live with its impact for many years," says Richard Long, Executive Director, LFA. "The alternative, however, is clear. The public can instead choose to engage with their local educators, PTAs, and school leadership and help bring about the changes each school needs to support each of the kids in their building."

Marla Ucelli-Kashyap, senior director, educational issues at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and Keith R. Krueger, CEO of CoSN, the Consortium for School Networking, were recognized for their leadership and dedicated service to the alliance. Krueger served as LFA’s board chair 2021-2022 and Ucelli-Kashyap 2019-2021.