Resource: State Department of Education Websites for Coronavirus/COVID-19

Every state and most territories in the United States have developed websites on their departments of education or public instruction regarding how they're responding to coronavirus (COVID-19). THE Journal has compiled a list of those websites for your reference.

Alabama (AL): https://www.alsde.edu/covid-19

Alaska (AK): https://education.alaska.gov/safeschools/infectiousdisease

Arizona (AZ): https://www.azed.gov/communications/2020/03/10/guidance-to-schools-on-covid-19/

Arkansas (AR): http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/divisions/communications/covid-19-information

California (CA): https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/guidance.asp

Colorado (CO): https://www.cde.state.co.us/safeschools

Connecticut (CT): https://portal.ct.gov/SDE/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2020/Guidance-to-Connecticut-School-Districts-in-Regard-to-COVID-19

Delaware (DE): https://www.doe.k12.de.us/covid19

District of Columbia (DC): https://sites.ed.gov/idea/department-releases-covid-19-idea-related-q/

Florida (FL): http://www.fldoe.org/em-response/

Georgia (GA): https://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/communications/Pages/coronavirus.aspx

Hawaii (HI): http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/COVID-19-Information-Updates.aspx

Idaho (ID): https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/resources-for-schools/

Illinois (IL): https://www.isbe.net/covid19

Indiana (IN): https://www.doe.in.gov/safety/health/covid-19-resources-indiana-schools

Iowa (IA): https://educateiowa.gov/article/2020/03/18/guidance-response-covid-19

Kansas (KS): https://sites.google.com/ksde.org/kansascontinuouslearning2020/home

Kentucky (KY): https://education.ky.gov/districts/SHS/Pages/2019-Novel-Coronavirus.aspx

Louisiana (LA): https://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/covid-19

Maine (ME): https://www.maine.gov/doe/covid-19

Maryland (MD): http://marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/default.aspx

Massachusetts (MA): http://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/emergencyplan/covid19.html

Michigan (MI): https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-37818_53456---,00.html

Minnesota (MN): https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/health/covid19/

Mississippi (MS): https://www.mdek12.org/COVID19

Missouri (MO): https://dese.mo.gov/communications/coronavirus-covid-19-information

Montana (MT): https://opi.mt.gov/COVID-19-Information

Nebraska (NE): https://www.education.ne.gov/publichealth/resources/

Nevada (NV): http://www.doe.nv.gov/coronavirus/

New Hampshire (NH): https://www.nh.gov/covid19/

New Jersey (NJ): https://www.nj.gov/education/topics/

New Mexico (NM): https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/safe-healthy-schools/covid-19-coronavirus/

New York (NY): http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sss/schoolhealth/schoolhealthservices/coronavirus.html

North Carolina (NC): https://www.dpsnc.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=450&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=37555&PageID=1

North Dakota (ND): https://www.nd.gov/dpi/nddpi-updates-and-guidance-covid-19

Ohio (OH): http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/Coronavirus

Oklahoma (OK): https://sde.ok.gov/newsblog/2020-03-12/coronaviruscovid-19-faqs-oklahoma-public-schools

Oregon (OR): https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/healthsafety/Pages/COVID19.aspx

Pennsylvania (PA): https://www.education.pa.gov/Schools/safeschools/emergencyplanning/COVID-19/Pages/default.aspx

Rhode Island (RI): https://www.ride.ri.gov/InsideRIDE/AdditionalInformation/Covid19.aspx

South Carolina (SC): https://ed.sc.gov/newsroom/covid-19-coronavirus-and-south-carolina-schools/

South Dakota (SD): https://doe.sd.gov/coronavirus/

Tennessee (TN): https://www.tn.gov/education/health-and-safety/update-on-coronavirus.html

Texas (TX): https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/safe-and-healthy-schools/coronavirus-covid-19-support-and-guidance

Utah (UT): https://schools.utah.gov/coronavirus

Vermont (VT): https://education.vermont.gov/news/covid-19-guidance-vermont-schools

Virginia (VA): http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/health_medical/office/covid-19.shtml

Washington (WA): https://www.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/press-releases/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-resources

West Virginia (WV): https://wvde.us/covid19/

Wisconsin (WI): https://dpi.wi.gov/news/releases/2020/dpi-updates-guidance-districts-during-covid-19-school-closures

Wyoming (WY): https://edu.wyoming.gov/educators/covid-19-resources/

Inhabited Territories

American Samoa (AS): Unavailable

Guam (GU): https://sites.google.com/a/gdoe.net/gdoe/Home/covid-19-information

Northern Mariana Islands (MP): Unavailable

Puerto Rico (PR): https://de.pr.gov/informacion-especial-ante-covid-19/

Virgin Islands (VI): https://www.vide.vi/news/2002-coronavirus-covid-19-official-gvi-updates.html

Find more resources for schools during the COVID-19 crisis here.

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