COVID-19 RESOURCES
Arizona resources
- COVID-19 Hotline 2-1-1 – The Office of Governor Ducey
- Resources for families during Arizona – Arizona’s Family
- Coronavirus updates – Arizona Board of Regents
- Community College updates
- Highlighted Infectious Diseases for Arizona – Arizona Department of Health Services
- COVID-19 Nonprofit Resource Page – Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
- In Response to the Coronavirus, Colleges Must Balance Safety and Equity – College Success Arizona
national resources
- NACAC Student Tool – Admissions Information: This central resource lists information about changes in college admission events, deposit dates, and more as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
- Guides from the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice:
- COVID-19 Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel – The U.S. Department of Education
- Coronavirus and Forbearance Info for Students, Borrowers, and Parents – The Federal Student Aid (FSA)
- Coronavirus and Racial + Social Equity: Centering Justice During Times of Uncertainty and Four Things You Can do Right Now –The Justice Collective.
- Tangible Support for Undocumented Communities During COVID-19 – Immigrants Rising.
- Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students – U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
- Toolkit: Latinx College Students COVID-19 Resources
- How the Education Field is Responding: A Roundup of COVID-19 Resources – National College Attainment Network
- The Office of Postsecondary Education Resources:
- Tangible Support for Undocumented Communities during COVID-19 – Immigrants Rising
- What NCAN Members Need to Know about how the Government is Responding to COVID-19 – National College Attainment Network
- Latest Coronavirus News – Inside Higher Ed
internet & data
- Cox Communications Response: Cox Communications offers a range of services and packages for the next 60 days (for ex, free access to over 650,000 Wi-Fi hot spots; residential customers in the company’s Starter, StraightUp Internet and Connect2Compete packages will be automatically upgraded to speeds of 50 Mbps). Visit https://www.cox.com/residential/internet/learn/cox-hotspots.html.
- Comcast COVID-19 Response: Comcast offers free Wi-Fi for 2 months to low income families plus all Xfinity hot-spotsare free to the public during this time. Visit https://corporate.comcast.com/covid-19.
- Charter Free Internet offer for 2 months: Visit https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/charter-to-offer-free-access-to-spectrum-broadband-and-wifi-for-60-days-for-new-K12-and-college-student-households-and-more
- AT&T COVID-19 Response: AT&T offers open hot-spots, unlimited data to existing customers, and $10/month plans to low income families. Visit https://about.att.com/pages/COVID-19.html
- Verizon COVID-19 Response: Thereare no special offers, but Verizon is following the FCC agreement. Visit https://www.verizon.com/about/news/our-response-coronavirus.
- Sprint COVID-19 Response: Sprint is following the FCC agreement and will provide unlimited data to existing customers. Starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020, Sprint will allow all handsets to enable hot-spotsfor 60 days at no extra charge. Visit https://newsroom.sprint.com/covid-19-updates-sprint-responds.htm
- T-Mobile COVID-19 Response: T-Mobile is following the FCC agreement and providing unlimited data to existing customers. It will soon allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge. Visit https://www.t-mobile.com/news/t-mobile-update-on-covid-19-response.
For students needing internet in Yuma area: https://www.highspeedinternet.com/az/yuma
counselor resources
- Opinion: How Colleges Can Help High School Seniors During the Coronavirus Crisis – Bridge
- “How to Pick a College During a Global Pandemic” – Forbes
- College Board SAT Testing Updates
- College Board AP Testing Updates
- ACT Testing Updates
- American School Counselor Association COVID-19 Resources – American School Counselor Association
- Pivoting to Virtual Advising? Consider the Evidence and These Approaches – National College Attainment Network
K-12/Family Resources
- Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College has created a web page for K-12 and Family Resources that covers teaching and well-being lessons: https://education.asu.edu/community
- Arizona State University has publicized access to three free educational resources it operates for K-12:
- FAQ about Child Nutrition Program options during school closures
- Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – National Association of School Psychologists
webinars
- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) Coronavirus Web Center – National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
- Short Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility – U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
- Preparing to Scale Online Teaching and Learning During Coronavirus – Blackboard
- School Counseling from a Distance – Southern Regional Education Board
- Follow Up School Counseling from a Distance – Southern Regional Education Board
- Helping Students Apply and Pay for College – The College Board Opportunity Scholarship Program
- COVID-19 and Federal Student Aid: What We Know – NASFAA
- Meeting Students’ Basic Needs and Keeping Them Enrolled During COVID-19 – Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice
- Student Loan Repayment during the Coronavirus – AFT and Student Borrower Protection Center
general
- “The Dos and Don’ts of ‘Social Distancing’ – The Atlantic
- What you need to know about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – CDC
- What to do if you are sick – CDC
- Stop the spread of germs – help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses like COVID-19 – CDC
- World Health Organization’s Advice for the Public: Myth Busters– WHO