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The now prominent school reopening conversation was well overdue
But in the shift to talking about IF and HOW schools reopen, I feel like we’ve lost the plot (me included)
THE THING THAT MATTERS THE MOST FOR SCHOOL REOPENING IS CONTROLLING THE VIRUS
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But in the shift to talking about IF and HOW schools reopen, I feel like we’ve lost the plot (me included)
THE THING THAT MATTERS THE MOST FOR SCHOOL REOPENING IS CONTROLLING THE VIRUS
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A better fall remains possible
IN PLACES WITH LITTLE COMMUNITY SPREAD
We must make the painful tradeoffs (with fed $ to support) to maintain and reduce community transmission if we want to talk about schools
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IN PLACES WITH LITTLE COMMUNITY SPREAD
We must make the painful tradeoffs (with fed $ to support) to maintain and reduce community transmission if we want to talk about schools
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We need standards for what low community spread means
Cuomo is the only governor I’m aware of that has put out specific thresholds
https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1282708662134493185?s=20
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https://www.covidexitstrategy.org/
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Cuomo is the only governor I’m aware of that has put out specific thresholds
https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1282708662134493185?s=20
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https://www.covidexitstrategy.org/
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Right now, in the U.S., we have low community spread in the Northeast.
In the NE, reopening schools is reasonable if:
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In the NE, reopening schools is reasonable if:
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We keep community transmission low by pausing business reopen (w/ fed UI & stimulus), masks, phys. distance, testing & tracing
Schools get federal $ ASAP
We reopen schools carefully w/ remote option for teachers & students who need it
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Schools get federal $ ASAP
We reopen schools carefully w/ remote option for teachers & students who need it
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In the rest of the country, especially in hotspots, reducing the spread of COVID19 can be the only priority
Reopening/keeping open ANYTHING not essential in these areas is unconscionable
Lock it down now!
Think NY circa March and April
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Reopening/keeping open ANYTHING not essential in these areas is unconscionable
Lock it down now!
Think NY circa March and April
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Reasonable plans for places that it is not safe to reopen schools?
Digital learning now & plan for careful reopening of school buildings later
Delay start of the school year & plan to extend
Have public criteria for reduced spread that must be met to open buildings
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Digital learning now & plan for careful reopening of school buildings later
Delay start of the school year & plan to extend
Have public criteria for reduced spread that must be met to open buildings
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(We should be thinking about extending the school year and extending time in school everywhere, to support learning needs of students given the emergency school closures, with federal $ to fund this)
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Public reopening criteria should be used to motivate public health adherence a la 
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Schools need federal $ NOW, regardless of the date they physically reopen
They need $ to fill the gap left by diminished state coffers
They need $ for challenges of education amid a pandemic: meeting health & safety standards & add& #39;l learning needs
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They need $ to fill the gap left by diminished state coffers
They need $ for challenges of education amid a pandemic: meeting health & safety standards & add& #39;l learning needs
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Have things changed, since I wrote my column?
The federal government continues to abdicate its responsibilities
As do some states
COVID has spread -- more locations in crisis
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The federal government continues to abdicate its responsibilities
As do some states
COVID has spread -- more locations in crisis
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A hopeful sign is that some states are rolling back reopening & mandating masks
A not hopeful sign is that we have yet not seen the widespread #schoolsbeforebars closures & masking & testing we would need to seriously stop spread across the country
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A not hopeful sign is that we have yet not seen the widespread #schoolsbeforebars closures & masking & testing we would need to seriously stop spread across the country
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We must implement/maintain the public health measures we know work:
closures (w/ fed $)
masks
testing
In the NE, this sustains our progress so we can reopen schools
In the rest of the country, this makes it possible to even discuss school reopening
#schoolsbeforebars
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closures (w/ fed $)
masks
testing
In the NE, this sustains our progress so we can reopen schools
In the rest of the country, this makes it possible to even discuss school reopening
#schoolsbeforebars
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