Featured sources, September 26
Featured sources for the week of September 26 include variant classifications, K-12 school data, and the 1918 flu.
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Opening: Five school districts that kept their communities safe
The divided communities made the news — but not all U.S. schools were fighting grounds. In fact, many districts managed to bring the majority of their students back into classrooms without breeding a dreaded COVID-19 outbreak. Here, at the COVID-19 Data Dispatch, we’re sharing stories from five such districts. The series will be published in installments: one profile a week for the next five weeks, followed by a conclusion with overall insights and lessons for fall 2021.
Read MoreK-12 school updates, March 21
K-12 school data updates for the week of March 21 include new funding for testing, a new database on school closures, new CDC guidance, and controversy.
Read MoreSchool data with denominators
Emily Oster, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Brown University, collaborated with software company Qualtrics and several national education associations to build a COVID-19 school dashboard which focuses on case rates, not counts. I spoke to Oster this past Tuesday, only four days after the dashboard’s public release. She explained more detail about the project’s methodology and her future plans for tracking COVID-19 in schools.
Read MoreCOVID-19 K-12 data continue to be patchwork
Since I reviewed COVID-19 data in public school systems last week, a few things have changed. A couple of updates to state sources and independent dashboards.
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