Featured sources, September 12
Featured sources for the week of September 12 include polling on school reopening, nursing homes, and case acceleration.
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Fall 2021 school reopening: Stats so far
The COVID-19 Data Dispatch has, clearly, been pretty focused on school reopening in recent weeks. But our “Opening” project is primarily retrospective, looking back at schools that were successful last school year. This fall, the Delta variant and additional political pressures have made reopening success even harder to achieve.
Read MoreOpening profile: Going above and beyond in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
P.S. 705 went above and beyond New York City school reopening guidance, with a particular reliance on the city’s surveillance testing program. This elementary school had a 55% enrollment by the end of the 2020-2021 school year, above the city’s average of about 40%, and made it through the year with just 11 total cases — and zero closures.
Read MoreOpening profile: Close-knit community in Port Orford and Langlois, Oregon
A school-library partnership exemplifies the close-knit community of the two small, coastal towns making up the Port Orford-Langlois School District. This district built up community trust and used a cautious, step-by-step reopening strategy to make it through the 2020-2021 school year with zero cases identified in school buildings.
Read MoreFeatured sources, August 29
Featured sources for the week of August 29 include a few favorites from the archives: K-12 statistics, vaccine consent laws, COVID-19 in ICE detention centers, and rural hospital closures.
Read MoreLearn more about the Opening series via a live Q&A with Betsy
Opening” series at a virtual conversation this coming Wednesday, September 1 with David Levine, co-chair of Science Writers in New York (SWINY).
Read MoreOpening profile: Personal responsibility in Andrews, Texas
Andrews Independent School District, in West Texas, prioritized personal responsibility, giving families information to make individual choices about their children’s safety. Partnerships with the local health department, outdoor classes, increased ventilation, and an intensive cleaning regimen also helped keep cases down — even though the district did not follow all CDC protocols, such as required quarantines and masks for the youngest students.
Read MoreFeatured sources, August 22
Featured sources for the week of August 22 include school reopenings, CARES Act funding, and covering long COVID.
Read MoreOpening profile: Community over wifi in Garrett County, Maryland
Unlike other districts in Maryland, Garrett County Public Schools was able to bring the majority of its students back to classrooms during the spring 2021 semester. The district built trust with its community by utilizing local partnerships, providing families with crucial supplies, setting up task forces to plan reopening, and communicating extensively with parents.
Read MoreFeatured sources, August 15
Featured sources for August 15 include variant data updates, breakthrough cases, and federal education funding.
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