School data update, Sept. 20
New school data for mid-September include reopening indicators from the CDC, New York City, and Los Angeles.
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New York’s school COVID-19 dashboard looks incredible… but where is it?
New York state is launching a dashboard that will provide data on COVID-19 in public schools. This dataset promises to be much more complete than any other state’s reporting on COVID-19 in schools. But I haven’t been able to closely examine these data yet, because the dashboard has yet to come online.
Read MoreSchool data update, Sept. 6
Since last week’s issue, four more forms of official state reporting on COVID-19 in schools have come to my attention. Plus, national sources on reopening plans and college cases.
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.
Read MoreData on schools reopening lag the actual reopening of schools
As conversations on school reopening heighten at both national and local levels, a data journalist like myself has to ask: what data do we have on the topic? Is it possible to track how school reopening is impacting COVID-19 outbreaks, or vice versa? The answer is, as with any national question about COVID-19, the data are spotty. It’s possible to track cases and deaths at the county level, but no source comprehensively tracks testing at a level more local than the state. It is impossible to compare percent positivity rates—that crucial metric many districts are using to determine whether they can safely reopen—both broadly and precisely across the country.
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