Post by the Scribe on Aug 31, 2020 2:07:13 GMT
get back to school
Trump has pushed hard to reopen schools and even proposed withholding additional coronavirus relief funds from states that don't open schools in person. The American Federation of Teachers says school reopening can’t take place safely unless virus positivity rates are below 5%, which is the case in about half of states. Some schools that have opened in states such as Georgia and Indiana, where community transmission rates are relatively high, have had to promptly shut down again after a number of students and staff members tested positive.
www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/23/894926364/trump-announces-new-guidelines-for-reopening-schools
www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/08/06/897295450/how-safe-is-your-schools-reopening-plan-here-s-what-to-look-for
www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/states-ranked-by-covid-19-test-positivity-rates-july-14.html
www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/georgia-school-coronavirus.html
www.npr.org/2020/08/03/898496925/teachers-parents-to-protest-school-reopenings-without-adequate-funding
Anya Kamenetz
NPR Education Correspondent
Trump has pushed hard to reopen schools and even proposed withholding additional coronavirus relief funds from states that don't open schools in person. The American Federation of Teachers says school reopening can’t take place safely unless virus positivity rates are below 5%, which is the case in about half of states. Some schools that have opened in states such as Georgia and Indiana, where community transmission rates are relatively high, have had to promptly shut down again after a number of students and staff members tested positive.
www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/23/894926364/trump-announces-new-guidelines-for-reopening-schools
www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/08/06/897295450/how-safe-is-your-schools-reopening-plan-here-s-what-to-look-for
www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/states-ranked-by-covid-19-test-positivity-rates-july-14.html
www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/georgia-school-coronavirus.html
www.npr.org/2020/08/03/898496925/teachers-parents-to-protest-school-reopenings-without-adequate-funding
Anya Kamenetz
NPR Education Correspondent