Many schools may be at too high of a level of Covid-19 infection to reopen fully at this time, according to the CDC guidelines, while others can reopen once they have mitigation measures in place. Different schools have different combinations of instructional methods. Some are fully open for ...
States that have COVID-19 infection rates under control might be able to reopen schools, but other places in the midst of a coronavirus infection surge should think twice, said Dr. Matthew Heinz, a hospital physician and internist in Tucson, Ariz....
As in other parts of China, universities and colleges in Guangzhou closed their campuses during the COVID pandemic to help curb the spread of the virus. They only allowed faculty members and students to enter. "It was a special response to help manage the pandemic," Jiang said, adding that...
Rising cases among adults and children in Texas childcare facilities, which have seen 894 COVID-19 cases among staff members and 441 among children in 883 child care facilities across the state, have the potential to be misinterpreted, Dr. Raszka said. He has not studied the details of the ...
The universities have become popular destinations for summer campus tours for primary and secondary school students. Zhu Qiuli, an adviser to the Urban Research Association of South China, said universities should not be closed ivory towers as isolated universities lose their inherent meaning. "Opennes...
Many teachers, especially older ones at more risk for severe complications from COVID-19, have expressed trepidation about a return to school. Three major teachers' associations within Virginia's Fairfax County Public Schools issued ajoint statementlast week asking for employees and families to push...
“This suggests that the reopening of schools may not pose a very high level of risk for schoolchildren themselves.” Yet there is competing evidence, including one widespread COVID-19 outbreak among younger children at a summer camp in Georgia, they ac...
As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. But back-to-school is hitting just as COVID-19 cases are increasing, raising the question: When is a child too sick for school? Ad School absences surgedduring the pandemic and have yet to recover. Nearly...
Rossann Williams, president of Starbucks’ U.S. business and Canada, said in a statement, “As we all know, the situation with COVID-19 is extremely dynamic and we will continue to review the facts and science to make the proactive decisions necessary to protect our partners, customers and...
Educators have not embraced technology as a powerful learning tool for a number of reasons, fear, access, school policies, and more. But one of the biggest factors that drives those impediments has been lack of experience with the tools. One thing this Covid-19 experience...