Imagine American children returning to school this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how the school week could look vastly different.
The school week looks vastly different, with most students attending school two or three days a week and doing the rest of their learning at home. At school, desks are spaced apart to discourage touching. Some classrooms extend into unused gymnasiums, libraries or art rooms – left vacant while schools put on hold activities that cram lots of children together.
Beyond blanket health recommendations, schools will have to figure out the rest by themselves – with little new money to pay for the changes they need to make. 'Economics will drive choices' made by school districtsReopening schools is critical to fully bring back the economy. More parents can work when their children are in school. Just as important: Many kids aren't learning much at home. Those learning the least are students who lack devices and internet access – many of whom were already academically behind before schools closed.
"There is going to be attrition of teachers," said Weisberg."And whatever challenges exist are going to be way worse if you’re not fully staffed.""Economics will drive the choices districts make," said Marguerite Roza, a professor and director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University. Estonia plans to start bringing back children with disabilities in mid-May, according to Jake Bryant, a former teacher and associate partner at the global consultancy firm McKinsey & Company, which released a new report Wednesday with ideas for schools to consider as they plan to reopen.
Deborah Malac, a U.S. ambassador to Liberia at the time, said cities and counties will probably have to adopt a patchwork of solutions, based on their rates of local infections. She said the lack of data about infections and other aspects of COVID-19 is still the greatest challenge facing U.S. health officials.
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