Covid Latest about Covid How Emily Oster’s COVID-19 School Data Hub Can Help K-12 By Erik Ofgang last updated 29 September 2021 The COVID-19 School Data Hub has been launched by a team headed by Brown University economics professor Emily Oster to help answer questions about the pandemic’s impact on learning loss Saliva COVID Tests: What Educators Need to Know By Erik Ofgang last updated 27 September 2021 Saliva COVID tests are inexpensive, fast, and less cumbersome than nasal swabs, say spit test enthusiasts. How Dangerous is Delta for K-12 Students? By Erik Ofgang published 30 August 2021 More than 180,000 children have caught COVID over the past month, but the risk of severe disease appears to still be rare. COVID Quarantines: 4 Strategies to Keep Kids in Class as Delta Surges By Erik Ofgang published 18 August 2021 Increased testing, vaccines, and loosened quarantine restrictions among strategies districts are employing to keep students in-person at school. What the Return of Flu and Other Viruses Might Mean for Schools By Erik Ofgang published 2 August 2021 The Delta variant of the coronavirus is not the only respiratory pathogen that might spread through schools this year. CDC Reverses Course: Masks Now Required for Vaccinated Educators and Students in Schools By Erik Ofgang last updated 28 July 2021 Delta variant is more contagious and those vaccinated appear able to spread it in rare breakthrough cases, says the CDC. Masking is seen as a necessary strategy to keep open schools. Pediatrician Group Calls for Universal School Masking: What You Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 26 July 2021 The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released new COVID-19 guidance that breaks with the CDC by urging universal masking regardless of vaccination status. The Delta Variant: Should Educators & Parents Be Worried? By Erik Ofgang published 19 July 2021 The highly contagious coronavirus strain is fueling case upticks across the globe. What does that mean for this coming school year? CDC Schools Guidance Update: 4 Takeaways By Erik Ofgang last updated 14 July 2021 Masks for the unvaccinated remain, as does 3-foot distancing, but surface spread has been deemphasized Masks Soon Won’t Be Needed in Schools By Erik Ofgang published 25 May 2021 Educators likely can leave their masks home in a matter of weeks, says Dr. Joseph G. Allen, of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University 1 2 3 Archives Tech & Learning NewsletterTools and ideas to transform education. Sign up below.* To subscribe, you must consent to Future’s privacy policy. MORE FROM TECH & LEARNING...1Using AI for Icebreakers In The Classroom2Blockly Games: How to Use It to Teach Coding3Mindful Social Media Use Can Reduce Negative Impact, Says Research 4Teaching Quantum Mechanics In K-125ClassPad.net: How to Use It to Teach Math
How Emily Oster’s COVID-19 School Data Hub Can Help K-12 By Erik Ofgang last updated 29 September 2021 The COVID-19 School Data Hub has been launched by a team headed by Brown University economics professor Emily Oster to help answer questions about the pandemic’s impact on learning loss
Saliva COVID Tests: What Educators Need to Know By Erik Ofgang last updated 27 September 2021 Saliva COVID tests are inexpensive, fast, and less cumbersome than nasal swabs, say spit test enthusiasts.
How Dangerous is Delta for K-12 Students? By Erik Ofgang published 30 August 2021 More than 180,000 children have caught COVID over the past month, but the risk of severe disease appears to still be rare.
COVID Quarantines: 4 Strategies to Keep Kids in Class as Delta Surges By Erik Ofgang published 18 August 2021 Increased testing, vaccines, and loosened quarantine restrictions among strategies districts are employing to keep students in-person at school.
What the Return of Flu and Other Viruses Might Mean for Schools By Erik Ofgang published 2 August 2021 The Delta variant of the coronavirus is not the only respiratory pathogen that might spread through schools this year.
CDC Reverses Course: Masks Now Required for Vaccinated Educators and Students in Schools By Erik Ofgang last updated 28 July 2021 Delta variant is more contagious and those vaccinated appear able to spread it in rare breakthrough cases, says the CDC. Masking is seen as a necessary strategy to keep open schools.
Pediatrician Group Calls for Universal School Masking: What You Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 26 July 2021 The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released new COVID-19 guidance that breaks with the CDC by urging universal masking regardless of vaccination status.
The Delta Variant: Should Educators & Parents Be Worried? By Erik Ofgang published 19 July 2021 The highly contagious coronavirus strain is fueling case upticks across the globe. What does that mean for this coming school year?
CDC Schools Guidance Update: 4 Takeaways By Erik Ofgang last updated 14 July 2021 Masks for the unvaccinated remain, as does 3-foot distancing, but surface spread has been deemphasized
Masks Soon Won’t Be Needed in Schools By Erik Ofgang published 25 May 2021 Educators likely can leave their masks home in a matter of weeks, says Dr. Joseph G. Allen, of the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University
