Harvard EdCast: Schools, reopening and the cycle of mistrust (interview with Emily Oster)
February 5, 2021 Harvard Graduate School of Education
This podcast episode references the research and tracking efforts of Professor Emily Oster.
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Teachers unions say they need more COVID tests before reopening classrooms. But experts are warning about the limitations, expense and tradeoffs in focusing on swabs (commentary by Emily Oster)
February 1, 2021 The 74 Million
This article includes commentary from, and highlights the research and tracking efforts of, Professor Emily Oster.
My Family Has School Choice. So Should Yours. (Emily Oster cited)
February 1, 2021 Reason
This article cites Emily Oster and her COVID-19 dashboard, which has ultimately shown a low virus spread in K-12 schools.
Prerna Singh on India’s COVID-19 Welfare Response (interview with Prerna Singh)
February 1, 2021 Asia Experts Forum
In this interview, Prerna Singh discusses India's COVID-19 lockdown and the path the government took when addressing the pandemic.
The Economist Who Says Schools Are Safer Than You Think (interview with Emily Oster)
January 28, 2021 Reason
This feature on Emily Oster delves into her COVID-19 tracking efforts and the research behind opening K-12 schools during the pandemic.
The Health 202: CDC-backed research finds schools aren't big coronavirus spreaders (commentary by Emily Oster)
January 28, 2021 Washington Post
Emily Oster provides commentary on a recent study that shows the safety of reopening schools "in a very concrete way."
Covid-19: C.D.C. Says Its Safe to Reopen Schools, With Precautions (commentary by Emily Oster)
January 27, 2021 New York Times
Emily Oster in The New York Times, "Prioritizing schools is going to mean limiting some of those other activities, and deciding that we want to undertake some of those sacrifices to keep schools open, because we’ve decided as a society that schools are important relative to other things."
As teachers unions and bureaucrats battle, families choose alternative schools (commentary by Emily Oster)
January 26, 2021 Reason
This article draws on the research and tracking efforts of, and includes commentary from, Emily Oster.
'She is a star,' says Markey ahead of Raimondo's US Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday (commentary by Wendy Schiller)
January 26, 2021 WJAR
Wendy Schiller offered commentary on RI Governor Gina Raimondo's U.S. Senate confirmation hearing.
Maryland Gov. Hogan calls on schools to bring students back to classrooms by March under hybrid learning plan (Emily Oster mentioned)
January 25, 2021 Baltimore Sun
This article mentions Emily Oster's research on the transmission of COVID-19 and her current conclusion that opening schools would not accelerate the spread of the virus.
3 reasons Americans need more federal aid (commentary by John Friedman)
January 22, 2021 CNN Politics
John Friedman provides commentary in this article on offering financial aid to those hit hardest by the pandemic.
California Doctors Call for Schools Reopening in February (Emily Oster cited)
January 19, 2021 Latin Post
This article cites Emily Oster's K-12 data collection on COVID-19.
Everything We Know Now About Schools, Kids, and Covid-19 (Emily Oster cited)
January 15, 2021 WIRED
This article cites Emily Oster's national COVID-19 database.
The COVID vaccine rollout is leaving pregnant people hanging (commentary by Emily Oster)
January 14, 2021 InStyle
Emily Oster offered commentary on pregnant women and the COVID-19 vaccine.
'Red for Ed' group demands government-run schools in South Carolina go fully virtual (commentary by Emily Oster)
January 14, 2021 Fits News
This article includes commentary from Emily Oster on the COVID-19 transmission in schools.
COVID cases among teachers appear to be rising. What does that mean? (commentary by Emily Oster)
January 13, 2021 Chalkbeat
Emily Oster in Chalkbeat, "The fact that the staff rates are growing at a faster rate than the community rates is something we should be paying attention to."
Is it safe to send your kids to school? (Emily Oster cited)
January 12, 2021 Salon
This article draws on research and data by Emily Oster.
National COVID-19 School Response Dashboard (interview with Emily Oster)
January 8, 2021 WGN9
In this podcast interview, Emily Oster discusses the National COVID-19 School Response Dashboard that she helped develop.
We Get All Our Great Stuff from Europe — Including Witch Hunting. (interview with Emily Oster)
January 7, 2021 Freakonomics
Emily Oster appeared on this radio segment of "People I (Mostly) Admire" - a podcast from the Freakonomics Radio Network.
Social Class, Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Child Well-Being
January 5, 2021
Jayanti Owens recently wrote, "Social Class, Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Child Well-Being." In it, Owens explores the positive and negative effects and implications of ADHD diagnoses in children. Her research is based on disentangling the effects of a positive diagnosis from that of children’s underlying behaviors, social contexts, and medication treatment.