"The Pendulum Was Swinging Toward Reopening Schools. Then Came the Surge." (Commentary by Emily Oster)
“In my opinion, we’ve ranked schools far too low in terms of their intrinsic value and far too high in terms of their COVID risk. This is particularly harmful for younger kids, and for poorer, at-risk Black and brown kids across all age groups," Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.
November 13, 2020 Pew Trusts
“In my opinion, we’ve ranked schools far too low in terms of their intrinsic value and far too high in terms of their COVID risk. This is particularly harmful for younger kids, and for poorer, at-risk Black and brown kids across all age groups," Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.