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"There's one lesson for schools in the pandemic -- there are no easy answers" (Commentary by Emily Oster)

"School reopening is really important for our society. It's not that I think that we should reopen at all costs, but I think that trying to do this safely in places where we can do it safely seems just really important for kids, for getting people back to work for the mental health of parents, for learning," says Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.

September 2, 2020 CNN

"School reopening is really important for our society. It's not that I think that we should reopen at all costs, but I think that trying to do this safely in places where we can do it safely seems just really important for kids, for getting people back to work for the mental health of parents, for learning," says Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster.

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