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"Biden administration says $122 billion of COVID relief will go to schools: "This spring, we want our students back in school"" (Commentary by Emily Oster)

Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster, "There is a lot of really reassuring information parents can look to when thinking about returning their kids to school. We have increasing, large amounts of data showing that schools have reopened safely, we have detailed contact tracing data showing that we are not seeing spread in schools when they are opened."

March 17, 2021 CBS News

Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster, "There is a lot of really reassuring information parents can look to when thinking about returning their kids to school. We have increasing, large amounts of data showing that schools have reopened safely, we have detailed contact tracing data showing that we are not seeing spread in schools when they are opened."

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