1/ Dear USA, we gave it our best shot to give you tools to reopen schools safely. The hard part is now on you.
--> report on 'what' to do in schools
--> report on 'when' to open schools
--> 3 op-eds on 'why' opening is critical + 'how'
--> guide for parents
[links in thread]
--> report on 'what' to do in schools
--> report on 'when' to open schools
--> 3 op-eds on 'why' opening is critical + 'how'
--> guide for parents
[links in thread]
2/ On...'what' to do
Schools for Health:
Risk Reduction Strategies for Reopening Schools
(a report from the Harvard Healthy Buildings program) https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/
Schools for Health:
Risk Reduction Strategies for Reopening Schools
(a report from the Harvard Healthy Buildings program) https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/
3/ On...'when' to reopen
Achieving Pandemic Resilient Teaching and Learning Spaces
(w/ @ashishkjha @HarvardGH @dsallentess @HarvardEthics @jenkinshelen) https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/path-to-zero-schools-achieving-pandemic-resilient-teaching-and-learning-spaces/
Achieving Pandemic Resilient Teaching and Learning Spaces
(w/ @ashishkjha @HarvardGH @dsallentess @HarvardEthics @jenkinshelen) https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/path-to-zero-schools-achieving-pandemic-resilient-teaching-and-learning-spaces/
4/ On...op-ed #1
Massive costs of school closures; why schools should be a priority; guidance on how to do it safely https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/yes-kids-should-be-going-back-school-fall/
Massive costs of school closures; why schools should be a priority; guidance on how to do it safely https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/yes-kids-should-be-going-back-school-fall/
5/ On...op-ed #2
What we know about kids and risk and schools and outbreaks; prioritizing schools over casinos; following the science
(w/ Ben Sommers, Sara Bleich, Jessica Cohen @HarvardChanSPH) https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/20/opinion/listen-science-reopen-schools/
What we know about kids and risk and schools and outbreaks; prioritizing schools over casinos; following the science
(w/ Ben Sommers, Sara Bleich, Jessica Cohen @HarvardChanSPH) https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/20/opinion/listen-science-reopen-schools/
6/ On...op-ed #3
Running short on time and $, here's what you can do to address airborne transmission in schools RIGHT NOW
(w/ @CorsIAQ)
#SchoolSMART https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/27/we-can-must-reopen-schools-heres-how/
Running short on time and $, here's what you can do to address airborne transmission in schools RIGHT NOW
(w/ @CorsIAQ)
#SchoolSMART https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/27/we-can-must-reopen-schools-heres-how/
7/ On...what parents (and teachers) should ask
20 questions to ask before sending your kids back to school
(w/ @CorsIAQ @etgall @KimberlyClev Emily Jones Jenna Lang + Harvard Healthy Buildings team) https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/faqs/
20 questions to ask before sending your kids back to school
(w/ @CorsIAQ @etgall @KimberlyClev Emily Jones Jenna Lang + Harvard Healthy Buildings team) https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/faqs/
8/
What will it say about us as a country - the wealthiest and most technologically advanced in history - that, given 6 months lead time, if we could not and would not do what was necessary to get kids back in school?
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What will it say about us as a country - the wealthiest and most technologically advanced in history - that, given 6 months lead time, if we could not and would not do what was necessary to get kids back in school?
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