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Sep 30, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Time to Preserve Our School Reopenings As a New Wave Moves In
Our team has been doing these models since March, and we've had many concerning weeks, but we would put this week's forecasts among the most…
Sep 25, 2020
Paid Leave: Will COVID-19 be a Catalyst for This Essential Policy?
magine that you are a working parent with COVID-19 symptoms and no access to paid sick leave—how do you balance the choice between income and…
Sep 23, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: In the Eye of the Hurricane
With the window open for safely getting kids back into the classroom (which we blogged about last week), our teams at PolicyLab have been busy…
Sep 16, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: The Window is Opening For More Safely Resuming In-school Instruction
Helping to get kids safely back in school has been our goal since the outset of this project. So when our team made a difficult decision early in…
Sep 10, 2020
Hunger Goes Virtual: The Importance of School Meals as Classrooms Stay Closed
The sound of feet running, doors slamming, and cries for entertaining activities are the new form of background noise for many working caregivers…
Sep 09, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Finding Our Bearings After Labor Day
Just like that, summer has come to an end, and we are bracing for whatever may come next in this pandemic. This week’s projections show that…
Sep 03, 2020
Broadband Internet Access, Education & Child Health: From Differences to Disparities, Part 1
The COVID-19 pandemic has deeply exacerbated inequalities across the county. Access to high-quality education, health care, and stable employment are…
Sep 02, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: The Labor Day Effects Have Begun, Colleges are Leading the Way
It was already becoming apparent last week that Labor Day would have its own unique effects on COVID-19 transmission that were different than the…
Aug 31, 2020
The Tangled Issue of Masking Enforcement: What are States and Cities Trying?
There is now strong evidence that wearing masks reduces COVID-19 transmission. While many factors can affect the spread of the virus,…
Aug 27, 2020
School-based Health in the Time of COVID-19: What Will it Look Like?
Due to COVID-19, there are many children and adolescents here in Missouri and across the country who will not be attending school in-person to begin…
Aug 26, 2020
COVID-19 Outlook: Buckle Up, The Ride is About to Get a Bit Bumpy
There are many reasons to be cautious about over-interpreting the modeling data we are seeing this week, and in the next couple of weeks to…
Aug 24, 2020
What We Can Learn from PriCARE as Kids Go Back to School
Parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic has been and continues to be a difficult journey for many. Families are spending a lot more time together at…
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