The Latest on when Schools Closed by Covid-19 Will Reopen – by Education Next
U.S. school closures because of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 began in New York private schools March 3, expanded to some Seattle-area public schools on March 6, and have rapidly swept the country. Education Next published its first article on the issue, “Closing Schools To Slow a Pandemic,” March 9. A March 25 article, “Covid-19 Closed Schools. When Should They Reopen?” included then-current information on the duration of announced school closures. The timetable for schools to re-open is updated in the infographic below.
Statewide School Closures
Source: Council of Chief State School Officers; Education Next research
Note: Chicago Public Schools are scheduled to reopen April 21.
All data as of March 31, 2020.
For more from Education Next on Coronavirus and Covid-19, please read:
• Covid-19 Boost to Online Learning May Backfire
• Searching for Precedent in Pandemics Past
• Secretary DeVos, It’s Time to Scratch the 2020 State Tests
• Coronavirus Closing Your Kid’s School? One Parent’s Plan for Daddy School
• The Dos and Don’ts of Distance Learning in a Pandemic
• Yes, It Really Is Harder to Get into Highly Selective Colleges Today
• School Accountability in the Time of Virus
• Sal Khan on Teaching 40 Million Kids at Home
Source: EducationNext
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