Schools Reopening Articles
Why British Kids Went Back to School, and American Kids Did Not, The Atlantic Dec 19, 2020
Parents are decidedly mixed over whether OUSD schools should reopen Oaklandside, Dec 17, 2020
Kids catch and spread coronavirus half as much as adults, Iceland study confirms, Dec 10, 2020
Positive Test Rate of 11 Percent? France’s Schools Remain Open, NY Times, Nov 30, 2020
Why School Districts Are Bringing Back Younger Children First, NY Times, Nov 30, 2020
Pandemic Takes Toll on Children’s Mental Health, NPR, Nov 28, 2020
Remote School is Leaving Children Sad and Angry, Washington Post, Nov 26, 2020
The Third Wave is Here, But We Still Need to Reopen Our Schools, SF Chronicle, Nov 22, 2020
Schools are Not Spreading Covid-19. This New Data Makes the Case. Washington Post, Nov20, 2020
We’ve Figured Out it’s Safe to Have Schools Open. Keep Them That Way. Washington Post, Nov 19, 2020
Why Are We Closing Schools? The Atlantic, Nov 19, 2020
Blue States and Red States are Both Doing School Reopening Wrong, Vox Nov 15, 2020
Lessons From Europe, Where Cases Are Rising But Schools Are Open, NPR Nov 13, 2020
Why is Europe keeping schools open, despite new lockdowns, NY Times Oct 29, 2020
Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say. NY Times Oct 22,2020
Are The Risks of Reopening Schools Exaggerated? NPR, Oct 21, 2020
A Return to the ‘New’ Normal in Norway, Norway, One Year, May 27, 2020
Reasons to Reopen
How the Pandemic Has Been Devastating for Children From Low-Income Families, NY Times Dec 29, 2020
With Remote Learning, a 12-Year-Old Knows Her English Is Slipping Away, NY Times Dec 29, 2020
Public Schools Face Funding 'Death Spiral' as Enrollment Numbers Drop, NY Times Dec 22, 2020
Schools Confront 'Off the Rails' Numbers of Failing Grades, AP Dec 6, 2020
Oakland is Rolling Out Free Wi-Fi to Bridge the Digital Divide
Working Moms are Not Okay, Washington Post, Oct 30, 2020
Young Adults’ Pandemic Mental Health Risks, NY Times, Aug 24, 2020
District Plans for Reopening
OUSD (pending negotiation with OEA)
Piedmont Unified School District, working document
Marin County Reopening Guidance (schools reopened in Sept)
Berkeley Unified Reopening Dashboard
Albany Unified Reopening Plan (K-5 slated for Jan)
San Leandro Unified (slated for Jan)