New aid from Congress should fund education savings accounts for vulnerable and low-income children.
COVID-19
We should learn from excessive economic restrictions and school closures in order to ensure that we protect both lives and livelihoods in future pandemics. Most importantly, we must overhaul the ways in which we make decisions and acquire data about critical public health threats.
All COVID-19
Federal funding meant to help reopen schools is being misused.
As of mid-October, 50 of the nation’s 120 largest school districts remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Younger Americans appear to have a significantly lower chance of dying from COVID-19 than they do of more common infectious diseases.
Katrina Bilella lost a job and a home, thanks to coronavirus lockdowns and eviction bans.
Twice weekly, Avik Roy and Scott Immergut discuss the latest coronavirus news—in 19 minutes or less.
What to do to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools.
A plan to reopen the economy — even in the absence of an effective treatment or vaccine.