![]() ![]() Over several weeks, school opening triggered a large jump in COVID cases and deaths, researchers said. The results, researchers said, were striking. Researchers effectively compared districts to each other based on when they reopened, controlling for other factors, including politics and existing COVID spread. The paper, which has not been formally peer reviewed, examines school reopening in Texas starting in fall 2020. Regardless, experts emphasized that the results have less relevance moving forward because vaccines are now prevalent and thus COVID risks are lower. ![]() ![]() The finding offers a significant - although contested - data point for understanding whether states and districts appropriately weighed risks related to COVID and schools, a debate that consumed the country for months. ![]()
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