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How Other Countries Reopened Schools During The Pandemic – And What The Us Can Learn From Them, Robert W. Spires
How Other Countries Reopened Schools During The Pandemic – And What The Us Can Learn From Them, Robert W. Spires
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As American school officials debate when it will be safe for schoolchildren to return to classrooms, looking abroad may offer insights. Nearly every country in the world shuttered their schools early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have since sent students back to class, with varying degrees of success.
I am a scholar of comparative international education. For this article, I examined what happened in four countries where K-12 schools either stayed open throughout the pandemic or have resumed in-person instruction, using press reports, national COVID-19 data and academic studies.