Colleges may need to test every 2 days to contain coronavirus outbreaks, study finds

Aug 5, 2020

Dive Brief: Colleges may need need to test students for the coronavirus every two days, while also having them adhere to social distancing, in order to control campus outbreaks, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Researchers modeled a scenario in which 10 of 5,000 students had the […]

Analysis finds 6,300 coronavirus cases tied to US colleges

Jul 30, 2020

Dive Brief:  More than 6,300 coronavirus cases are tied to U.S. colleges and universities, according to a recent New York Times analysis.  The Times surveyed every public, four-year college, as well as elite private research universities and schools that compete in...

Flexibility needed to maintain teacher training during coronavirus

Jul 28, 2020

Dive Brief: With the uncertainty of in-person instruction as a result of COVID-19 combined with pre-existing staffing shortages and budget cuts, districts will likely have to adjust teacher training, hiring and evaluation practices. A research brief recently released...