What the Data Says About Pandemic School Closures, Four Years Later
The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid.
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School districts struggle to spend their Covid funds
The funding will go poof in September 2024.
The Economy Is (Almost) Back. It Is Looking Different Than It Used To.
The recovery is profoundly unequal across sectors, unbalanced in ways that have big implications for businesses and workers.
When You’re a Small Business, E-Commerce Is Tougher Than It Looks - The New York Times
Consumers’ pandemic reliance on online ordering benefited the giants. For many independent retailers, it helped keep the doors open.
COVID-19 Containment Measures, Health and the Economy | St. Louis Fed
While COVID-19 containment measures in 2020 varied by state, data suggest that states with more restrictive controls saw faster labor market recoveries.
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2020: The year in charts, from Covid-19 to the election - Vox
From voting to vaccines and from protests to pets, a look at 2020’s biggest trends.
Financial Hardship Report - US - Wave Fifteen
Westin Book Cadillac underwater on $77 million loan as value plunges in pandemic
In the latest sign of distress in the hotel market, the Westin Book Cadillac in downtown Detroit is now underwater on its commercial mortgage-backed securities debt totaling $77 million. Trepp LLC, which tracks CMBS debt, says that the 453-room hotel's appraised value plunged dramatically from $136…
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The American Economy Was Just Blasted Years Into the Future | Marker
The crisis is compressing and accelerating trends that would have taken decades to play out
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Coronavirus Overreach - Stossel in the Classroom
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COVID: Trade-offs in School Reopening — Penn Wharton Budget Model
We estimate that each month of school closures in response to the COVID pandemic cost current students between $12,000 and $15,000 in future earnings due to lower educational quality. We also estimate total value-of-life, medical, and productivity costs per infection at $38,315 for September 2020. U
Emagine halts remote learning at Royal Oak movie theater
Emagine Entertainment is halting the use of its Royal Oak theater as a remote learning facility after being informed by the city that it was out of compliance with building code, the company said Tuesday night."We respect the city's decision in informing Emagine Royal Oak that the use of the…
Which Jobs Have Been Hit Hardest During COVID-19? | St. Louis Fed
Between mid-March and the end of April, the number of unemployed rose quickly to 33 million in the U.S., while the unemployment rate jumped to almost 15%.
People saving time, money by not commuting during COVID-19 - Marketplace
Cutting out commutes have also reduced CO2 emissions.
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Teaching Financial Crises
ISBN: 978-1-56183-742-7 Teaching Financial Crises is an eight lesson resource that provides an organizing framework in which to contextualize all of the media attention that has been paid to the recent financial crisis, as well as put it in a historical context. The current events stories, opinion pieces, and other popular media pieces that are today in great supply have generally not connected to educational objectives, historical analysis, and economic processes and concepts that are used in the high school classroom. In Teaching Financial Crises, teachers will find a non-partisan and non...