Listen and subscribe to The DailyApple Podcasts | Spotify | StitcherIn recent weeks, parents, administrators and students in New York City engaged in an unusual morning ritual. A single number — the percentage of positive coronavirus tests across the city over a seven-day period — would dictate whether public schools would close their doors. There are questions, however, around whether closing was necessary — some public health maintain that the city’s schools are safe. When is the right time for schools to reopen and what is the right threshold for closing? We explore what lessons New York City’s struggles hold for the rest of the nation.

Source: New York Times November 23, 2020 10:52 UTC