But I do want to very clearly say that this, regarding "going back to school" is not a factual statement on its own:
"overwhelming evidence that it is safe to do so"
There are many, many conditions that need to be included in "safe" to do so.
They are not in the statement.
That is quite explicitly the Executive Office making that statement--that is, Secretary Peyser's office--so we'll leave DESE out of this one. We can tie this one to the larger lack of following evidence of the Baker administration. #MAEdu
(...and an ongoing h/t to those who are working these out locally. I know and appreciate that many of you have. I also know and appreciate that you know it isn't possible everywhere.)
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The federal government just before the end of the year passed another big COVID-19 aid package, including a bunch of aid for schools.
Massachusetts is getting $800M, of which $733M is going right to districts.
It’s a federal grant through DESE, so that money goes straight to districts.
Enrollment not held harmless: "Overall foundation enrollment decreased from 938,085 in FY2021 to 907,506 in FY2022, a decrease of 30,579. Foundation budgets declined for 153 operating districts, including 29 districts with declines of more than 5 percent."
...really running with that “new CDC study” line, eh?
Nor is it new information.
It’s just gobsmacking to read everything one can find, and then see a few of those put together get blaring headlines.
And I should say, btw, that in my experience, reporters are careful readers and work hard to make research clearer. That's part of why I'm finding this so disheartening.
finally broke down and bought myself yogurt raisins, though still sad that CVS appears to no longer have yogurt cranberries. I'm blaming the pandemic for that.