[CliffFletcher]

Different countries, states/provinces, and school districts took different approaches to closing schools and going remote. The number of in-class days lost varied dramatically depending on where a child was. For instance, the issue was much more politicized in the U.S. than in Europe.

Now we have more data from around the world on the impacts, both on child welfare and community spread. We’re better equipped to judge the tradeoffs in future contagion outbreaks. I expect that knowing what we know now, going forward schools will be the last institutions closed.