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Penn Wharton Budget Model analyzes cost of area school closures
Since the start of the 2020-21 school year, school districts have operated with various combinations of distance learning and in-person schooling in order to balance the risk of the COVID-19 pandemic against the costs of school closures to families and students.
In response to the recent increasing infection rates across the country, policymakers have been adjusting their school reopening plans.
The Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) recently released a localized analysis of the cost of school closures in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties.
Maddison Erbabian, one of the study’s authors and PWBM research associate, explains how the model accounted for costs.