One of the most powerful tools in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has been information. Information analytics has actually notified what we can do, when we can do it, and has actually kept us safe. As more schools reopen their doors, information is also playing a vital function in ensuring they do so securely.

To gain buy-in from these stakeholders and assist inform strategies as schools resume, schools districts should also consider four under-the-radar-data points. Lets take an appearance.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) provided key indications for dynamic school choice making, which consist of steps of underlying neighborhood transmission as well as a measure of adherence to crucial mitigation techniques. While these indicators offer a solid structure for establishing and keeping in-person plans, they arent always inclusive of the information that moms and dads, teachers, and staff need to feel comfy about going back to the class.

Access to high-speed web

The subsequent and pandemic stay-at-home orders exposed a glaring inequity in access to high-speed web in the home. An April 2020 survey, led by the U.S. Census Bureau, found that 3.7 million households with children had web readily available “in some cases, hardly ever, or never ever.” This variation is felt most acutely in rural America where only 65 percent of Americans have access to fixed web.

Alex DerHovhannessian, Vice President of Services, QlarionAlex DerHovhannessian is the Vice President of Services at Qlarion, a information and analytics firm specializing in federal government development.

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