With the start of the 2020-2021 school year just weeks away, politicians, parents, health officials, school officials, teachers’ unions and other groups are debating whether it’s safe for students to return to physical classrooms. Heidi Schweingruber, PhD, a developmental psychologist and director of the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, discusses a report on how school districts can balance the risks and rewards of reopening – and why schools should prioritize reopening for younger students. Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25858/reopening-k-12-schools-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-prioritizing"> Reopening K-12 Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prioritizing Health, Equity, and Communities</a></li> <li><a href="https://cadrek12.org/users/heidi-schweingruber">Heidi Schweingruber, PhD, Bio</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://convention.apa.org">Join us online August 6-8 for APA 2020 Virtual</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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