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Why are some colleges succeeding at re-opening and others aren't? What's causing high schools to shut down? This week we look into those questions and learn about super spreading along the way!

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Hosts: Michael Smedley and Kyle Shearer
Edited by Kitty Mader
Graphics by Annika Van Vlack

Sources:
"Why some colleges are winning against Covid-19, and others are losing" By Katherine Harmon Courage https://www.vox.com/21445908/covid-19-prevention-university-campus-dorms-testing

"How superspreading is fueling the pandemic — and how we can stop it" By Katherine Harmon Courage https://www.vox.com/21296067/coronavirus-covid-white-house-superspreaders-superspreading-contagious-bars-restaurants

"Schools Aren’t Super-Spreaders" by Emily Oster https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/schools-arent-superspreaders/616669/

"This Overlooked Variable is the Key to the Pandemic" by ZEYNEP TUFEKCI https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/

"DeVos pledges use of 'bully pulpit' to urge school reopening" by Mackenzie Mays https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/07/betsy-devos-school-reopenings-427463

"High school football is the new battleground of COVID-19 school reopenings" by Erin Richards
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/10/10/covid-cases-high-school-football/3629481001/

"Covid-19 School Response Dashboard" By qualtrics https://statsiq.co1.qualtrics.com/public-dashboard/v0/dashboard/5f62eaee4451ae001535c839#/dashboard/5f62eaee4451ae001535c839?pageId=Page_1ac6a6bc-92b6-423e-9f7a-259a18648318