COVID-19 Roundup from Pioneer: Hubwonk: Elections & COVID-19; Update: Mapping COVID Testing; School Reopening; Protecting Civil Liberties, & more!
Pioneer staff share their top picks for COVID-19 stories highlighting useful resources, best practices, and questions we should be asking our public and private sector leaders. We hope you are staying safe, and we welcome your thoughts; you can always reach out to us via email: pioneer@pioneerinstitute.org.
Our Top Picks for COVID-19 Pandemic News:
Rebekah Paxton, Research Analyst: Pioneer is pleased to share a new update to our “Mapping COVID-19” tool. We continue to utilize the Massachusetts Department of Public Health data to map cases of COVID-19 by cities and towns. Now, in addition to maps and tables regarding the number of cases and case rates across the state, “Mapping COVID-19” also includes information regarding the Commonwealth’s testing efforts. A new tab titled “Testing” presents a dashboard of multiple charts, including data on positive test rates by municipality, number of persons tested by municipality, and test rate per 100K population by municipality. Find out which cities have the highest COVID-19-positive test rates.
- Also, check out our new COVID Tracker for Long-Term Care Facilities in Massachusetts.
Joe Selvaggi, Host, “Hubwonk“: This week, Pioneer’s Mary Connaughton and I talk with MIT Professor Charles Stewart on how states in general, and Massachusetts in particular, are adapting their voting process to keep elections safe, transparent, and fair during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen now!
- Don’t miss last week’s discussion of the World Health Organization’s lack of transparency on COVID, with Lanhee Chen.
How big of a hole is Massachusetts’ unemployment trust fund in? Greg Sullivan, Research Director, talked to the Boston Business Journal.
Questions for Our Public & Private Sector Leaders:
Jamie Gass, Pioneer’s Education Policy Director: On the latest episode of “The Learning Curve” podcast, co-hosts Cara Candal and Gerard Robinson talked with Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeff Riley about the state’s response to COVID-19, remote Learning, voc-techs, and reforming Boston’s schools. Read more about school reopening plans.
- Commonwealth Magazine op-ed: Mass. schools must recommit to knowledge-based curriculum
- WGBH News op-ed: Easthampton High Scores A National Educational Victory During The COVID-19 Pandemic
- Report: Experts Find K-12 Online Education Can Be Appropriate for Most Special Needs Students
Jim Stergios, Executive Director: Be sure to check out Pioneer’s new “Respect My Rights” hotline, created to provide a platform for citizens to submit complaints and descriptions of civil liberties violations they have experienced.
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Editorial Staff2020-04-09 11:45:312020-05-25 11:45:32COVID-19 Roundup from Pioneer: Tracking drug discovery efforts; Secrets to Germany’s success; Unemployment tsunami; Voc-techs answering the call; COVID prevalence by town & more!
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Greg Sullivan2020-04-08 09:30:222020-05-25 11:46:00COVID-19 unemployment surge is on pace to wipe out the MA Unemployment Reserve Fund within three months
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Editorial Staff2020-04-08 06:00:412020-07-17 13:43:20Report: MA Likely to See Sharp Spike in Unemployment Rate
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Editorial Staff2020-04-07 08:00:272020-05-25 11:46:51COVID-19 Roundup from Pioneer: Antibodies & serology tests to the rescue; Why such wide-ranging forecasts?; the Droplets v. Aerosol debate; Crowdsourcing symptoms & more!
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Editorial Staff2020-04-03 10:45:192023-08-26 12:34:30Stanford Pulitzer Winner David Kennedy on Lessons for COVID-19 from the 1918 Flu Epidemic & Great Depression
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Editorial Staff2020-04-03 09:21:452020-05-25 11:47:42COVID-19 Roundup from Pioneer: Will we see a spike in crime?; Ranking states on social distancing; Ramping up remote learning; Secrecy about case numbers & more!
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Editorial Staff2020-04-02 06:00:242020-12-11 13:28:28New Report: Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) Methodology Discriminates Against Older Americans, Threatens to Deny Seniors Access to Life-Saving Care
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Editorial Staff2020-04-01 16:53:552020-09-02 16:26:47Learning in the Time of COVID-19
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Editorial Staff2020-04-01 12:14:122021-11-23 11:02:20Pioneer Launches Report Series Highlighting Massachusetts Job Growth and Business Trends Since 1998
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Editorial Staff2020-03-31 14:18:202020-05-25 11:49:12COVID-19 Roundup from Pioneer: When will COVID-19 peak in MA?; Life in the aftermath; Tracking potential treatments; Getting America working again; Taking virtual learning to new heights & more!
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Jim Stergios2020-03-31 10:21:222020-05-25 11:49:41Students still need to learn during the coronavirus pandemic
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Editorial Staff2020-03-30 14:44:482020-05-25 11:50:06COVID-19 Roundup from Pioneer: When should America re-open?, $2T federal relief impact, Tax deadline pushed, COVID-19 video contest & more!
