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Critical in all this. but we dont have the testing infrastructure in place at this point. >> testing as far as screening testing is concerned can be a little bit difficult to manage. test to stay, jim, however, can be a very effective way to manage the pandemic and schools. and the cdc and we and others have shown that in recent research. >> all right. dr. danny benjamin, we know your research has been critical in all this. thanks very much for your time. we appreciate it. coming up next, new ...

Impact last year had on our students and our educators and our families and parents. we can do better. we have the resources. we have the science. we need to make sure were doing everything in our power to keep orclassrooms open for our students where they learn best and where they get the support from adults, not only academic support, but also the emotional support we know our students need after experiencing the trauma of the pandemic. >> secretary cardona, thank you for your time. want to dr...

For schools if their district for children if their school districts are masking. >> it sounds like what youre saying is testing is going to be critical in all this, but we dont have the testing infrastructure in place at this point. >> testing as far as screening testing is concerned can be a little difficult to manage. tests to stay, however, can be a very effective way to manage the pandemic in schools. and the cdc and we and others have shown that in recent research. >> all right, dr. danny ...

Versus in the upper income areas, it was just 18%. lower income and minority groups were hit the hardest, at least when it comes to children learning. >> harry enten, i appreciate it. fascinating to look at the numbers. perspective from dr. danny benjamin, distinguished chair of the abc science collaborative. appreciate you joining us. some schools in multiple states around the country are shifting to online learning or pausing the return to in-person learning to a few days to a few weeks. do yo...

Mandatory masking lowered transmission rates to nearly one-fourth those of schools where masks were optional, data from over 1 million children show.

The study included 61 school districts, more than 3,000 schools, and more than 1.1 million students and adults from across nine states, according to Duke University, which released the findings and is a member of the collaborative.

While issues around masking remain polarized, there are growing calls for a post-omicron off-ramp for kids and masks.

Pre-schools and elementary schools across the United States and the world have reopened, yet the risk of the COVID-19 pandemic is still very much real. More than half of educational institutions require children to wear masks the entire day, either indoors or outdoors.

Across the country, about two-thirds of large school districts currently require students to wear masks. Most commonly, those masks are cloth. And cloth masks, experts say, are insufficient to contain the spread of the omicron variant.

Kerry Dingle is a mother of two. She thinks masks should be optional for kids in schools and child care. And that makes her feel pretty lonely in Silver