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Critical in all this. but we don't 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 york's mayor elect on the celebration that's still going to happen and what it will take to keep th...

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 we're 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 drill down on more of this with someone who is on the forefront of research into kids, covid, and sch...

For schools if their district for children if their school districts are masking. >> it sounds like what you're saying is testing is going to be critical in all this, but we don't 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 benjamin, we know your research has been critical in all of this. thanks very much for your time. ...

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 you think that will protect students from becoming infected with covid or is keeping the schools open ...

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