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### [1/5 Update: New Year Begins](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/1/5-update-new-year-begins)

Since last week we saw a rise in school disruptions driven by Covid 19 cases, in particular among staff. In this report we introduce a new...

 Dennis Roche  Jan 5, 2022

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/12/31-update-approaching-the-new-year>

### [12/31 Update: : Approaching the New Year](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/12/31-update-approaching-the-new-year)

We are sending this update before the holiday weekend as announcements among districts are winding down for the week. Burbio's School Opening Tracker...

 Dennis Roche  Dec 31, 2021

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/12/23-latest-updates>

### [12/23: Latest Updates](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/12/23-latest-updates)

We continue to see an increase in school closures due to Covid 19, in particular in pockets of the Northeast and Mid Atlantic where states such as...

 Dennis Roche  Dec 23, 2021

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-12/20-heading-into-break>

### [Week of 12/20: Heading into Break](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-12/20-heading-into-break)

We have seen an increase in disruptions beginning the week of December 20th as well as in early January due to rising Covid 19 rates in pockets of...

 Dennis Roche  Dec 19, 2021

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-12/13-600-michigan-closures>

### [Week of 12/13: 600+ Michigan Closures](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-12/13-600-michigan-closures)

School closures have slowed down since the November period, outside of a major spike in Michigan related to the shooting at Oxford High School which...

 Dennis Roche  Dec 12, 2021

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-12/6-moving-past-getting-by>

### [Week of 12/6: Moving Past "Getting By"](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-12/6-moving-past-getting-by)

We saw a smaller increase in disruptions this week versus the November period. Some districts are closing for days in advance of Christmas. We...

 Dennis Roche  Dec 5, 2021

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-11/29-mapping-mental-health>

### [Week of 11/29: Mapping Mental Health](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-11/29-mapping-mental-health)

Closure announcements continued to rise as we identified more schools that were closed during Thanksgiving Week, as well as a growing number of...

 Dennis Roche  Nov 28, 2021

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-11/22-closures-continue>

### [Week of 11/22: Closures Continue](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-11/22-closures-continue)

While slightly below last week's increase we continued to see a bigger increase in school closings this week than we saw in September and October....

 Dennis Roche  Nov 21, 2021

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-11/15-a-new-dynamic>

### [Week of 11/15: A New Dynamic](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-11/15-a-new-dynamic)

Closure numbers went up quite a bit this week as the trend of disruptions caused by staffing issues and "mental health" breaks accelerated. This week...

 Dennis Roche  Nov 14, 2021

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-11/8-recharge-reset>

### [Week of 11/8: Recharge, Reset](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-11/8-recharge-reset)

Closure numbers went up slightly this week as we started to see staffing issues and "mental health" virtual periods enter the mix. Districts across...

 Dennis Roche  Nov 7, 2021

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-11/1-test-to-stays-early-days>

### [Week of 11/1: Test-to-Stay's Early Days](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-11/1-test-to-stays-early-days)

Closure numbers this week are similar to the last few weeks. This week we look at the recent increase in mask-optional districts and the prevalence...

 Dennis Roche  Oct 31, 2021

<https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-10/25-closures-by-state>

### [Week of 10/25: Closures by State](https://about.burbio.com/weekly-updates/week-of-10/25-closures-by-state)

Closure numbers this week were similar to the last few weeks (the up-to-date map can be found at the top of our School Opening Tracker page). This...

 Dennis Roche  Oct 24, 2021

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