CDC Issues Coronavirus Guidelines for Reopening Schools

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encouraged U.S. schools to reopen for in-person learning this fall, updating its guidelines as the nation’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 144,500 and several states reported record single-day fatalities.

The health agency, under pressure from the White House to support the opening of schools, added language in its recommendations stressing the importance of children returning to classrooms. The revised materials also said Covid-19 poses lower risks for children than for adults and that limiting instruction to remote learning could hurt students....