As school reopenings continue to be debated, the Penn Wharton Budget Model's new report shows what stands to be lost as schools remain closed

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Efraim Berkovich, Director of Computational Dynamics with the Penn Wharton Budget Model, talks to Dan Loney about the Penn Wharton Budget Model’s new report that analyzes the economics of reopening schools vs. keeping them closed.

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