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Ex. ECO-B-105Ballotpedia, 'School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2019-2020 academic year'State-by-State chronology of spring 2020 school closure orders and announcements, with total students affected per State (NCES)Ballotpedia (secondary source; student counts from NCES)United States (50 States and D.C.)OtherJune 30, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-083States that issued lockdown and stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 (as archived Jan. 5, 2021)Ballotpedia stay-at-home order table (start and end dates by State)Ballotpedia (compilation)United States (all States)StateDec. 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-001School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2019-2020 academic year (State-by-State closure chronology)School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2019-2020 academic yearBallotpedia (Lucy Burns Institute)United States (fifty States)OtherJune 30, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-017Executive Order N-26-20Executive Order N-26-20 (continuity of State funding and services for local educational agencies that close schools to address COVID-19)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-035Executive Order 2020-51 (Mar. 30, 2020), extending the school closure of EO 2020-09 (Mar. 15) and the Mar. 20 extensionExtension of school closures through the end of the 2019-2020 school yearGovernor Douglas A. Ducey and Superintendent Kathy HoffmanArizonaStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-063Executive Order 20-05Closure of all K-12 schools until May 1, 2020Governor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-100Executive Order 202.4Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency (statewide closure of schools from March 18…Governor Andrew M. CuomoNew YorkStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-119Third Amended Director's Order for the Closure of K-12 Schools in the State of Ohio (May 2020)Closure of all K-12 schools through the end of the 2019-2020 school year (third amendment)Ohio Department of Health (Director Amy Acton)OhioStateMay 20, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-127COVID-19 Order No. 6 (Mar. 15, 2020), Order Temporarily Closing All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary SchoolsTemporary closure of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, March 17 - April 6, 2020Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-020Executive Order 1488Safer at Home extended to June 1, 2020; Holmes County added to EO 1483 measuresGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMay 26, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-016Executive Order No. 20-07Temporarily closing K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-018Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigationGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-025Executive Order No. 104Aggressive social distancing measures: gatherings limited to 50; closure of all schools, colleges, casinos, racetracks, gyms, theaters…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-032Executive Order 03.16.20.01School Closures to Stop Spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-034Executive Order Number Fifty-Three (2020)Temporary Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational, Entertainment, Gatherings, Non-Essential Retail Businesses, and Closure of K-12 Schools…Governor Ralph S. NorthamVirginiaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-059Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-062Executive Order D 2020 041Amending and Extending Executive Orders D 2020 007, D 2020 021, and D 2020 035 to Suspend Normal In-Person Instruction at All Public and…Governor Jared PolisColoradoStateApr. 22, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-064Executive Order 20-16 (Education)Closure of K-12 schools through the end of the 2019-2020 school yearGovernor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Schools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-065Executive Order No. 2020-09Closing Public Schools, Cancelling Elections, and Other Provisions Due to COVID-19Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-067Emergency Executive Order 20-02Authorizing and Directing the Commissioner of Education to Temporarily Close Schools to Plan for a Safe Educational EnvironmentGovernor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-070Executive Order 2020-12Executive Order 2020-12 (directives to every South Dakotan, all employers, enclosed retail businesses that promote public gatherings…Governor Kristi NoemSouth DakotaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-072Executive Order 2020-10Executive Order 2020-10 (K-12 school facilities to remain closed to students until further notice; distance learning plans)Governor Doug BurgumNorth DakotaStateMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-073Executive Order No. 2020-5Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closuresGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-077Executive Order No. 7CProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Cancellation of Classes in Public Schools, Suspension of…Governor Ned LamontConnecticutStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-082Executive Order 2020-05 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 3)Closure of all public and private pre-K through 12 schools March 17-30, 2020Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read

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