Insight ReportUS Back to School 2021: Rising Covid-19 Cases Threaten To Derail a Return to Classes Coresight Research August 23, 2021 Reasons to ReadAs part of our US Back to School 2021 series, we discuss three key influences on spending this season, using proprietary US consumer survey findings. We explore expectations and implications around the Child Tax Credit, a return to in-person classes and uncertainty around school reopenings—as the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant casts a shadow over the back-to-school season. Read our previous report in the US Back to School 2021 series for our estimates around digital and physical sales, in-store traffic and e-commerce penetration. Contents (Click to navigate) What’s the Story? Why It Matters Rising Covid-19 Cases Threaten To Derail a Return to Classes: In Detail 1. The Child Tax Credit 2. A Return to In-Person Classes 3. Uncertainty Around School Reopenings What We Think Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Rolling Metric Continues Upward Trend: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 30, 2025—Infographic4Q24 Earnings Season Wrap-Up: Which Companies Missed, Beat and Fell in Line with Expectations?—InfographicFinancial Sentiment Turns Positive: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 51, 2025—Data GraphicThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 19: China and US Consumer Sentiment in Focus
