Politico: Severity of learning lost to the pandemic comes into focus

“This is a disaster. The bottom has fallen out, and the results are as bad as you can imagine,” said Michael Petrilli, president of the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute. “We haven’t seen this kind of academic achievement crisis in living memory.” STUDENTS...

Effects of Pandemic on Children

The events of the last two years have been very negative for children, particularly of elementary school age. Even if they had access to online learning, and were doing well before March 2020, most children are behind where they would normally have been. Those that...