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The more time academics spent in distance learning, the further they fell behind. And, according to experts, prolonged lockdowns have failed to prevent the Covid epidemic.
By Sarah Mervosh, Claire Cain Miller and Francesca Paris
Four years ago this month, schools across the country began closing, sparking one of the most polarizing and partisan debates of the pandemic.
Some schools, in Republican-run states and rural areas, reopened in the fall of 2020. Others, typically in primary cities and Democratic-run states, wouldn’t fully reopen for another year.
Since then, knowledge has been accumulated about young people’s school functionality and the spread of Covid-19. Today, many fitness and public education experts acknowledge that prolonged school closures have not particularly stopped the spread of Covid, while school harms to young people have been significant and long-lasting.
While poverty and other factors also played a role, remote learning was one of the main drivers of educational decline during the pandemic, according to studies, a situation that held regardless of the source of income.
Teachers are eligible to receive the Covid vaccine in more than one portion of states.
Most districts are ending the year in hybrid or hybrid mode.
Teachers are eligible to receive the Covid vaccine in more than one portion of states.
Most districts complete the year in-person or hybridly.
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