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Pandemic-related school closings likely to have far-reaching effects on child well-being

Pandemic-related school closings likely to have far-reaching effects on child well-being

A global analysis has found that kids whose schools closed to stop the spread of various waves of the coronavirus lost educational progress and are at increased risk of dropping out of school. As a result, the study says, they will earn less money from work over their lifetimes than they would have if schools had remained open. Educational researchers […] … learn more→

School closure debates put teachers unions front and center

School closure debates put teachers unions front and center

Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third day on Jan. 7, 2022, amid a bitter standoff between the teachers union and public school leaders over in-person instruction during a spike in COVID-19 infections. The dispute echoes those that occurred earlier in the pandemic when some of the nation’s biggest school districts battled unions over school reopening plans and […] … learn more→