nekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoAmerica’s youngest students entered school this year with weaker math and reading skills, compared with before the pandemicwww.wsj.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down15
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minus-squareOceanSoap@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoSpecifically, the closing of schools during the pandemic, leading to mass amounts of children not having access to daily reading practice. Most parents were not able to make up that time with their kids.
minus-squareShowroom7561linkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoYes, I read a report from the UN stating specific reasons why the pandemic sidetracked many students, especially underprivileged ones. Those who were given more opportunities to learn at home and not spend time in front of screens fared much better.
Specifically, the closing of schools during the pandemic, leading to mass amounts of children not having access to daily reading practice.
Most parents were not able to make up that time with their kids.
Yes, I read a report from the UN stating specific reasons why the pandemic sidetracked many students, especially underprivileged ones.
Those who were given more opportunities to learn at home and not spend time in front of screens fared much better.