The pandemic's impact on education — how bad is it?
In today's 21 News podcast, anchor Jennifer Brindisi discusses the effects the pandemic has had on education over the past year with Karyn Lewis, a senior research scientist with the Center for School and Student Progress of NWEA.
Scientific data shows that the 'worst case' scenario actually didn't come true, and students are still making progress in reading. However, the picture is not so rosy in math.
Lewis also acknowledges that students in more disadvantaged, poorer areas and minorities struggled more with education during the pandemic for various reasons, including technological deficiencies.
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