The economic consequences for students during the pandemic 'could be far greater than those of the Great Recession'
The COVID-19 public health emergency may be officially over, but a new report shows that we're only starting to see its impact on children's education.
Standardized testing scores are down significantly, children in some districts are years behind on reading and math, and many have missed out on key periods of socialization,Remote learning and trauma relating to COVID-19 deaths both played a role in the setbacks. As a result of this so-called learning loss, the economic fallout for those who went to school during the pandemic years could be worse than for people who worked during the Great Recession, Stanford economist Eric Hanushek said while presenting research at an event earlier this year, according to ProPublica. These students will be"punished throughout their lifetime," he said at the event.
Hanushek said that those in Grades 1 through 12 during the pandemic could expect 3% lower incomes over their lifetimes due to learning loss, inDistricts with a high rate of students experiencing poverty have been worse off, ProPublica reported. One reason it cited was that they are less likely to have books and other resources at home compared to a wealthier student.
Meanwhile, Black and Hispanic students were hurt more dramatically than White or Asian students — erasing years of progress in closing the racial learning gap throughout the US, according to the news organization. Historically, this gap has been the long-term result of policies designed to keep communities of color in low-income neighborhoods,
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