On NBC’s Tuesday edition of “The Harry Jackson Report,” host Harry Jackson discussed the new issue. study He spoke of the learning loss caused by coronavirus school closures and acknowledged that politics played a role in school closure policies, but said people under 20 were “not necessarily less likely to spread” the virus. “Experts we spoke to said the impact of school closures is: The spread varies by school. ”
Professor Jackson said: ‘New research reveals what actually happens: School closures take a huge toll on students, starting with learning loss. , we have identified school districts that spent most of the 2020-2021 school year remotely.” On average, students are more than half a grade behind in math, which is more than in districts that have spent most of the year in-person. Whether they went back to school earlier that year or stayed home most of the time, low-income students ended up hurting the most. Politics also plays a role, with Republican-led states reopening faster than Democratic-run states. ”
She added: “The question is: have the closures slowed the spread of coronavirus?” The data we currently have It shows that while people under the age of 20 are half as likely to get infected with the coronavirus, they are not necessarily less likely to spread it. And the experts we spoke to say schools are only as effective at stopping the spread. ”
She then played a video from Dr. Sean O’Leary, a professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, who said, “By the summer of 2020, we had data, primarily from Europe, that showed children could be safe. ” he said. school. But again, circumstances made it possible for some schools. Other schools couldn’t do that. ”
Afterwards, Jackson said: And even now, spring 2023 national test scores show that students in grades 3 through 8 have not regained what they lost in math. ”
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