The US has a problem. We, my fellow progressives, must admit it

September 07, 2022, 06:53:55 AM

The US has a problem. We, my fellow progressives, must admit it

[html]As American students return to school, it's time to admit we have a problem. Thanks to Covid-related school shutdowns, our school children have suffered unprecedented learning losses, with 9-year-olds seeming to have lost some two decades worth of progress on math and reading skills, according to new test results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The backtracking was particularly severe for the students who were already struggling, as well as for Black and Hispanic students. And, for many students, it may simply be too late to make up such significant setbacks.[/html]

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