From the paper: "Since the pandemic started in March 2020, multiple reports have highlighted large declines in students’ math and reading achievement as well as widening gaps by race and school poverty.
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From the brief: "The need is obvious: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted schools across the country, negatively impacting student learning, especially for students of color and students experiencing poverty.
From the report: "Over the past 18 months, the parents of an estimated 10.8 million students, or nearly one in five of the nation’s schoolchildren, did not get what they wanted from their child’s school.
From the report: "Given the major disruptions to students’ daily lives as well as the education field more generally caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, NCRERN was interested in learning how its partner districts navigated mandatory school closures and the shift to online learning, as well as identi