Student "learning loss," could prove to be more economically damaging than the Great Recession.
School shutdowns hit Black and Hispanic students harder than White and Asian students.
The federal government has given $190 billion to schools in the hopes of mitigating the impact.
Districts with a high rate of students experiencing poverty have been worse off, ProPublica reported.
The only way to solve this, according to a December 2022 Economic Policy Institute report is to increase pay for teachers and provide more support in classrooms.
Persons:
shutdowns, —, ProPublica, Eric Hanushek, Hanushek, It's
Organizations:
Service, Stanford, Brookings Institute, Gross