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Public school enrollment dropped by 1.2M during the pandemic – an expert discusses where the students went and why it matters

  • Written by Thomas Dee, Barnett Family Professor, Stanford University
Public school enrollment dropped by 1.2M during the pandemic – an expert discusses where the students went and why it mattersSome parents decided to continue home-schooling their kids even after public schools resumed in-person classes.AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan

Student learning took a big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just how much is only becoming clear nearly three years after the World Health Organization declared the pandemic and nearly all U.S. public schools...

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