This Devastating School Year
Remote learning isn’t working for many, and the damage could be lifelong.

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Episode Notes
There have been instances in the past when kids did not go to school for long periods of time. The history and research show that it’s devastating for kids. Will this period of remote learning have lasting effects on the most vulnerable students?
Guest: Alec MacGillis, reporter at ProPublica. Read his story “The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning” in the New Yorker.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, Danielle Hewitt, and Elena Schwartz.