America has failed to learn from the safe opening of classrooms abroad
Its children have lost more school days than peers in most rich countries
OVER THE past two years America’s children have missed more time in the classroom than those in most of the rich world. School closures that began there in early 2020 dragged on until the summer of 2021. During that time the districts that stayed closed longest forced all or some of their children to learn remotely for twice as long as schools in Ireland, three times longer than schools in Spain and four times longer than in France.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Poor students”
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