Two years ago, teachers and millions of students across the country left their classrooms Friday afternoon unaware their schools would not reopen …
Two Years of COVID School Chaos
Two years ago, districts in 27 states, encompassing almost 80,000 schools, closed their doors for what would be the longest lockdown in memory. With education turned upside down, lessons went virtual, garages became classrooms, teachers and parents scrambled to balance student health protocols against social isolation, and kids adapted to learning, living and graduating in the most surreal circumstances. Today, The 74 takes a look back at the dizzying sequence of events of the last 24 months.
Educators, Students, Parents and Researchers Reflect on Pandemic’s ‘Seismic Interruption to Education’ 700 days. That’s how long it’s been since more …
To mark the 700th day since schools shut down because of COVID-19, The 74 spoke with parents, educators, researchers and students across the U.S. We …
To mark the 24 months since schools shut down because of COVID-19, The 74 spoke with parents, educators, researchers and students across the U.S. We …
Online games. Dating apps. Pen pals from across the globe. Throughout nearly two years of the pandemic, young people at every turn have found …
To mark the 700th day since schools shut down because of COVID-19, The 74 spoke with parents, educators, researchers and students across the U.S. We …
Young children learning to read — especially Black and Hispanic students — are in need of significant support nearly two years after the pandemic …
To mark 24 months since schools shut down because of COVID-19, The 74 spoke with parents, educators, researchers and students across the U.S. We are …
To mark the 700th day since schools shut down because of COVID-19, The 74 spoke with parents, educators, researchers and students across the U.S. We …
To mark 24 months since schools shut down because of COVID-19, The 74 spoke with parents, educators, researchers and students across the U.S. We are …
It was only Feb. 27, 2020 — a mere 17 months ago — that the first school in the United States closed due to COVID-19. Somehow it seems longer in …
To mark the 24 months since schools shut down because of COVID-19, The 74 spoke with parents, educators, researchers and students across the U.S. We …
Americans have an enduring, though contradictory, fondness for local institutions. On the whole, it can be summed up as “it’s bad out there, but it’s …
To mark 24 months since schools shut down because of COVID-19, The 74 spoke with parents, educators, researchers and students across the U.S. We are …
To mark the 24 months since schools shut down because of COVID-19, The 74 spoke with parents, educators, researchers and students across the U.S. We …