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COVID School Closures Failed Children
Sep 14, 2026
What did COVID school closures really do to America’s children? Winsome Sears says some states reopened while others kept kids home, and the damage was devastating. In one Virginia school system, 40% of students never logged on—not once—and many who did still failed. Who should be held accountable for the learning loss?
Marissa Streit
Winsome Earle-Sears
