Editorial: School closures failed students. Here’s proof

A report released this month from Michigan State University highlights just how much students statewide bore the brunt of pandemic-related school closures. About a quarter of students showed zero academic growth from fall 2020 to fall 2021.

Zero.

The detrimental consequences of shutting classrooms to in-person learning are clear, and state education officials and school administrators have a duty to take these findings seriously.

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