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New Orleans - For kindergarten through 12th grade schools in America, this month marks the end of the academic year — the third since the start of t

As another school year ends, American teachers worry the coronavirus pandemic has caused long-lasting harm to students

Many schools saw large numbers of students fall under the radar when learning went online for the pandemic. Many skipped class, tests and homework. Record numbers of families opted out of annual standardized tests, leaving some districts with little evidence of how students were doing in reading and math.

After Enrollment Drops, Public Schools Hope Students Return for Autumn July 13, 2021 Paul Adamus, 7, waits at the bus stop for the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Dallas, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:08:18 0:00 Ashley Pearce’s child was ready to start kindergarten last year in Maryland’s Montgomery County public school system. But when she learned the year would begin online, Pearce sent her daughter to a private...

Fact check: Betty comic from 1997 showed kids attending virtual school in 2021 Rick Rouan, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT The claim: A Betty comic book from 1997 predicted kids in 2021 would attend virtual schools at home via computers with cameras © Shafkat Anowar, AP Lear Preston, 4, attends her Scott Joplin Elementary School virtual classes from home assisted by her mother, Brittany, in Chicagos South Side on Feb. 10. In 1997, at least two things seemed part of a distan...

LA County to reopen indoor dining, movie theaters as soon as Monday Los Angeles County, once the epicenter of the pandemic, may soon open up indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms — even as soon as after this weekend. The county could move to the "red tier" in Californias tier-based system as early as Monday if the state reaches its goal of administrating 2 million vaccine doses to residents in its disadvantaged areas — which appears likely to happen on Friday, according to the Los Angele...

The Houses version of the bill phased coronavirus relief checks out at $100,000 of income.

2021/02/11 17:08 Women wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk under red lanterns hanging along an alley near the Houhai Lake in celebration... Women wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk under red lanterns hanging along an alley near the Houhai Lake in celebration of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. China appeared to be on pace for a slower than normal Lunar New Year travel rush this yea...