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And coronavirus vaccine at the same time so i hope that thats the message that will come through, that these are both contagious illnesses to which there are vaccines available that will help to reduce your likelihood of severe illness, and so get both the coronavirus vaccine and the flu vaccine, especially coming into what could be a bad flu season this year. >> dr. leapa wen, always great see you. thank you. >> thank you, erica. there is added concern this morning about the impact of the pan...

In the simplest terms, when we look at the education, the learning loss here, was closing schools for so long a mistake? >> well, you know, i dont know if it was a lot of choice. the health experts were telling us to close the schools and the districts and the states had to do what was best for the children. well, i think we need to focus on now is moving forward. theres a lot of learning that has to take place and not just during the day. after school, extended daytime, we need to do what is ne...

♪ ♪ >> todd: the democrat in charge of the senate education committee defending the parties lockdown on schools, even though kids face unprecedented learning loss because of the pandemic. >> i am proud that when democrats got control a year and a half ago, democrats voted for the american rescue plan that help their kids get back into school safely. yes, we have an issue about kids being out of school. i think we are under unprecedented times at that point where people really were struggling...

Was declared, a pandemic right before school closures. we went back to 92% of the schools, and the students were struggling more to problem-solving. its the gateway to more advanced data analysis skills that students will need, problem-solving skills that students will need as they enter into the higher elementary grades. >> so as we look at this, theres the one piece of, okay, how do we work to reverse this learning loss. how do we better serve our children across this country, pandemic or not?...

Unaffected by covid, the risk of learning loss was more severe than the risk of covid to students so theres no way we can let the officials off the hook for their own decision to keep schools closed as long as they did. paul: allysia, 30 seconds or so, do -- is there any remorse at all, regret at the democratic level, policy level with governors and mayors who followed the unions on this? >> i think your hearing from the new york governor who admitted the other week this was a mistake to disrupt...

Of color. >> that was cnn gabe cow en reporting. the federal government is pumping $100 billion in schools and requiring them to spend 20% of that on learning loss. >> a few weeks ago, republicans were taking control of the house and the senate but since then, it looks like things may have changed. harry joins me next to run the numbers. art♪ ♪take your hat off make yourself at home♪ ♪how about stay the night then strut on home♪ ♪day 1, im in love with your strut♪ ♪day 2, im in l...

Focus on the students that im standing in front of every day. >> youre worried kids will slip through the cracks. >> absolutely. >> reporter: dr. christy heads the teachers union in prince georges county. >> they were falling through the cracks before and they are going to -- its going to be like opening the floodgates. >> reporter: casa grands elementary school district is one of many thats moved to a four-day week to retain staff. their high schools are looking to hire more teachers from overs...

Teaching. agency, better working conditions, and then competitive schoolries. im confident were going to reverse that trend and go higher. >> now, experts have said that theres evidence school closures, remote learning have driven up some of the other issues that kids are now dealing with, mental health problems, absenteeism, bullying, and much more. and helping students actually catch up, well, that could take years. this morning, i spoke with a fourth grade teach er in texas. she told me she h...

Nearly everyone realizes today that it was a mistake to close schools in the 2020-2021 school year. The harm to children and families from the school closures was massive and could be ongoing.

With students back in school, the focus on making up for lost time during the pandemic is high on the priority list. But determining how much students in San...