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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 Catholic school nearby. It was offering in-person classes. Now Pearce is debating whether her daugh...

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 Chicago's South Side on Feb. 10. In 1997, at least two things seemed part of a distant future: virtual school and the year 2021. In an instance of life imitating art, a "Betty" com...