NY Times says school COVID closures may be ‘most damaging disruption’ to kids’ education in U.S. history
The Times lamented the learning losses stemming from the closures after pushing for the closures during the pandemic's height
Gabriel Hays By Gabriel Hays Fox News
Published November 18, 2023 2:43pm EST
The New York Times editorial board penned a new editorial on Saturday stating that the school closures enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic "may prove to be the most damaging disruption in the history of American education."
The editorial provided a reflection on the "significant" learning losses stemming from keeping around 50 million kids out of the classroom because of the virus, and urged elected officials and the education community to move quickly to heal some of the damage.
The paper came to these points after certain mainstream media outlets supported these same closures. Some media figures have continued arguing they were good decisions.
The New York Times editorial board composed a new piece lamenting the damage that COVID-19 school closures have done to children. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
The editorial opened with a dire assessment of what COVID-19 closures did to America’s schoolchildren. It stated, "The evidence is now in, and it is startling. The school closures that took 50 million children out of classrooms at the start of the pandemic may prove to be the most damaging disruption in the history of American education."
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