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In reply to the discussion: What the Data Says About Pandemic School Closures, Four Years Later [View all]sop
(10,274 posts)And kids in poorer districts (lower income households) are less likely to receive adequate instruction while at home, falling even further behind. This would argue for increasing school funding for things like effective remote learning and more teachers to help lagging students catch up.
Research does not support this conclusion: "Today there is broad acknowledgment among many public health and education experts that extended school closures did not significantly stop the spread of Covid." The most comprehensive study of that topic done so far arrived at a much different conclusion:
'The Effects of School Closures on COVID-19: A Cross-Country Panel Analysis'
"Conclusion: Results suggest that school closure is effective in reducing the number of people who are infected with COVID-19. Unlike what has been suggested in previous analyses or with regard to other diseases, its efficacy continues to be detectable up to 100 days after the introduction of the policy."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8660653/