Education Lab

COVID-19 created a once-a-century public health crisis that, in turn, created a once-a-century public education crisis. A total of 50 million students nationwide lost the learning equivalent of a half a year of school. The learning losses were even larger—sometimes much larger—among the nation’s most socially and economically disadvantaged children, particularly in low-income communities of color. 

In contrast to the rapid progress the country has made addressing the public health crisis, the education crisis has been slower to resolve. Left unaddressed, this ongoing crisis may have massive consequences for both economic mobility and overall economic growth and competitiveness...