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Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind
WASHINGTON (AP) — When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to see how the pandemic years have shaped their education, even though many had yet to set foot in a classroom when it began.
Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind
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