Pandemic school closures, 4 years later | The North State Journal

NORTH CAROLINA STUDENTS ARE STILL BATTLING THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN

"...Cooper and Cohen relied heavily on CDC guidance, as did the Toolkit, yet that guidance would come into question a little under two years later when a Congressional committee found the CDC had allowed the American Federation of Teachers to rewrite key portions of school reopening guidance that had kept most schools closed. In some cases, the CDC had used AFT’s suggestions nearly verbatim...

• North Carolina students were later estimated to be 15 months behind. 
• Students with special needs in the state were hardest hit as remote instruction failed to meet their needs. 
• Two years after the closures, those students were showing a steep decline in academic performance and increased behavioral issues...