As students return to classrooms and ditch virtual instruction, experts and parents wonder about pandemic learning loss
As students return to classrooms and ditch virtual instruction, experts and parents wonder about pandemic learning loss
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- Pensacola News Journal
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- BuzzFeed
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- BuzzFeed
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- The Hill
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- The Telegraph
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- Raleigh News and Observer
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- Miami Herald
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- Modesto Bee
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- NBC News
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- LA Times
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- The Week
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- LA Times
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- Miami Herald
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- Fresno Bee
California teacher aligned with antifa received 3 years of pay to resign
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- The 74
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- MarketWatch
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