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What Next - This Devastating School Year

What Next - This Devastating School Year

Remote learning isn’t working for many and the damage could be lifelong.

Slate News · Slate Podcasts

October 1, 202025m 49s

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Show Notes

There have been instances in the past when kids did not go to school for long periods of time. The history and research show that it’s devastating for kids. Will this period of remote learning have lasting effects on the most vulnerable students?

Guest: Alec MacGillis, reporter at ProPublica. Read his story The Students Left Behind By Remote Learning in the New Yorker.

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