re: Math and reading scores for 13-year-olds in the U.S. have hit the lowest levels in decades

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Performance has fallen significantly since the 2019-2020 school year, when the coronavirus pandemic wrought havoc on the nation’s education system.

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Could say a ton about this and how culpable the fear mongers are for irreparable damage they unnecessarily caused for political purposes, but instead I’ll say that the education system’s response to COVID 19 is when the average Joe finally realized that public education is not actually about the kids.