Digital Smarts - Remote Learning Causes Setbacks for Some Students

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About 90% of first-grade students at a Washington, D.C., school achieved targets in reading in March, but in the fall -- following a period of remote instruction -- every student was lagging behind in reading, and none read at grade level. Teachers and families are working to recover the learning loss, yet educators and experts say it is an example of the potential long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic on learning.