Harvard professor: More school closures could exacerbate 'full-on child mental health crisis'
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Professor argues in the New York Times that more COVID-19 school closings could be detrimental to children's health.
"The harms to kids from being out of school, on the other hand, are severe," Allen wrote. "They are accumulating. And they could last for decades."
Allen's first point, which comes with the most direct evidence, is that students' grades tanked in key areas last year. McKinsey research examining COVID-19 effects on the 2020-21 school year found the pandemic left students five months behind on math and four months behind in reading. Schools with largely minority populations fared worse, with students falling six months behind in math and five to six months behind in reading.
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