National Assessment of Educational Progress results show that U.S. students have not recovered the from the learning losses of the COVID-19 pandemic. Surveys also show that parents and families are not aware of the extent of the crisis. Anna King, immediate past president of the National PTA, discusses the importance of letting parents know the extent of the problem and sharing how they can help.
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