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A quiet and ‘unsettling’ pandemic toll: Students who’ve fallen off the grid

Posted on December 29, 2020

Originally published December 29, 2020 by Delaware Public Media
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A third-grade teacher sits in an empty classroom talking to students via teleconference.

A study by an educational nonprofit focusing on underserved student populations estimates that as many as 3 million students may have dropped out of school since the pandemic forced a switch to remote learning. The study cites limited internet access, housing insecurity, disability and language barriers as primary reasons students might stop attending school.

Read the full story from Delaware Public Media here.

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