Jennifer Panditaratne helps her daughter, Hazeline, with her reading assignments as she is homeschooling in Broward County, Florida. (REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona)

A Reuters survey of nearly 60 school districts across the country revealed that public education is struggling to perform the same roles it did before the coronavirus pandemic. The Reuters report found that “about a third of districts aren’t providing federally required services to their special needs students, such as physical and occupational therapy.” It also found that students are receiving less face-to-face interaction time with teachers, attendance is falling and far fewer free and reduced-price meals are available.