A 2021 review series aims to provide a definitive account of the best available evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected America's students academically¶

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q1 i? The report is part of a series that aims to provide a definitive account of the best available evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected America's students. → Martin R. West 2021

Evidence¶

Martin R. West 2021¶

Martin R. West, Robin Lake. (2021). How Much Have Students Missed Academically Because of the Pandemic? A Review of the Evidence to Date. Center on Reinventing Public Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/how-much-have-students-missed-academically-because-of-the-pandemic-a-review-of-the-evidence-to-date

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The publication page states the report's purpose as a series entry reviewing evidence on pandemic effects on students' academics. It offers the stated aim — "a definitive account of the best available evidence" — but the supplied text prints no findings, data, or analysis.

"This report is part of a series that aims to provide a definitive account of the best available evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected America’s students."

Discussion¶

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