This chapter explores the effects of the pandemic on education, including learning loss and budget concerns for school districts. It emphasizes the long-term consequences for students and stresses the need for ongoing support programs.
Public schools across the US are getting ready for a financial blow next year, when $190 billion in federal pandemic aid runs out. Bloomberg’s Shruti Singh and Nic Querolo join this episode to discuss the challenges facing school districts, including teacher burnout. And Charles Ebea, a school counselor in the Bronx, New York, shares his perspective.