Results: Lasting Effects of COVID-19 School Closures
Published on 03/21/2025
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/03/19/schools-closed-covid-19-pandemic-impacts-linger/77065748007/
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Since COVID-19 school closures, schools shifted to virtual learning, leading to lost reading and math skills. Many teachers left, and students returned with lower academic levels. Did the closing of schools during COVID-19 affect you in any way?
Yes
18%
495 votes
No
72%
2005 votes
Undecided
11%
300 votes
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Student academic setbacks are difficult to overcome, with national test scores showing declines in reading and stagnant math scores. Over 70% of educators report increased misbehavior since the pandemic, while supporters of school closures argue they were necessary for safety. Looking back, do you think closing schools was the right decision? Yes, I still think it was the right decision
40%
1126 votes
I thought it was the right decision based on information we had at that time, now I think it was the wrong decision
13%
350 votes
I always thought and still think it was the wrong decision
16%
451 votes
It's hard to say as we don't know the outcome otherwise
15%
417 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
21 votes
Not Applicable
16%
435 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.30% | 7 | |
| We'll never know. | 0.04% | 1 |
| its hard to predict but what happen to the parents getting involved after all are they the first teacher for there child | 0.04% | 1 |
| I thought it was the right decision based on the DISINFORMATION we were fed at that time, now I think it was the wrong decision. | 0.04% | 1 |
| It wasn't done the correct way. Students should have be assigned coursework and reading to do at home. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Rump is an asshoIe and everything bad that happens is his fault and anyone who thinks he is not a greedy selfish psychotic pig is a big fat idiot/moron | 0.04% | 1 |
| no way, they knew at the time the risk to kids was extremely low | 0.04% | 1 |
| we were all played | 0.04% | 1 |
| The plandemic hurt the education of many people. | 0.04% | 1 |
| No it was not | 0.04% | 1 |
| not sure but I leaned more toward it being wrong | 0.04% | 1 |
| O | 0.04% | 1 |
| no it was a big mistake | 0.04% | 1 |
| Undecided | 0.04% | 1 |
| not a chance | 0.04% | 1 |
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