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Apr 20, 2022 18 min

The COVID Catch-up Challenge

from The Harvard EdCast Hosted by Jill Anderson, Tom Kane

Many school districts are beginning to see pandemic learning losses greater than they imagined. It’s time to figure out what to next, says Harvard Professor Tom Kane, an economist studying catch-up efforts. He wants districts to be empowered to make the best decision going forward. In his latest research, he’s helping districts determine how to plan for these losses and shares what interventions might provide the most bang for the buck. In this episode, Kane shares troubling information about how these learning losses have the potential to shape the future of education and how what we do now can get learning back on track.

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Harvard Professor Tom Kane shares what research tells us about planning COVID catch-up efforts in response to pandemic learning loss.

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