New national test scores show long-term impact of pandemic on students' literacy skills
The nation's young people scored an average 5 points lower in reading than kids who tested before the COVID-19 pandemic in ...
Bill Gates says the odds of another pandemic in the next 4 years are 10%–15%, and we’re not prepared
The billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder thinks the world is poised to make the same mistakes from the last ...
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American students are still performing below pre-pandemic levels, according to new data from Nation's Report Card
Results from the Nation's Report Card show that students still haven't recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted two school years with school closures, quarantines and remote learning.
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US 'national report card' shows reading decline among middle-, elementary-schoolers post pandemic
The reading skills of middle- and elementary-school students in the U.S. has declined the COVID-19 pandemic, according what's ...
Bill Gates Issues Warning About Next Pandemic
The Microsoft co-founder said he believes there is a 10-15 percent chance of a natural pandemic hitting in the next four ...
'The news is not good:' Reading, math scores in Ohio still worse than pre-pandemic
Ohio students' reading and math scores still haven't recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new report.
5 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the return of Trump and the war on public health
Trump returns to the White House as the tenth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic once again inundates hospitals, while the last ...
Post Covid-19 Years Have Been A Boom For Restaurants
An analysis of changes in labor and sales for restaurants from 2019-2023 shows how the longer term effects of COVID led to ...
Trump Administration Seeks to Stop Virus Research Republicans Have Blamed for Covid-19 Pandemic
An executive order is in the works that would halt U.S. funding for research that makes viruses that are more virulent or ...