£15bn: Is that the real cost of getting Generation Covid's education back on track?

<p>Children are returning to school following the Easter break, following a long stretch of being taught at home. For some families, those lockdown kitchen classrooms became quite chaotic, and there are concerns the upheaval left a student generation behind in their education. Now the government’s put a price tag of £1.7 billion on helping their academic recovery. But a report by the Education Policy Institute think tank says up to £15 billion is needed. The EPI believes that without significant policy interventions and funding, there could be severe consequences for young people’s mental health, future earnings and life chances. The Evening Standard’s Education Editor Anna Davis examines the report's findings and Covid’s academic impact. </p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>