The Education Lost to the Pandemic

<p>The closure of schools because of the pandemic and the advent of widespread virtual learning has impacted students of all ages — but particularly the youngest children.</p><p>Research suggests that the learning missed during this period could have lasting impacts.</p><p>What is the educational cost of pandemic learning and how are schools trying to get children back to class amid the Delta variant?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/dana-goldstein?smid=pc-thedaily">Dana Goldstein</a>, a national education correspondent for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>What was supposed to be a new, relatively normal year has become a<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/15/us/covid-school-reopening-anxiety.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> politicized, bewildering experience</a> for many parents, students and educators.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>