New reports show a big academic recovery after schools reopened. But not for all students. Stanford professor Sean Reardon tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly how the pandemic worsened education inequality.
Boston charter schools appeared well poisedtwo years ago for a dramatic rebound in academic performance when classrooms reopened after the pandemic shutdown. The schools long ago earned a national reputation for working magic with academically struggling students from low-income households, propelling them to the top of MCAS exams and on to college.... Read more about At Boston’s high-flying charter schools, academic performance slow to bounce back from the pandemic