Rosa Mendoza tried her best to make sure her children kept up with their math lessons during the prolonged school closures. She hung a white board in the kitchen of their East Dallas apartment so she could work out problems alongside her 10-year-old daughter. To help her son, a first-grader […]
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The COVID-19 slide is really hurting kids. But there is a plan to catch up
We knew that COVID-19 was going to have a terrible impact on students, and now that the data are in, it’s worse than we thought it would be. At least 30% of Dallas ISD students have “lost learning” in reading since the outbreak. And half have lost learning in math. […]
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House builder’s profit slumps, losses deepen at Galliford Try and Zara sales slide
Here are the top business, market, and economic stories you should be watching today in the UK, Europe, and abroad: House builder’s profit slumps House builder Redrow (RDW.L) saw its profits slump by two thirds last year as COVID-19 disrupted construction and sales. Pre-tax profit at the business fell 66% […]