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Are Philly schools waiting too long to get students online after the coronavirus closures?

“We know from past research what happens when kids miss two months of school. It’s very concerning. Philadelphia is already behind other districts in achievement. Can we really let that gap grow?” said a researcher.

Philadelphia's long lag time in starting remote learning disadvantages its students, an education researcher says.
Philadelphia's long lag time in starting remote learning disadvantages its students, an education researcher says.Read moreDreamstime / MCT
    by Kristen A. Graham
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