The toll COVID-19 has taken on students, explained

This appeared in The Millennial Source

With most classes being held online during the pandemic, students with little or no internet access are likely to miss a year of proper schooling, leaving them with a massive hill to climb if they ever hope to catch up.

When lockdowns were announced last March, students across the country were forced to finish the rest of the spring semester online. Many students struggled with the transition to online learning while teachers faced a new and unexpected challenge in adapting their lessons for home learning. To top things off, students missed out on important milestones like state finals and graduations.

Ultimately, it may be impossible to measure the full and lasting effects that COVID-19 has had on students, but the pandemic has doubtlessly affected the entire education system.

The digital divide has widened the educational gap

The switch to a digital classroom negatively affected financially disadvantaged students the most. In what is already an uneven playing field, students who relied on schools for the many resources they provided were left in limbo. Though many of the issues, like free school lunches, have since been addressed, students from rural and high-poverty areas still face…