Report: Tenn. students suffer learning loss due to pandemic shutdown
Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn, seen here in January, pointed out Wednesday that 30% of Tennessee third graders typically read below grade level, but the pandemic closings could drop that number to 14%. (Ziggy Mack/Daily Memphian file)
Gov. Bill Lee sounded the alarm Wednesday, saying Tennessee is projecting a massive learning loss by students because of school closings during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for minority students and those with disabilities.
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Bill Lee Penny Schwinn Education COVID-19Sam Stockard
Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
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