The past year-plus was like no other in schools across the United States, and experts are just starting to get a handle on the academic toll the rollercoaster of COVID-19 disruptions took on kids. A recent New York Times report suggests, for example, that most children in this country are behind in reading and math – by about four to five months, on average – and within that, there are significant racial and economic disparities. Read more at huffpost.com.