Bryan Steil

“ Whereas Congress has provided over $75 billion in financial assistance to help schools mitigate the risks of COVID–19 transmission and return to in-person instruction; Whereas school closures have been projected to harm Black, Hispanic, and low-income students most acutely, exacerbating achievement gaps by 15 to 20 percent and increasing the likelihood of dropping out of school by 2 to 9 percent; Whereas school closures have led to a significant drop in student literacy skills ”