Ep. 358 - Sept. 3, 2024 - How Have American Classrooms Changed

Ep. 358 - Sept. 3, 2024 - How Have American Classrooms Changed Since Covid?

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Brian A. Jacob, the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy and professor of economics at the Ford School, University of Michigan, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Jacob's latest research, which reports findings from a survey of K-12 teachers that examines potential long-term impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic. Jacobs' paper, "The Lasting Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on K-12 Schooling: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Teacher Survey," is available now.

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