As kids go back to school this year the are confronted with challenges like readjusting to in person learning, making new friends, and a new bedtime schedule after the summer. But a major challenge that some will face, due to COVID-19, is catching up academically to perform on their grade level.

According to a study by McKinsey and Company, the impact of the pandemic on K through 12 student learning was significant, leaving students about five months behind in mathematics and four months behind in reading by the end of the school year.

The pandemic widened preexisting opportunity and achievement gaps, hitting historically disadvantaged students hardest.

Laura Overdeck, president and founder of Bedtime Math Foundation is here with us today to provide us with some insight on the issue and solutions to resolve it.

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