Dr. Irwin Redlener: The Necessity for Getting Kids Back on Track Educationally Is Overwhelming

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REDLENER: “But this is really not so much about the teachers. It's about the children. And I think the necessity for getting kids back on track educationally is overwhelming. You know, there is three problems right now with the pandemic. First of all, obviously, we have to control the deaths and the illness caused by this very virulent virus. Secondly, the economy. The economy can be fixed by appropriate relief measures. But the thing that’s lurking in the wings, Mika, is this horrendous educational disaster for children who have missed so much school, and that's already in process. But the thing that's working in the wings, Mika, is this horrendous educational disaster for children who have missed so much school.”