Sarah Jackson is a California-based journalist covering education, child welfare, and workforce development. Sarah spent nine years as partner at HiredPen Inc. working closely with leading academics, foundations and think tanks to get research into the hands of policymakers. A former newspaper reporter, Sarah holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a joint master's degree in urban policy and planning and child development from Tufts University. You can view her work at: https://sjacksonllc.com/
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Across California, data show that the youngest students have either missed school entirely, or if they did stay enrolled, had online learning experiences that were developmentally inappropriate at worst and challenging at best.
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The impact of the pandemic on young children in California, especially children of color, has been severe. A new reporting project will analyze key indicators.