In order to determine how to address the pandemic's impact on education, we have to look at the data -- by school district, by school, and by student.

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights will gather and publish key information about student educational access and school climate factors, such as use of discipline and student experiences of harassment and assault.

Just as newspapers lost subscribers, some public schools have been losing students, and like papers, some responded to losses in revenue and enrollment by laying off teachers, narrowing the curriculum, and eliminating programs.