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OPINION: Why school shutdowns are a disaster for science classes

The Hechinger Report

Such students have fewer informal science opportunities and limited broadband Wi-Fi access at home and attend schools in districts that receive, by one estimate, $1,200 less in funding per student. jobs in the STEM sector are forecast to grow by 8 percent by 2028. They also have fewer hours of science instruction. In the U.S.,

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