Even though she was set to graduate high school near the top of her class, Ashley Espinosa wanted her writing to be stronger for her college applications.

Thanks to the COVID-era shift to remote instruction, an early winter storm did not give students in some Midwest districts what they might have eagerly expected: a snow day.

Learning loss during remote instruction this spring was more severe in math than in reading, yet the top third of students appear to have made gains while schools were shut down.

Overhaul, build consensus, update and influence are the four keys to an emerging theory for making decisions during the uncertainties of the COVID-era.