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SATURDAY CLASSES? SCHOOLS MULL WAYS TO MAKE UP LOST TIME

When students return to school after a lengthy pandemic-induced absence, the consensus is they will have lost significant academic ground. Still unresolved for governments and educators are the questions of how — or even whether — teachers should try to make up for lost learning.

Some have proposed holding evening or Saturday classes for students to catch up. A Maryland senator has proposed school yearround. In California, the governor has suggested the next school year could begin as soon as July.

But any remediation plans will be

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