A significant chunk of the shutdowns occurred in New York City, where the Catholic Archdiocese confirmed the closure of 12 schools by the end of this academic year.
According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), test scores in math and reading for the 2022-2023 school year are worse than in the 2019-2020 school year, when schools closed due to COVID-19.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) has been ordered to pay a Christian student $80,000 as part of a lawsuit settlement for silencing her conservative views.