In the era of Covid-19, industries across the globe are gearing up for a “new normal” once the country emerges from the lockdown stage of the pandemic. American public education, an already controversial subject prior to the novel coronavirus, is no exception. Here’s a look at how education will be impacted by Covid-19.

This recent Brookings article shares that as we are facing a pandemic-triggered economic slowdown, U.S. school districts now need to consider doing something they haven’t had to do in recent budget boom years: Draft a budget that assumes they’re headed for a financial fall.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the world, and across every state in the U.S., school systems are shutting their doors. To date, the education community has largely focused on the different strategies to continue schooling, including lively discussions on the role of education technology versus distribution of printed paper packets.