I very much appreciate your holding this very important hearing. It is very troubling when you look at the nation's report card and also, as some of you have pointed out, to realize that The decline in test scores started before the pandemic and has continued after the pandemic. The reason I emphasize that point is oftentimes we hear that it's all due to Covid, and clearly it's not. It's far more complex and troubling than that. (00:28–00:38)
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Asserts that the decline in test scores is not solely due to the pandemic.
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