Some American children struggled to keep up with schoolwork in the first half of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, many states saw large increases in the number of students who had to repeat grades. Traditionally, experts say that repeating a grade can hurt a child’s social life and academic future. But many parents have asked for their children to repeat grades to help them recover from the difficulties of online learning, quarantines and school worker shortages. The Associated Press examined data from 26 states plus the District of Columbia on the most recent academic year. It found that 22 of the states, plus D.C., saw an increase in the number of students who were retained, or held back a year. Three of those states South Carolina, West Virginia and Delaware saw the number of retained students more than double. Pennsylvania passed a law during the pandemic permitting parents to let their children redo classes. The following year, the number of retained students in the state increased by about 20,000.
Title: School Systems See More Students Repeating Grades
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5644/A15.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='School Systems See More Students Repeating Grades' data-article-id='6246'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7938'>Some American children struggled to keep up with schoolwork in the first half of the COVID-19 pandemic. </span> <span data-start-time='7938' data-end-time='17229'>As a result, many states saw large increases in the number of students who had to repeat grades.</span> <span data-start-time='17229' data-end-time='26250'>Traditionally, experts say that repeating a grade can hurt a child’s social life and academic future. </span> <span data-start-time='26250' data-end-time='40167'>But many parents have asked for their children to repeat grades to help them recover from the difficulties of online learning, quarantines and school worker shortages.</span> <span data-start-time='40167' data-end-time='50542'>The Associated Press examined data from 26 states plus the District of Columbia on the most recent academic year. </span> <span data-start-time='50542' data-end-time='61063'>It found that 22 of the states, plus D.C., saw an increase in the number of students who were retained, or held back a year. </span> <span data-start-time='61063' data-end-time='70979'>Three of those states South Carolina, West Virginia and Delaware saw the number of retained students more than double.</span> <span data-start-time='70979' data-end-time='78604'>Pennsylvania passed a law during the pandemic permitting parents to let their children redo classes. </span> <span data-start-time='78604' data-end-time='86417'>The following year, the number of retained students in the state increased by about 20,000.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5644/A15.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18908 data-hint-location='70979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5644/pennsylvania_passed_a__blank__during_the_pandemic_permitting_parents_to_let_their_children_redo_classes_.wav'>Pennsylvania passed a <span class='blank'>law</span> during the pandemic permitting parents to let their children redo classes. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='law'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5644/law.wav'><span>law</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5644/low.wav'><span>low</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5644/lawn.wav'><span>lawn</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5644/haw.wav'><span>haw</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18909 data-hint-location='61063' 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