The Need

The cost and quality of education is a flashpoint topic today around the world. Student debt levels to finance their education have reached record volume (larger than total national credit card debt). With students on the brink of insolvency and schools and universities struggling to maintain extremely high operating costs, we find ourselves assessing how unsustainable the global education model has become. With the COVID pandemic, the stratification of access to education has severely worsened, putting families and students who already have difficulty finding quality affordable education resources at a further disadvantage. Thousands of students across the United States will need help to not only catch up for schooling that was missed during the pandemic but also figure out their path forward to successfully graduate. Below you will find some quotes that show the causes of learning loss during the pandemic, the multiplier effects of learning loss on the most vulnerable students, and a call to action.