From Pre-K through college, 2020 was a time for interrupted learning. Amid the switch last March from in-person classes to nearly all virtual, students and their families counted their losses by year’s end: Lost time with their teachers. Lost hours of face-to-face learning. Lost opportunity with friends to play and have fun.

To capture the impact, EdSource followed 16 families from across California, as well as entering college freshmen in an ongoing year-long project. This documentary illustrates the education struggles they faced and how some students put off the start of their college careers, so they could support their families when the pandemic claimed their parents’ jobs.

Education Interrupted | Documentary

Technology and communication problems left Kusema Thomas II out of virtual classes and chronically absent. This video, “How one Los Angeles student missed six weeks of virtual school,” is part of a continuing project by EdSource on how California families are struggling with learning during the Covid crisis. It includes photos and videos contributed by participating families.

How one Los Angeles student missed six weeks of virtual school [VIDEO]

This video, “Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn,” is part two of a continuing project by EdSource on how California families are struggling with learning during the Covid crisis. It includes photos and videos contributed by participating families.

Part II: Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn [VIDEO]