If you’re a parent, you probably already know how the COVID pandemic affected your child’s education. Did he or she suffer a learning setback thanks to any and all lockdowns associated with virtual learning?Prior to the pandemic, the Region 1 Education Service Center that represents South Texas, one of 20 such centers across the state, had some of the higher standardized test scores with regard to math and reading. After the pandemic, the scores plummeted. Coincidentally, school districts in the fourcounty Rio Grande Valley area had in place some of the more secure lockdown policies, which meant, primarily, off-campus virtual ...