I grepped for "covid" and "COVID-19" on all presented text. 1 result found.
". . . did you ever attend school from home or somewhere else outside of school because of the COVID-19 outbreak?"
Can someone else confirm?
Not enough investigation there. Of course, the trend was already going down, but the new slope is obvious.
Prediction in next three years will be same or greater - technology, ai, screentime.
> technology, ai, screentime
Significant parts of our society and government are actively hostile to education. Blaming the students is convenient, but probably not accurate.
I know the talking heads have been saying that as well, but my bet is on social media and phone use being the majority stakeholder in this failure.
Note the results are compiled from the 2022–23 school year, compared to the 2019–20 school year. So yeah, the big thing there is the lockdown for (depending on local policies) the year or two in between.