Scholarship America designed a prevention system that emphasized future students as agents of change

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ST. PETER, MN - COVID-19 pandemic's influence on students after a year cannot be underestimated. Students have endured the craziest and most challenging school year anybody has ever experienced. Despite the health and medical repercussions, the lack of social connection, and the transition to remote learning.

However, the impact of this epidemic on students will be seen long after normalcy has returned to schools and universities. COVID-19 navigation has worsened inadequacies that impact children and youth throughout the United States of America.

Scholarship America believes it is time for the federal government to focus on students' entire well-being. This is why they have signed onto a letter originated by Nemours Children'sChildren's Health System, advocating the formation of the White House Office on Children and Youth.

According to the letter "Our economic and civic strength and prosperity rely on today's investment in children and youth. At this critical inflection point for our nation's future, we need to re-imagine our systems for optimal health, well-being, and development for all children and youth."

In particular, this is true at a time when children of all grades are at risk of falling behind. According to i-analysis Ready'sReady's of testing data, the great majority of elementary schools will experience "academic regression" in late fall 2020, with the most significant regressions occurring in low-income and BIPOC-serving schools.

Students' instabilities do not go away when they attend college. Considering that plans and regulations are constantly changing, career prospects tend to be minor, and health issues hinder "normal" schooling, an increasing number of students are considering whether or not to continue their education.

The future seems grim in many respects. You can, however, avoid the prospect of a "lost generation" from becoming a reality by implementing the proper support structures.

A "whole-student" approach of assistance results from Scholarship America'sAmerica's research and program creation. Especially students from low-income homes, traditionally underrepresented neighborhoods, and first-generation families require more than a scholar check or a financial support package.

When it comes to reaching their educational goals, these students are dependent on a network of financial aid and social and cultural support. To ensure that underprivileged children have access to the same opportunities as their colleagues, they are dedicated to this approach of whole-student assistance. A federally focused effort will be most successful in uniting partners and scaling up this model to benefit children across the country. Thus they endorse the formation of the White House Office for Children and Youth (WHOCY).

To achieve their educational goals, students will still have to confront obstacles when COVID-19 is over. Collectively, they can conquer their obstacles.

For additional information and to contribute your voice of support, go to Nemours.org.

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