On March 17, 2020, public schools closed across the state of Illinois in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. As of March 27, 2020, 1.5 billion children worldwide were impacted by school closures. With these closures, many schools quickly transitioned to remote learning. While college classes may more easily shift to audio-recorded lectures and online learning platforms like Blackboard, K-12 teachers had to face a new reality in class preparation. Past studies have considered the impact that localized environmental crises had on students’ education. However, these environmental crises
