In a recently released report by The Brookings Institution, John Tyler, Professor of Education, Public Policy, and Economics, and Rajeev Darolia (University of Kentucky), explore the direct link between the opioid epidemic and education outcomes of children in affected areas. "This report presents a new and potentially troubling side of the nation’s opioid epidemic, namely, the adverse effects this scourge may be having on learning potential of our children. This report is a first step in examining the connections between the opioid epidemic and education outcomes, and these findings demonstrate the need for both further research that interrogates how this relationship works and the role resources may play in mitigating the negative impact of the epidemic on the education of the nation’s children." Read the full report here.

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The troubling impact of America's opioid epidemic on student learning — The Brookings Institution