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![Leo, left, and Jeffery, right, listen as their teacher, Justin Armbruster, goes through a math lesson at Rochester Elementary School in Rochester, Ill., Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Illinois students and school staff in K-12 and early childhood care centers are required to wear masks indoors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Illinois students and school staff in K-12 and early childhood care centers are required to wear masks indoors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register]Rochester School District](https://i0.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-09-17T102557Z_1037560367_MT1USATODAY16767858_RTRMADP_3_LEO-LEFT-AND-JEFFERY-RIGHT-LISTEN-AS-THEIR-TEACHER.jpg?w=234&crop=0%2C11px%2C100%2C134px&ssl=1)