At least 55 million students ended the school year learning at home after approximately 124,000 public and private schools closed their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. This "new normal" created uncertainty among high school students about their futures as many struggled with the pandemic's compounding effects as they also worried about basic needs such as food and housing. This brief summarizes students' responses to survey questions that asked them to document their experiences during the pandemic. Students provided information related to the technological devices and quality of the internet they could access at home for school-related activities, learning at home and online compared to their in-school experiences, and whether their basic needs were being met during the pandemic. As states contemplate the future of reopening schools, the authors offer recommendations for policymakers and educators: (1) Resolve inequities in access to technological devices and the internet; (2) Scale up and improve online education instruction and materials; (3) Consider the whole learner; and (4) Address food insecurity.