A research released on Tuesday revealed that US children have not yet reached their pre-COVID levels of math and reading proficiency.
Black and Hispanic students have been particularly badly hit by the pandemic.
US Students Learning Recovery Slow
The COVID-19 epidemic forced millions of students to take remote classes for extended periods of time and took a toll on education, as shown by the analysis by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA).
The federal government has set aside over $200 billion to remedy learning loss brought on by the pandemic.
Along with other recovery initiatives, schools have boosted tutoring programs and summer school alternatives with the money.
However, according to NWEA, a national organization for education research, an analysis of test results from 6.7 million kids in third through eighth grades in public schools revealed they had not made the same progress as their pre-pandemic peers during the 2022–2023 school year.
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According to research co-author Karyn Lewis, Third graders stood out as an exception, with above-average development in both math and English, but Lewis said it was unclear why.
The study indicated that the pandemic had the greatest negative academic effects on students from high poverty areas and historically oppressed populations, such as Black and Hispanic children.
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Learning Gap Persists
According to a Stanford University research published in December 2022, the prolonged lack of schooling could cost pupils $70,000 in lost lifetime wages.
According to the NWEA study, it would take students in the US more than four months of additional math and reading instruction to catch up to their pre-pandemic skills.
According to the organization, completing the additional coursework would take a continuous effort over a number of years, and significantly longer for marginalized kids.
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