Many predicted some kind of 'Covid slide' in learning. Test results show how bad it is (CNN 8/25/21)

Aug 25, 2021 | Sherman Oaks

Please read this article from CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/us/school-test-scores-covid-pandemic/index.html

Highlights:

  • Tumbling test scores reveal how much learning was not absorbed by students driven to virtual schooling when their classrooms were closed overnight, often staying shut for over a year.

 

  • Generating a 'sense of urgency'
    • ​Median math achievement dropped 8-12 percentile points compared to pre-pandemic levels, an analysis by NWEA found.
  • ​Planning to close the gap