#  'Devastating': Pandemic learning loss needs urgent attention in U.S., national survey finds 

 





*Researchers also found that the pandemic “exacerbated economic and racial educational inequality.”*



 

May 15, 2023

 

 

The “educational harm” caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been “devastating,” according to a recent survey of 26 million K-8 students by researchers at Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Dartmouth and Harvard. The researchers also found that the pandemic “exacerbated economic and racial educational inequality,” as lead authors Tom Kane of Harvard and Sean Reardon of Stanford wrote in [a New York Times essay](https://news.yahoo.com/covid-brief-parents-don-t-111500940.html) accompanying the release of their findings last week.

Standardized test results have similarly shown that [American students are losing ground](https://news.yahoo.com/big-drop-in-history-and-civics-scores-for-american-students-shows-extent-of-pandemic-learning-loss-143857732.html) in math, reading, history and social studies. But the new findings, which are part of the Educational Recovery Scorecard, add important — and troubling — context while also calling for urgent action.

*Continue reading at* [*yahoo.com*](https://www.yahoo.com/news/devastating-pandemic-learning-loss-needs-urgent-attention-in-us-national-survey-finds-212616790.html)



 

 

 



 

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- [ In the News ](/cepr-in-the-news)
- [ Education Recovery Scorecard ](/projects/education-recovery-scorecard)
- [ 2023 ](/year/2023)
 
 

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