May 12, 2023
The report card on remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has come back with poor marks.
Researchers looked at students who were in the third through eighth grades during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The data showing kids fell behind significantly in reading and math. Thomas Kane is a Harvard University Professor of education and economics.
He said "Nationally, students lost about half a year learning and math in about a quarter of a year, learning and reading. But the important thing is there were some communities, especially high poverty communities, that lost a lot more like a year or a year and a half worth of learning."