#  Report cards reveal poor grades during COVID-19 lockdown 

 





May 12, 2023

 

 

 *The report card on [remote learning](https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/education) during the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.fox5ny.com/tag/health/coronavirus) 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."

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