#  Research: Learning Recovery Has Stalled, Despite Billions in Pandemic Aid 

 





February 11, 2025

 

 

 *One researcher likened the effects to the ‘tsunami following the earthquake,’ with just 6 percent of districts recovered in both math and reading.*

 More than five years after the first appearance of COVID-19 on American shores, 94 percent of elementary and middle schoolers live in districts that still have not returned to pre-pandemic levels in math and reading, according to a new report from a group of internationally recognized education experts. The authors find that the average pupil is still half a year behind in each core subject compared with children in 2019.

 Released Tuesday morning, [the analysis](https://educationrecoveryscorecard.org/?2268358500) is the latest dispatch from the [Education Recovery Scorecard](https://educationrecoveryscorecard.org/), a data project led by a team of researchers at Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, and the testing group NWEA. In two studies released last year, the consortium unearthed [evidence of lagging academic growth](/https:/educationrecoveryscorecard.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ERS-Report-Final-1.31.pdf) in high-poverty areas since 2020, along with [slight gains](/file_url/2546) resulting from billions of dollars in federal assistance to K–12 schools.

 *Continue reading at* [the74million.org](https://www.the74million.org/article/new-scorecard-release-shows-stalled-growth-weak-returns-on-federal-aid/)



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ COVID-19 Impact ](/focus-areas/covid-19-impact)
- [ In the News ](/cepr-in-the-news)
- [ Education Recovery Scorecard ](/projects/education-recovery-scorecard)
- [ 2025 ](/year/2025)
 
 

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